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Out now! Our latest #DataSmartCityPod w/ experts Santi Garces (@boston.gov) & Mitch Weiss (Harvard Business School) 🎧 datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/agentic-ai-c...
W/ @goldsmithongov.bsky.social they discuss moving to adoption, what's slowing down agencies, & why you keep hearing about MCP servers.
Can AI help cities move from compliance exercises to genuine responsiveness? In this #DataSmartCityPod ep, Eyal Feder-Levy discusses the future of performance management as a trust-building & listening tool rather than a wall of stats. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/cities-measure-what-matt...
We're excited to start this conversation about Agentic AI in local government: www.fastcompany.com/91500167/loc...
Keep an eye out for an upcoming ep of our #DataSmartCityPod podcast on this same topic, plus more research and writing with @ojwise.bsky.social and @goldsmithongov.bsky.social to come!
Not sure where to start to unlock the productivity of your team in order to be more responsive to your residents? Check out the advice Brian Elms shares with Stephen Goldsmith on the #DataSmartCityPod 🎧
datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/ai-agents-peak-brian-elm...
Today's episode of the #DataSmartCityPod features Suma Nallapati, Denver's CAIO.
Nallapati and host Stephen Goldsmith discuss:
🌞Sunny the AI-powered chatbot
📃Freeing employees from tedious paperwork
🧰How #AI is just one tool in a bigger toolbox
datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/personalizin...
We have Brian Elms on the #DataSmartCityPod!
Hear directly from the former director of the @cityofdenver.bsky.social's famous Peak Academy, a program that host @goldsmithongov.bsky.social considers one of the most effective initiatives in government. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/ai-agents-pe...
"The city officials have lots of data and very little context, and the community has a lot of context and very little access to the data; put them together, we should have a better solution." Stephen Goldsmith on the #DataSmartCityPod https://datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/rethinking-gov-2026
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Our goal w/ the #DataSmartCityPod is to provide you w/ the best info we can on how to innovate in government through creative & impactful applications of data & tech. Please take 5 mins to fill out this out, and thanks for listening!
"These digital tools can't be cute things that we use on top of a legacy government. We need to change the legacy government dramatically..." Stephen Goldsmith on the #DataSmartCityPod https://datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/rethinking-gov-2026
🎧 In our latest #DataSmartCityPod, @goldsmithongov.bsky.social speaks with Rochelle Haynes @whatworkscities.bsky.social and Carrie Bishop
of @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social about how cities can pair intentional community engagement with #GenAI and #data. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/city-leaders...
"Historic budget cuts and stricter work requirements will reduce SNAP access, but city leadership can soften the blow." See insights from Dr. Sara Naomi Bleich in our 1-page resource guide, a companion to her recent #DataSmartCityPod datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/snap-2025-what-mayors-ne...
Our latest #DataSmartCityPod w/ Dr. Sara Bleich @hsph.harvard.edu is packed with insights. Check out our 1-page guide, presenting info from her ep, to learn how #mayors can support residents. And be sure to share the link & PDF version! #SNAP #PublicHealth datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/snap-2025-wh...
I'm very pleased to share this #DataSmartCityPod ep that I recorded with Dr. Sara Naomi Bleich. Over the summer she spoke to our Chiefs of Staff cohort, and her talk was so important that I asked her to come on our podcast to share her insights & advice. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/news/2025/10...
We're releasing a VIP episode of the #DataSmartCityPod today:
datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/news/2025/10...
@hsph.harvard.edu professor Sara Bleich, PhD speaks with host @goldsmithongov.bsky.social about the recent changes to #SNAP, and what city leaders can do to minimize disruption and harm.
We had a great conversation about the intersections of #design and #data work, the role of new #AI tools in our fields, and how to create neighborhood opportunity through policy and architecture. Be sure to subscribe to both the #DataSmartCityPod and Future of the American City.
🆕episode: #DataSmartCityPod x Future of the American City! datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/charles-wald...
@harvardkennedy.bsky.social's @goldsmithongov.bsky.social & @gsd.harvard.edu's Charles Waldheim discuss urban data, community-informed planning, & the tension btwn regeneration & gentrification.
Great session yesterday at #NYCClimateWeek!
👏👏👏to all the panelists & featured speakers for sharing their work, insights, and inspirations.
Couldn't make the event? Listen to panelist Trisha Stein, @cityofdetroit.bsky.social on the #DataSmartCityPod: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/navigating-u...
2/ His insights on #disastermanagement and how to prevent crises are incredibly important. As he explains, we need to use people, platforms, and data together to address some of the most urgent #publichealth and environmental issues facing cities today. Subscribe to #DataSmartCityPod to hear more!
How can cities respond better, & smarter, to disasters? datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/how-cities-c... #DataSmartCityPod
Dr. Andrew Schroeder @directrelief.org & CrisisReady discusses the people, platforms, & data necessary to prevent & react to crises @goldsmithongov.bsky.social
#DisasterResponse
On our new #DataSmartCityPod, I spoke with frequent co-host and #govtech expert Santiago Garces datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/statgpt-futu...
We spoke about #stat, #performancemanagement, and #GenAI, plus shared highlights from our recent city workshop. Listen at the link or through your preferred app
New #DataSmartCityPod episode just dropped and we're bringing back fan favorite Santi Garces, @boston.gov CIO! datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/statgpt-futu...
Santi and @goldsmithongov.bsky.social discuss our recent stat and AI workshop and why "StatGPT" is the future of city #performancemanagement.
Bringing back a classic, and very relevant, episode of the #DataSmartCityPod - The Complicated Interplay: AI and Government datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/recast-compl...
Hear host @goldsmithongov.bsky.social interview @mit.edu Professor and Dean Dan Huttenlocher in this replay below!
Many thanks to Miguel Carrasco for coming on the #DataSmartCityPod and talking #AI, #GenAI, & #government datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/news/2025/07...
Hear how officials are approaching AI responsibly, the role of AI in #servicedelivery, and what BCG's research says about #emergingtech and #trust
New episode alert 🎧 datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/news/2025/07...
@goldsmithongov.bsky.social and Miguel Carrasco talk #publicsector artificial intelligence, #GenAI, government service delivery, and #trustbuilding in our latest #DataSmartCityPod.
Check it out ⬇️ or listen wherever you get podcasts!
Continuing our highlights, today we're showcasing our redesigned pod page! datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/podcast With our new site design, you can now easily find & subscribe to the #DataSmartCityPod on your fave app. Take a look, listen to some episodes & subscribe so you never miss a drop!
New #DataSmartCityPod episode - recorded live at the African American Mayors Assoc. conference, host @goldsmithongov.bsky.social talks with Mayor @justinmbibb.bsky.social about the relationship between the environment and #publichealth in Cleveland. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/exclusive-ma...
Happy to share that my full conversation with Cleveland Mayor @justinmbibb.bsky.social is available as an episode of the #DataSmartCityPod : datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/exclusive-ma...
We spoke at the African American Mayors Assoc. conference about what a mayor can do for #cleanair and #publichealth.
We have a great new episode of the #DataSmartCityPod with @ojwise.bsky.social! datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/public-secto...
@goldsmithongov.bsky.social talks with Wise about AI-ready data systems, data accessibility, and why cities are leading the way in this space. Listen below or on your fave app!
1/ For #AQAW2025 we're sharing this #DataSmartCityPod episode with Colorado's Senior Director of State Air Quality Programs Michael Ogletree: datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/local-approa...
