Blog
Insights & updates on government, tech, and entrepreneurship.
The Trumpet Summons Us Again
January 8, 2016
Things I’d like this GovGeek to talk about differently in 2016
January 1, 2016
Keynote: Disruption as a Public Service
December 2015
Putting Open Data to Work
December 23, 2015
Bowling Alone and Living with Others
December 23, 2015
The world deserves a better presentation software: my pitch
Angels in America - The American Tragedy
November 12, 2015
Connecting the dots - data & delivery
November 10, 2015
Building a Local Open Data Community
October 30, 2015
Talking through Cocktail Party Napkins
My Christmas wish for the open data community
October 29, 2015
Anchoring Open Data in the Community
My Year in LA
October 1, 2015
My friend Jake
Septermber 22, 2015
Data in the City of Angels
What the US Digital Service should learn from Apple for Government as a Platform
August 13, 2014
On Empathy — Building for Both Sides of the Government Counter
August 13, 2014
The power of a simple, little light
July 26, 2014
How John Dewey Played a Big Role in the 2008 Election
June 18, 2014
open data as a means with many ends
June 17, 2014
Case Studies
Putting Sacramento On the Map: Case study on building an economic development strategy to level-up a city's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem
Boosting Government Responsiveness with Data Science: Helping ZenCity Make AI Real, and Really Useful for Small Cities
Enabling Data-Driven Decisions in LA: How building a showpiece unveiled the real challenges of PerformanceStat
How technology can increase trust between law enforcement and residents: Starting with a simple text reminders, SPIDR Tech's platform now enables realtime communication and feedback between the community and government
Boosting transparency around police use of force: Data collection problems can stifle reform efforts that rely on data, such as the New Jersey effort to create an "early warning" system for abuse
Letting governments build their own workflows on CityGrows: Accessible and affordable workflow automation for local governments to replace paper forms and pdfs in minutes
Abhi Nemani
