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Celebrating innovation as a problem-solving tool in government

February 25, 2019 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

Empowering Internal Innovators

On January 6, 2017, I published my final post as the Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. My intended audience included people I’d never met: the incoming agency leadership. I’d written a memo for the transition team, which greets and orients the new leaders, but I wanted to publish a […]

Filed Under: policy issues Tagged With: Hhs, innovation, open data

The Power of Data and the Power of One

May 5, 2010 By Susannah Fox 13 Comments

I am struck, once again, by the power of data and the power of one. Carlos Rizo, Chief Imagineer of the Health Strategy Innovation Cell, posted this very intriguing tweet on May 2: The power of open data: To find problems in complicated environments, and possibly even to prevent them from emerging. Clicking through, I […]

Filed Under: policy issues, trends & principles Tagged With: Carlos Rizo, Gov 2.0, health 2.0, open data, Personal Democracy Forum, pew internet project, Regina Holliday, Ted Eytan

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  • Susannah Fox on Public Q&A: “I received scary test results. What questions should I ask my clinician?”: “Thanks, Samantha! I love your signature line/bona fides list — you tick the boxes for “learned and loved experience” described…” May 6, 15:33
  • Samantha Bridge on Public Q&A: “I received scary test results. What questions should I ask my clinician?”: “Great conversation. It has been my experience as a nurse to have the conversation before the testing. What is the…” May 4, 09:05
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