Cities perform most functions in a very Industrial Age model. Jennifer Pahlka agecityfunction Change image and share on social
Government is supposed to be about how we do things together, and we can do that much more together if we use technology smartly right now. Jennifer Pahlka governmentsmartlysuppose Change image and share on social
If you don't tolerate any risk, you can never innovate. Jennifer Pahlka innovaterisktolerate Change image and share on social
Everything that works on the Internet depends on a lot of people collaborating, but there's also these rules that you see across all the really successful platforms. Many, many, many more people consume the information or benefit from the information than actually contribute the information. Jennifer Pahlka benefitcollaborateconsume share on social
If you are really interested in making government work, you should have the experience of working in government. Jennifer Pahlka experiencegovernmentinterest Change image and share on social
Government technology processes are mind-boggling long and complicated. A procurement process alone is typically two years, and that doesn't account for the time required to actually build the product. Jennifer Pahlka accountbogglebuild share on social
As a society, we haven't spent as much time building the citizen Internet. Jennifer Pahlka buildcitizeninternet Change image and share on social
In high school, I was sort of friends with the geeks and friends with the socials and everything else and not solidly in one camp. I've always lived on the borders. Jennifer Pahlka bordercampfriend Change image and share on social
If there's one thing government needs desperately, it's the ability to quickly try something, pivot when necessary, and build complex systems by starting with simple systems that work and evolving from there, not the other way around. Jennifer Pahlka abilitybuildcomplex share on social
We have to make bureaucracy sexy. Jennifer Pahlka bureaucracymakesexy Change image and share on social