In government, in business, in athletics, and in our culture — it doesn’t matter the field, the need for leadership is inexhaustible. So, how do we grow a new supply that’s at the ready when we need it? Here’s one framework with[...]
Value: Progress & Innovation
News |
Public servants to go on blind coffee dates for innovation
What does innovation in government look like? In Victoria, Australia, it’s as simple as going for coffee. What matters is who is doing the going, and when it’s two public servants who typically live in separate silos, the results can be transformative.[...]
News |
A Remote Chinese Province Uses Its Climate To Grow A Big-Data Industry
What does a Southwest China have in common with North Dakota? A cool climate, cheap energy, and a steady wind. Why should we care? Because the Guizhou province of China has built a data storage industry around their natural assets. As we take[...]
News |
Entrepreneurial Administration as a Goal for Public Administration
“On the conventional telling, public agencies follow specific grants of regulatory authority, use the traditional tools of notice-and-comment rulemaking and adjudication, and are checked by judicial review. In reality, however, effective administration depends on entrepreneurial leadership that spearheads policy experimentation and trial-and-error[...]
News |
Radical thinking reveals the secrets of making change happen
Have you ever wondered how and why change happens? Perhaps more importantly, have you ever wondered how what looks like intentional change happens? The change ingredients are easy to see in when looked on with hindsight, and the driving factors are the[...]
Subscribe!
It's free and it helps us grow and provide better information ForMinot!
Commentary |
Help Grand Forks streets pass ‘Coffee Cup Test’
Grand Forks Mayor Mike Brown has taken up the general mission of ‘doing it better’, and one of the first places he’s starting is on the roads in Grand Forks. And an accidentally created litmus test is his newest tool. It’s one[...]
News |
Pickle beer and Red Bull slushies among new brews at Minnesota State Fair
The 2017 North Dakota State Fair is in the books, and at first blush, the numbers seem pretty good; attendance was up nearly six thousand visitors compared to last year. But in order to stay competitive, we should always be looking around[...]
Commentary |
In Crookston, Housing and economic development organizations combine
The challenges and methods for dealing with those challenges of cities across the region is strikingly similar. Job creation and economic growth are challenges that nearly every smaller community deals with, and in Crookston, MN, they’ve been managing those efforts from two[...]
News |
North Dakota passes 400 percent fine increase for littering
The police and highway patrol have been empowered to get serious about littering. Starting August 1, the fine for throwing out that cigarette will be something you notice if you get caught; it’s going from $100 to $500. The Grand Forks Herald[...]
News |
There’s evidence, E-cigarettes do help people quit smoking
The evidence is significant; it’s pulled from a study that included 160,000 people over 15 years. And what it points to is important, e-cigarettes help people quit smoking. [...]Read More... from There’s evidence, E-cigarettes do help people quit smoking
Subscribe!
It's free and it helps us grow and provide better information ForMinot!
News |
Half of Well Productivity Gains May be Due to Core Acreage Drilling, Not Better Frac Designs
There’s little doubt those operating in the Bakken have gotten more efficient in the past few years. The low prices have forced operators to get costs under control and the end result is an oil play that’s more economically resilient. But what[...]
News |
ND’s top correction officer looks to Norway for new solutions to old problems
In our country and more and more in our state, we put people in jail. For a long time, we’ve viewed incarceration as the only solution to the problem of criminal activity and recidivism. But is it? More importantly, is there a[...]
News |
Shopping habits are hurting American jobs, especially today
In the 1970’s and 1980’s, it was the rise of the mall that dramatically changed shopping habits and the retail delivery model. Today, it’s the Internet and giant online retailers like Amazon. The consumer behavior is shifting toward the model that provides[...]
News |
Winging it on a prayer: churches are trying new ways to attract young followers
There’s a lot in flux right now in our country — our economy, our political spectrum, the technology that shapes our daily lives — all of it is changing. And so are our churches; those that are growing are finding new ways[...]
Curio |
10 Farming Myths to Think About on Your Next Grocery Run
It’s true, here in North Dakota we’re closer to our food production here than most parts of the country, but that doesn’t mean some misperceptions about dinner gets from the farm to the table aren’t out there. This quick article from Science[...]
Subscribe!
It's free and it helps us grow and provide better information ForMinot!
News |
What’s a ‘Pop Up City Hall’? Popsicles, an umbrella and a Grand Forks official
Back on July 16, the City of Minot threw itself a birthday party. You may not have known we just turned 130. It was a great event for many reasons, but perhaps most significantly for the way it made city officials and[...]