AFI's Innovator's Journey

Tanya Ange talks about moving forward and helping her community become more resilient and antifragile.

Aurora, Colorado, City Manager Jim Twombly focuses on empathy towards his community and team. He looks to staff to help design the post-Covid municipal work environment.

It's one thing to put on an event series, but how do you do it when there's a pandemic, social unrest, and a variety of partners to plan alongside?

Sometimes what's best for your community is to step aside. Rick Cole elaborates about his departure from his role as City Manager of Santa Monica but also gets to the core of how important it is to build a strong team that believes in you.

Building a municipal broadband network not only paves the way for better connectivity in your community but also strengthening your local economy.

Diversity in emergency response positions isn't always representative of the population. Listen in on how reaching teenagers at a young age can increase diversity in these roles.

Lawrence Greenspun of the Drucker Institute discusses how to create a new and clear mission that will help forge a path towards a new and better normal.

Fruita, Colorado City Manager Mike Bennett discusses working with staff and making sure the essential City services do not cease during the crisis. He answers how to start planning for 2021 and keep the momentum of new projects from pre-Covid times.

As a local government leader, you're not in this alone. You have teams to support you and the past to learn from. Rebecca Ryan address the current crisis and the future of local government operations.

Crisis Communications: Thomas Reeves, the Community & Media Relations Officer for the City of Modesto, CA, discusses creating a communications plan on the fly and addressing an evolving crisis. He approaches how to work with City management and elected officials to ensure their expectations are met as well as the residents.