Rhode Island ‘Innovation League’ Mimics Google’s ’20 Percent’ Initiative

"How do you expect people to take on new approaches if they don’t even know what the options are?"

A new approach is putting agency representatives in a room with new voices and new ideas in hopes of addressing some of Rhode Island’s most pressing issues.

Just this week, state officials set in motion a plan that takes mid-level managers out of their offices and pairs them with their counterparts throughout 10 other typically siloed state agencies. The effort is called the Government Innovation League.

by Eyragon Eidam

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