Innovate Memphis’ Susan Dalton receives 40 Under 40 recognition with Memphis Business Journal
Innovate Memphis is pleased to announce that Susan Dalton, Director of Strategic Initiatives, has been recognized in Memphis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 cohort for 2024. Susan Dalton is a Memphis native who puts community first when she strives to make a positive social impact and has worked at Innovate Memphis for over six years. […]
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Innovate Memphis welcomes three University of Memphis graduate research fellows for 2023-24
Core to all of Innovate Memphis’ work is collaboration and an evidence-based approach to diagnosing and solving civic problems. Over the past several years, our team has partnered with the University of Memphis School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy (SUAPP) to place graduate research Fellows who work on a portfolio of innovation projects. These […]
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Interview: Connecting Memphis elders to digital resources with Kathy Lofton and Courtney McNeal
In 2022, Innovate Memphis launched a new pilot program to provide digital resources to the Black elder population in some of Memphis’ underserved communities. The program consists of a five-week digital literacy course curriculum, and participants who meet attendance requirements receive a free laptop at their graduation ceremony. As of June 2023, three cohorts of […]
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Blog: Applying anthropology for successful civic innovation
Guest blog by Applied Anthropology Fellow Jennie Doss, recent graduate of the University of Memphis School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy When I reflect on my time as a graduate fellow working with Innovate Memphis over these past two years, I think of the lessons learned, the work accomplished, and the new friends made […]
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MBJ: ‘Part of my purpose:’ Innovate Memphis chief of staff Courtney McNeal on her new role
This article originally appeared in the Memphis Business Journal; Photo credit Aleks Antonío Photography for MBJ A friend of Courtney McNeal likes to say that she’s had “nine lives” at Innovate Memphis, and there’s truth to this joke. For nearly six years, McNeal has held a variety of roles with the nonprofit, which designs, incubates, and sustains […]
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Courtney McNeal Appointed as Innovate Memphis’ Chief of Staff
Innovate Memphis is pleased to announce the appointment of Courtney McNeal to a newly created Chief of Staff position. Her new duties are effective as of February 2023, and will run concurrently with her City Innovation Director role. McNeal joined Innovate over five years ago overseeing community engagement activities and working on the City’s Memphis […]
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Innovate Memphis | City Innovation Leader
A new report and interactive map from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the OECD shows a surge of commitment from cities around the world to build this internal innovation capacity. Memphis was one of the first cohorts of innovation teams and Innovate Memphis continues to work alongside community and public sector leaders to deliver civic solutions.
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Innovate Memphis on CityCURRENT
Podcast Link: Innovate Memphis Justin Entzminger and Susan Dalton join Jeremy Parks on this episode of cityCurrent Radio Show to discuss the newest program for mobility management: 901RideChoice. The conversation shares insight into how the organization works and has developed over time, and reviews details of the program.
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5 Lessons from the best data-driven cities
Article: 5 Lessons from the best data-driven cities April 24, 2019. Bloomberg Cities. City of Memphis achieved 2019 Silver Certification of What Works Cities: In this article by Bloomberg Cities, Memphis is highlighted as one of the top cities across the US using data to improve practices and deliver better services for residents. “Memphis received […]
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Smart City Initiative Seeks to Improve Public Problems
Smart City initiative seeks to improve public problems with technology March 21, 2019 | High Ground News Making Memphis a smart city is a top priority for the City of Memphis, and through its information services team and Innovate Memphis, the city has been seeking civic-minded and smart city technology-based startups to develop creative solutions […]
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Innovate Memphis develops bold ideas for city
Innovate Memphis develops bold ideas for city April 22, 2016 | High Ground News “Social innovation is the broad mission, but for Innovate Memphis, the process is what really makes the whole endeavor unique in the city.In 2011, Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded Memphis a three-year grant to establish what then was called the Mayor’s Innovation Delivery […]
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Former Innovation Delivery Team expands mission, changes name
Former Innovation Delivery Team expands mission, changes namen Nov, 6, 2015 Memphis Business Journal Innovate Memphis was previously known as the Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team. One of the first Bloomberg Philanthropies “Innovation Teams” the Memphis cohort has been the first to expand and continue the mission outside of Bloomberg funding. With the name change came […]
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City Innovators Share What Idea Generation Means to Them
City Innovators Share What Idea Generation Means to Them July 21, 2015. Bloomberg Philanthropies Bloomberg Philanthropies asked i-teams directors and team members to define what idea generation means to them, and share their thoughts on how they approach this vital step in government innovation. Previous Director, Doug McGowen shares his insight.
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Innovating Governance from Outside
Innovating Governance from Outside Mention of Memphis and the Bloomberg Innovation Delivery Teams. …The teams use different strategies in each of the selected cities, ranging from an emphasis on prototyping to competition. In Memphis, for instance, the focus was on bringing government agencies together to target specific neighborhoods. It began with bringing 45 representatives from…
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