Can a Book Club Improve Government?

Imagine spending your lunch break at a book club meeting. That’s what some Baltimore city employees do and it’s inspired changes throughout the city.

Your current selection is Moneyball. What does that have to do with government?

It’s all about using data in unique ways to drive innovation. Right now, the mayor is working with an organization called Results for America, and they’ve been promoting this "Moneyball for Government" idea to use data and evidence to drive investment decisions. We recently did a Twitter town hall around that and so it made sense to add this book.

by Heather Kerrigan

Full Story: http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/gov-good-government-book-club.html