A New Promise for CCWIS: Provide Capacity to Do More Good
The new promise of CCWIS is to build systems that support and coach and help caseworkers move the work.
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth …
Child welfare has a pipe problem. Our pipes can't handle this much pressure... But there's another way, a way to relive the pressure and unleash the amazing internal motivation of our people ... and it starts with fixing the plumbing.
When Technology Is Not the Solution
Despite years of investments worth billions of dollars, government has not seen the kind of radical results it expected from technology. A key reason why: States and localities first need to fix their capacity problem.
Adaptive Leadership: Streamlining Processes Before Automation
Before you automate, consider these simple steps to speed up how your work gets done.
Never Get Behind Again: Old Thinking Through a New Lens
Break free of backlog by focusing on one-day timeliness.
CYA is Killing Kids
Agencies’ tendency to add more rules (and thus work) every time something bad happens prevents child protection workers from doing everything they can to keep kids safe.
Doing More With Less? It’s a Pipe Dream.
All the challenges in government management share the same basic cause: a capacity problem.
A Broken Record
HR is not the solution because people are not the problem.