Innovative State ~
Remarks to 2014 Insights Conference
@Aneeshchopra
www.innovativestate.com
A Stroll Down Memory Lane 
A (Simple) Idea Sparked By a Phone Call
In 2007, Cox, Comcast & Charter
upload GED videos (1.1M households),
generating 6,000 views in first 3
months; impact? 2/3rds of adult
learners earned GED without formal
program, helped by GED On Demand
Learning the Right Lessons on Closing Gaps
Kodak’s Dramatic Stall Could Have Been Prevented
Stall Points
“When new technologies change the world, some companies are caught off-guard. Others see change
coming and are able to adapt in time. And then there are companies like Kodak — which saw the future
and simply couldn’t figure out what to do.” – Wharton
Source: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-kodaks-30-year-slide-into-bankruptcy/;
http://novicelab.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/KodakToInstagram.jpg
Best Practices in Open Innovation
P&G, Facebook, Amazon (Among Others) Lead the Way
Amazon’s “Just Do It
Award”, Andon Cord
empower front-line
workers
Connect & Develop
strategy shifts
culture welcoming
external ideas
Facebook’s Platform
“force multiplies”
developer
workforce
Source: Innovative State
Open Innovation to Transform Government
Tapping the Expertise of the American People to Serve Smarter
Handshakes & Handoffs
Open Innovator’s Toolkit
#Open Data
#Standards & Convening
#Prizes & Challenges
#Lean (Govt) Startups
Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/07/08/smarter-more-innovative-government-american-people; Shutterstock
Tool#1:
Democratize
Government
Data
Democratize
Government
Data
From Jefferson to NOAA ~ Spurring Innovation in Weather Services
Weather data
On July 4, 1776,
the weather in
Philly was clear
and mild with a
high 0f 76
degrees
Made available to the public
Source: http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/foundations/climate_data/image1.html; whitehouse.gov
FUELS
Mapping Outcomes to Tuition Investment
Open Data Empowers Students on Career Choices
Data released as
part of Virginia’s
Statewide
Longitudinal
Data System
(students who
attended K-12,
college,
employment instate)
Source: SCHEV
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Lever
#2: Collaborate
onData
Technical Standards
Democratize
Government
Hoover’s “Associative State” Model Boosts Nascent Air Sector
After dramatic reduction in
aircraft manufacturing following
WWI, then-Secretary Hoover
encourages industry
collaboration on engine, wing
standards, commercialized on
popular DC-3, Boeing 247
“Government as
convener” to
liberate data in
regulated sectors
back the
consumer,
fueling third
party
applications for
personalized
services
Source: http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4219/Chapter1.html; eScholar; http://bluebuttonconnector.healthit.gov/
Lever #3: Issue Challenges & Prizes
Proven Formula Attracts Wider Pool of Problem Solvers
DARPA initiates crowdsourced design
competition, inspired by Augustine’s
Law (by 2054, cost of combat aircraft to
exceed entire DoD budget); Victor
Garcia wins in weeks, vehicle
prototyped for Presidents “Advanced
Manufacturing Partnership” Launch –
June, 2011
After 1707 Scilly naval disaster in
which more than 1,400 sailors died,
British parliament offered a £20,000
($3M today) prize for a way to
determine longitude; Harrison’s
resulting chronometer solved the
problem that eluded Sir Isaac Newton
Source: http://www.watch-around.com/en/subscribers-zone/magazine/article/harrison-meritait-il-le-longitude-prize.html; http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-22892443 ;
http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2011/2011/03/15_DARPA_XC2V_Design_Challenge_Explores_Advantages_of_Crowd-Sourced_Design.aspx
Lever #4: Launching Lean (Govt) Startups
Recruiting a New Breed of (Tech) Leader the Active Ingredient
Following President Wilson’s lead,
Roosevelt recruits leading CEOs (like
GM’s Knudsen) as “dollar-a-year-men”
to mobilize industrial base for WWII;
Kennedy later dubbed this “best and
brightest” recruitment – “are you good
enough for government?”
Presidential Innovation Fellows
Talent for Lean (Government) Startups
Leaders emphasize tech policy levers –
open data, consensus standards, R&D
collaboration – and do so in the spirit of a
“lean startup” for rapid results, iteration;
RFP-EZ lowers costs 30% for web
development in trial run
Source: Innovative State; http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304451104577390192565641460;; whitehouse.gov; http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/05/15/rfpez-delivers-savings-taxpayers-new-opportunities-small-business
Public/Private Collaboration to Help Veterans
Schema.org Helps Standardize How Employers Market Jobs
100K Veteran Jobs Commitment
JobPosting Schema
90-day collaboration among online job
services voluntarily implements new
job “tagging” standard to signify vet
hiring commitment; over 1M “tagged”
jobs publicly available via free search
August 2011 Obama speech challenged
private sector to hire or train 100,000
veterans for civilian employment;
stubbornly high unemployment for
post-9/11 vets with an expected 1M
returning in coming years
Source: Joining Forces; www.nrd.gov; http://veterans2011.linkedin.com/
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Work in Progress ~ Solving Problems w/ VLDS
Initial Exploration for Insights on Tackling Veteran Unemployment
Nothing but
questions – why do
certain markets
demonstrate wide
variation in vet vs.
non-vet unemployed
rates?
Markets w/ highest volume
of “UCX” unemployed vets
are generally
outperforming non-vet
employment rates
Source: SCHEV VLDS Project to Understand Veteran Data; US Department of Commerce