Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX)

Emerging centre of excellence for municipal innovation by @CityofGuelph, @CityofBarrie, @CityofLdnOnt & @marsdd that uses #procurement as a lever for innovation

[Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) @MixOntario]

The strength of all cities lies in community.

[London Free Press @LFPress]

WATCH: A handful of Londoners have turned some casual conversations into a grassroots effort supplying thousands of gloves and masks to local medical clinics. https://t.co/iN1jGGg5Ll #ldnont #coronavirus

[London Free Press @LFPress]

#ldnont’s mayor and deputy mayor are launching task forces to tackle the impact of #coronavirus on local businesses and workers, and on the city’s most vulnerable residents. https://t.co/2qD0hp6Z4j

[Chris Simon @csimonwrite]

‘These are trying times. But we are an incredible community’: #Barrie mayor creates business, social service relief task forces: https://t.co/BS6uRXEkF2 #COVIDCanada @Mayor_Jeff @cityofbarrie #coronavirus

[Guelph Economic Development @InvestInGuelph]

Calling all suppliers-Help #Canada combat #COVID19! The Government of Canada is seeking information from suppliers on their their ability to provide products & services in support of Canada's response to COVID-19. Full list of products & services: https://t.co/7gF1Mynh47 #Guelph

[Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) @MixOntario]

COVID-19 shows how nimble and essential services offered by cities are to communities.

The @cityofguelph is providing free transit till April 15. 🚍

[Mayor Cam Guthrie @CamGuthrie]

UPDATE #5 - COVID-19 for #Guelph! Free transit till April 15th!
Thank you @guelphtransit and to our frontline drivers/staff! https://t.co/ExJCicKTyW

[Dalia Hashim @DaliaMHashim]

How to engage front line staff in service innovation?

engage: come to us
involve: Went to the offices and asked for involvement
Empower: inviting staff to act on their own agency

@SafiahC

#c4csummit

[Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) @MixOntario]

Great to see municipal practitioners, like @SafiahC, showcased in the #C4CSummit

[Charles Finley @charlesfinley]

Fantastic case study talk from @SafiahC on how to create an environment for daily innovation & improvements identified, designed & implemented by staff & clients in the field - “distributed innovation” by and for the people they serve #C4CSummit

[Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) @MixOntario]

More often than not innovation is grounded in the the 5Ws. #C4CSummit

[Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) @MixOntario]

At the #C4CSummit, Sam Laban and some of our MIX partners are running an agile procurement workshop.

[Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) @MixOntario]

Part of doing agile procurement is picking the right challenge- how do you do that? Focus on outcomes, not requirements, explore all the tools in procurement (there are loads!), and figure out where in the innovation spectrum you are at. #C4CSummit

[Stephen Machua @StephenMachua]

Allow citizens to determine the level of risk that a government can take. It’s an essential thing to do! #DesignThinking #IPACLeadership2020

[Louis-Claude Harvey @LouisClaude]

Mid size cities are great sandbox for PS innovation #IPACLeadership2020

[Proof @proofgov]

We can act nimbly and take risks, agree @Mayor_Jeff and @CamGuthrie, as to why midsized cities are able to innovate on government process. #IPACLeadership2020

[Stephen Machua @StephenMachua]

Mid-size cities are better positioned to do experimentation of public service innovations because of SIMPLICITY. They are able to respond quickly to new ideas and opportunities and their decision making process involves fewer and familiar partners. #IPACLeadership2020 @IPAC_IAPC

[Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) @MixOntario]

@Mayor_Jeff “nothing diffuses risk better than ‘it is just a pilot’...it has a fixed date, a fixed smaller cost, and size”

[Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) @MixOntario]

Q3 How are Barrie and Guelph leading the way when it comes to innovation and experimentation?

@Mayor_Jeff “need a startup mentality. It is possible in government. Need to empower staff, have clear goals and mandate.” #IPACLeadership2020

[Municipal Innovation Exchange (MIX) @MixOntario]

@CamGuthrie “we are proactively sharing lessons, which saves other cities time. There is good and bad to innovation, it is a risk we need to accept.”