When people think of Boise, they often picture outdoor adventures, a vibrant food scene, and a rich cultural tapestry. It’s no surprise...

How to use lean practices to disrupt the waterfall and improve government systems to work for people.

What?!? Yep, I said it. You might be scratching your head since Partners in Public Innovation (PPI) is a consulting firm. Is this a...

Last month, I had the privilege of returning to the CALPELRA Annual Training Conference, held in beautiful Monterey, California. As...

On-demand training is coming this winter, and I admit I was wrong. The set for our next big thing... Tl;dr: We're introducing new...

Read about Lauren Dodge, PPI Analyst and how Lean has impacted the way she does Life. I'm streamlining procurement, helping city's hire...

Engaging with civic leaders at the MMANC annual conference. I just came back from the annual conference of the Municipal Management...

Kate May, Project Manager at PPI gives us her insight on Lean processes and the improvement that comes from working together. “But what...

For over 30 years, Family Connections Centers (FCC) has played an essential role in serving low-income, immigrant communities in San...

Nearly 100 public servants joined us for the Summer Symposium! On August 15, we had the privilege of leading our largest Lean 101®...

There are many things that go into making a facility run smoothly -- many of which are happening behind the scenes. But at the root,...

The Voice of the Customer (VoC) session plays a vital role in capturing the essence of what your customers truly need, so that you can...

In today's fast-paced world, information overload is a common challenge. Emails tend to be a primary tool for driving work and results,...

What do you do when your team has a lot of great ideas to improve their work? How do you organize those ideas? How do you keep team...

....and what you can do instead to drive transformative change. Today's blog post is drawn from PPI Co-founder Ryan Hunter's presentation...

Today's post is from San Francisco Unified School District's (SFUSD) Director of School Portfolio Planning, Karissa Yee -- and PPI Lean...

Insight from our newest Partners in Public Innovation team member, Liz Barnard-Scott. Today's post is from our own Liz Barnard-Scott,...

Four reasons that commissioning a report is worse than a waste of time, and what you can do instead. Recently, I came across a process...

Invoicing forms a critical pillar in the financial scaffolding of any organization, acting as the principal method for billing and...

How PPI worked with the Childcare Planning and Advisory Council and the Department of Early Childhood on the City's first comprehensive...