8 new books for urban innovators 

Looking for a long read to ignite new thinking about how to solve problems in cities? Check out Bloomberg Cities' latest list of new books for urban innovators. Whether you're looking for leadership lessons, tips on engaging residents in new ways, or simply finding inspiration to dream bigger, there's a book here for you. Read More

Resources for City Innovators

Mayors Challenge

This early-education approach has cities everywhere talking

Ten years after Providence, R.I., won the first Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge with a new approach at early-childhood learning, here's how the community of Birmingham, Ala., is building on Providence's pioneering work and placing a big bet on its own groundbreaking enterprise, Birmingham Talks.

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Behavioral Economics

New research finds ‘formality effect’ in local government letters

Collaboration
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

Building collaboration muscles for next-level problem solving

What Work Cities
What Works Cities

Certification ups the data game in hundreds of cities

By Rochelle Haynes
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Data

5 ways cities can use the Racial Wealth Equity Database

Procurement
Procurement

Procurement is reforming how cities work

CFE
Financial Empowerment Centers

Meet the chief financial empowerment officers