Convening Intergovernmental Forums for Outcome-Focused Innovation

Schmidt Futures is sponsoring a series of Academy-convened forums of federal, state, and local practitioners and researchers to create a candid, collaborative, and constructive space, where local, state, and federal agencies, as well as researchers from academia and other entities can explore and refine administrative aspects of policies to enable them to successfully navigate legal requirements while pursuing outcome-focused innovation. From these discussions, the Academy will develop a playbook of federal actions that could significantly improve state and local capacity to improve outcomes, particularly for vulnerable populations. The Academy will also undertake targeted follow-on actions to connect local, state, and federal officials and scholars to facilitate progress on program and process innovations.