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Data-Smart City Pod

Data-Smart City Solutions

As the central resource for cities on the intersection of government, data, and innovation, the Data-Smart City Pod from Data-Smart City Solutions at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University features leaders and experts in governance, innovation, and research.

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102 episodes

  1. Exclusive: Environmental Equity Starts at the Hyperlocal Level 26:20
  2. Recast - What Mayors Need to Know About SNAP with Dr. Sara Bleich 21:47
  3. Moving the Needle with Better Metrics and Smaller Experiments 23:35
  4. The 100th Episode Mailbag! 29:00
  5. Serving the Whole Person in NYC 17:34
  6. How Cities Scale Data Innovation Through Cultural Change 36:37
  7. Good, Responsive Services Start With the Resident 21:26
  8. Federal Data, Local Impact: What Cities Need to Know 30:48
  9. Building an AI-Ready City Government 28:38
  10. Redesigning Broken and Legacy Systems to Unlock Innovation with Communities 26:11
  11. The Promise and Peril of AI in Criminal Justice Systems 27:10
  12. Supporting Childhood Opportunity Starts With Environmental Justice 17:41
  13. From Reactive to Preventive: How AI Transforms Public Works 21:34
  14. Agentic AI Comes to City Hall 34:42
  15. How Cities Can Measure What Actually Matters 16:43
  16. Personalizing Government at Scale: Denver's AI Strategy 25:00
  17. AI Agents and Peak Academy: Brian Elms on Empowering Government Workers 24:34
  18. The DSCP Listener Survey 1:00
  19. Rethinking Government in 2026 16:46
  20. City Leadership in the AI Era 24:28
  21. How GenAI Can Actually Boost Public Sector Creativity 24:18
  22. What Mayors Need to Know About SNAP with Dr. Sara Bleich 21:47
  23. Charles Waldheim on the Future of the American City 24:49
  24. How Cities Can Use Data to Transform Disaster Response 24:21
  25. StatGPT: The Future of City Performance 23:18
  26. Recast - The Complicated Interplay: AI and Government 20:16
  27. Harnessing AI for Trust and Transformation 23:44
  28. Exclusive: Mayor Bibb is Connecting Climate and Community Health in Cleveland 9:16
  29. Public Sector AI and the Evolution of Data Analytics with Oliver Wise 20:17
  30. Exclusive: Advancing Educational Attainment and Future-Proofing Policies with Mayor Monroe Nichols and Mayor Libby Schaaf 24:30
  31. Generative AI and the Possibility Government 29:41
  32. Mayors, Messaging, and Cutting Through a Fractured Media Environment 29:11
  33. The Power of Community-Driven Small Language Models 32:21
  34. How Integrated Data is Transforming Homelessness Response in San Francisco 19:48
  35. The Year in Review: Stephen Goldsmith Reflects on 2024 15:00
  36. Redefining City Governance with Generative AI 19:44
  37. Digital Twins for Climate Action: A Singapore Case Study 19:02
  38. Empowering City Leaders to Address Children's Environmental Vulnerabilities 21:59
  39. Leadership and Legacy: Author Interview with Forrest Claypool 19:29
  40. How Urban Planning and Shade Design can Combat Extreme Heat 23:28
  41. The Invisible Impact: Heat and Children's Health 29:17
  42. Good Data, Better Technology, Best Practices: How LA Metro Uses GIS 22:18
  43. Navigating Urban Sustainability with Chief Strategy Officer Trisha Stein 22:41
  44. Leveraging Data for Healthier Neighborhoods with Kate Robb 27:24
  45. A Local Approach to Improving Urban Air Quality 18:09
  46. From Intent to Impact: Mayor Victoria Woodards on Equity 17:40
  47. Future Tides: How Kaua'i Fights Sea Level Rise with Data 16:05
  48. Navigating Trust in the Digital Landscape with Jacqueline Lu 23:18
  49. Framing Equity Work with Data: The Tucson Strategy 26:04
  50. Time and Trust with Brad Keywell 22:09