Development and project management of Multi- city challenge.

The consultant is expected to provide public servants with the time and resources to reflect and frame pressing community problems and does so across silos in order to flex the muscle of cross-departmental collaboration. Research suggests training public officials is effective at shifting institutional culture towards one of open innovation and participation, as shown by the impact of Taiwan’s ambitious Participation Officers Network, and lateral connections across public institutions and exposure to new skills and methods can increase government capacity and openness. This type of programming builds capacity within the organization while providing scaffolding for a network within government that adopts programs like City Challenges.