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Posted on August 18, 2026 By Mary Carr Lee and Katya Spear, Mayors Innovation Project At this year’s Summer Meeting in Madison, mayors from across the country demonstrated what modern local leadership looks like: bold, collaborative, and deeply rooted in the everyday realities of their communities. During our Innovation Showcase, they didn’t just present programs …
By Quincy Midthun and Katya Spear, Mayors Innovation Project At the Mayors Innovation Project, our commitment to peer learning means offering avenues to share and replicate good ideas. The MIP Innovation Showcase is a lightning round session where mayors get three minutes to share a policy, program, or practice that they have implemented or are …
At the 2024 Summer Meeting, eight mayors from across the country participated in the Innovation Showcase and shared innovative ideas that they’re using to improve their cities. From tracking snow plows with GPS to implementing AI designed to identify fires and notify EMS - we heard about many exciting ideas happening at the city level. Read to learn more about the great ideas shared!
Check out the highlights from our Winter 2024 Meeting Innovation Showcase!
This week, we are featuring a blog on the 2023 Summer Meeting Innovation Showcase which took place in Scranton, PA. Learn more about the meeting and access resources on the 2023 Summer Meeting page. By: Aaron Westling The Innovation Showcase, a beloved staple of our in person convenings, is a lighting round of good …
This week, we are featuring member city Rochester, MN’s work to make community co-design a central approach to developing city spaces and programs. Rochester is bringing co-design into city procedures, beginning with a Discovery Walk that connects several of the city’s key public spaces. Mayor Kim Norton sees promise in using the co-design approach to …
Wednesday, October 7 4pm ET/3pm CT/2pm MT/1pm PT A popular staple of our in-person meetings, we are taking the Innovation Showcase virtual! While 2020 has proven especially unprecedented for local leaders, so many of you are rising to the challenge. The Innovation Showcase is fun and informal, providing mayors with the chance to present on …
Mayor Keith James of West Palm Beach, FL is our first mayor to record his Virtual Innovation Showcase presentation.
