Start-Up City Inspiring Private & Public Entrepreneurship, Getting Projects Done, and Having Fun /

• Main Author: Klein, Gabe (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2015.
• Subjects: Environment.; Transportation.; Environment, general.

In this publication, Gabe Klein, with David Vega-Barachowitz, demonstrates how to effect big, directional change in cities—and how to do it fast. Klein's objective is to inspire what he calls “public entrepreneurship,” a start-up-pace energy within the public sector, brought about by leveraging...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Why Should You Care about Getting Sh*t Done in Cities?
• 1. Lesson #1: Don’t Be Afraid to Screw Up and Learn
• 2: Lesson #2: Manage S.M.A.R.T
• 3. Lesson #3: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
• 4: Lesson #4: Sell Your City
• 5. Lesson #5: Fund Creatively
• 6: Lesson #6: Bridge the Public-Private Divide
• 7. Lesson #7: Prepare for Disruption
• 8. Lesson #8: Drive Change
• Conclusion: The Big Picture and You 209.