#  A New City O/S 

 



##  A New City O/S 

 

 

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The book *A New City O/S: The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance* provides a theoretical basis of public sector processes for students of government and actionable examples for practitioners looking to transform local government. Guiding examples provide case studies from US cities such as New Orleans, Denver, and South Bend, that incorporate structurally innovative solutions into the backbone of city operations. This book is written by Professor Stephen Goldsmith and Neil Kleiman.



 

  [### Government That Acts in Time

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   [### UX: Placing Citizens and Those Who Serve Them at the Center

 ](/news/article/ux-placing-citizens-and-those-who-serve-them-center) December 05, 2018 

 

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   [### The Problem-Solving Public Servant

 ](/news/article/problem-solving-public-servant) November 27, 2018 

 

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   [### Mashed-Up Government

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   [### \#DataSmart Resources: User-Centered Government

 ](/news/article/datasmart-resources-user-centered-government) May 02, 2018 

 

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##  The New City O/S: The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance 

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