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Competent Governance is on a mission to identify and share effective practices in local government. We're developing a comprehensive inventory of what works to empower communities to learn and achieve better outcomes.

A Growing Repository of What Works

Local governments across the country create innovative solutions and effective practices every day, but this valuable knowledge remains scattered across thousands of public records, meeting minutes, and government websites. Most communities lack access to this information, making it difficult to learn from and replicate successful approaches.

Through direct collaboration with local governments and analysis of public records, we're working with a wide range of documents:

• City Council Decisions
• Administrative Procedures
• Program Evaluations
• Budget Documents
• Implementation Reports
• Training Materials
• Performance Metrics
• Success Case Studies

To help process this wealth of information, we're developing tools that combine language models with other technologies to support our research and analysis work.

Collaborating for Impact

We're partnering with a wide range of stakeholders who share our commitment to improving local governance - from elected officials and civil servants to political parties and reform organizations. Together, we're building the knowledge and capacity needed to drive meaningful change.

Given the scale of this work, we're strategically using tools built with language models, databases, and web technologies to support our mission while maintaining the human connections that make governance work.

From Inspiration to Implementation

While our approach shares some similarities with Solution Journalism, our mission extends beyond reporting. We're not just aiming to highlight what's working, but to provide the practical resources needed to replicate those successes.

As our knowledge base grows, it will offer increasingly detailed guidance on implementing proven solutions. We're committed to partnering with stakeholders to spread these practices and support their adoption. The goal is to enable widespread change, not just inspire it.

Harnessing Technology to Support Our Mission

As a small team with a big mission, we're strategically combining human expertise with technology to maximize our impact. Our approach includes:

• Direct collaboration with local governments
• Solutions journalism methodology
• Expert analysis and research
• Data tools and language models to process information
• Web platforms for sharing knowledge

An Evolving Effort, An Enduring Vision

This inventory is a work in progress, and we're continuously refining our methodology. But our vision is clear - a future where every community can learn from and adopt the most effective governance practices. We invite you to join us in this important work of enabling better government, one success story at a time.