Lean Governing

Lean Governing is an action-focused exercise of collective will by local elected officials and citizens. It is a process of discovery, of robust experimentation and learning by doing. Lean Governing works through a network of distributed leadership among public entities, citizens and businesses, focused on robust experimentation with alternative models through a set of opportunistic partnerships. It emphasizes non-linear planning based on local conditions, capabilities, and catalysts, and focuses on the building trust between elected officials and local coalitions. For local leaders, Lean Governing offers a model for community development that works by forming a network of distributed leadership among public entities, citizens, and businesses.