Jennifer Pahlka quotes

When one neighbor helps another, we strengthen our communities. (Jennifer Pahlka)
We have to make bureaucracy sexy. View quote
Jennifer Pahlka
You might not think of something like TurboTax as a civic venture, but that product took a confusing interface to a government process and made it simpler and easier to use for citizens. View quote
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Government is supposed to be about how we do things together, and we can do that much more together if we use technology smartly right now. View quote
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Our ability to do great things with data will make a real difference in every aspect of our lives. View quote
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If you dont tolerate any risk, you can never innovate. View quote
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Now, a lot of people have given up on government. And if youre one of those people, I would ask that you reconsider, because things are changing. Politics is not changing; government is changing. View quote
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It's really remarkable when you think about what we don't like about government, we, the people created. So if we created it, we can also fix it. View quote
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We can't do without government, but we do need it to be more effective. View quote
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We have this idea of bureaucracy in local government, and it's generally things that we're frustrated at. It doesn't work the way we like it to work. View quote
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