I love this post! Are you talking with Kevin Hawickhorst about his take on Pendleton, etc?
Also, I'd argue that in some cases, like schools, we have pretty good outcomes metrics. And some are making the case that state capacity is the key to moving those numbers. I'm gonna write about this, but you might be interested in this:
They have squeezed out the chance of making good money from these kind of public projects now, so nobody with a sense of urgency and risk taking goes into them. So the people left are all rule followers who don’t want to rock the boat. So you get ponderous and slow delivery. A new kind of contracting is required where people can legitimately get super rich if they deliver, but politically this is almost impossible.
I love this post! Are you talking with Kevin Hawickhorst about his take on Pendleton, etc?
Also, I'd argue that in some cases, like schools, we have pretty good outcomes metrics. And some are making the case that state capacity is the key to moving those numbers. I'm gonna write about this, but you might be interested in this:
https://www.niskanencenter.org/a-capacity-agenda-for-state-departments-of-education/
Amateurs talk policy, but professionals study personnel.
They have squeezed out the chance of making good money from these kind of public projects now, so nobody with a sense of urgency and risk taking goes into them. So the people left are all rule followers who don’t want to rock the boat. So you get ponderous and slow delivery. A new kind of contracting is required where people can legitimately get super rich if they deliver, but politically this is almost impossible.