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Hey Mayors! Five things on what your city did for entrepreneurs, diversity & innovation in 2019
Hey Mayors! Five things on what your city did for entrepreneurs, diversity & innovation in 2019
We read every procurement you published in 2019. Here is what we found out about innovation, entrepreneurship, diversity & some quick fixes
Sascha Haselmayer
Feb 5, 2020
Hey Mayors, Why Aren’t You Wooing Social Entrepreneurs instead of Startups?
Hey Mayors, Why Aren’t You Wooing Social Entrepreneurs instead of Startups?
For a while now I have rolled startups, small business and social entrepreneurs all into the term “startup”. It kept things simple for…
Sascha Haselmayer
Nov 11, 2019
“Don’t Tell me More, We’re Not Interested”.
“Don’t Tell me More, We’re Not Interested”.
City leaders profess their love for start-ups. If you are a start-up, few cities have mastered the art of translating this love to…
Sascha Haselmayer
Nov 1, 2019
What can we learn from UK Local Government Procurement? Part 1.
What can we learn from UK Local Government Procurement? Part 1.
In this series of posts I will share insights from procurement strategies of six cities to highlight issues that will be of interest to…
Sascha Haselmayer
Oct 27, 2019
Can we procure a better world, please?
Can we procure a better world, please?
Many challenges plague public procurement and to most people, it is the many scandals and inefficiencies that come to mind first. Potholes…
Sascha Haselmayer
Oct 27, 2019
Why public procurement matters to all of us
Why public procurement matters to all of us
When I was 7 years old, public procurement did not occur to me as a career. And yet here I am, 25 years into city innovation,
Sascha Haselmayer
Oct 9, 2019
Why Procurement Innovation Taught Us to Stack the Cards for Small Business.
Why Procurement Innovation Taught Us to Stack the Cards for Small Business.
“Innovation was just the tip of the iceberg! We saw that not just new solutions, but an incredible 99% of all small businesses are excluded
Sascha Haselmayer
Nov 1, 2019
3 Ways to Engage More Small Businesses Through Procurement
3 Ways to Engage More Small Businesses Through Procurement
At Citymart, we know that cities are often struggling to work with more diverse small businesses and startups. Done successfully, cities…
Sascha Haselmayer
Oct 30, 2019
Your deadline? A secret message to the entrepreneur
Your deadline? A secret message to the entrepreneur
Small businesses are hyper-sensitive when evaluating a government bid. One of the things they check, is number of days your bid is open
Sascha Haselmayer
Oct 28, 2019
How to Open $500bn of City Spending to Small Business
How to Open $500bn of City Spending to Small Business
City leaders everywhere: Innovation in procurement matters! Leave the narrow specifications for past solutions behind. Already today, a new…
Sascha Haselmayer
Nov 2, 2019
How Dublin found new partners to tackle it’s urban deliveries problem
How Dublin found new partners to tackle it’s urban deliveries problem
In this article, we will take you through the procurement journey of Dublin City Council to source new solutions to tackle the influx in…
Sascha Haselmayer
Oct 27, 2019
Pitch Your Procurement Like Your Future Depends on It!
Pitch Your Procurement Like Your Future Depends on It!
We have written a lot about the changing needs of cities and the importance of engaging the best partners to meet those needs. Change is…
Sascha Haselmayer
Nov 3, 2019
How cities are taking over innovation eco-systems
How cities are taking over innovation eco-systems
In the past, federal funding sparked innovations like the internet. Over the past 20 years cities have taken a meaningful seat at the…
Sascha Haselmayer
Dec 5, 2019
What is the Value of An Extra Bid in Public Procurement?
What is the Value of An Extra Bid in Public Procurement?
Competition in public procurement is essential to make our cities work. Bid numbers are notoriously low in local government — averaging…
Sascha Haselmayer
Nov 1, 2019
Why you should read Santa Monica’s Future Economy RFP
Why you should read Santa Monica’s Future Economy RFP
“How can you help us tackle the economic and technological changes we face as a city in the 21st century, and what methods would you use to…
Sascha Haselmayer
Nov 2, 2019
Fast-tracking social innovation, too.
Fast-tracking social innovation, too.
In January 2016 I wrote “Putting meaningful innovation on the fast track” after comparing into the speed of deployment of VC and social inno
Sascha Haselmayer
Oct 25, 2019
How Government Procurement hurts Startups
How Government Procurement hurts Startups
Very few venture capitalists want to fund startups to work with local government. The main reason? Procurement.
Sascha Haselmayer
Feb 21, 2020
How Commissioning Adds Magic to UK Procurement. Part 2.
How Commissioning Adds Magic to UK Procurement. Part 2.
I will dive into the increasingly common practice of ‘Commissioning’ in the UK and its connection to procurement.
Sascha Haselmayer
Oct 28, 2019
Pushing meaningful innovation for cities onto the fast track
Pushing meaningful innovation for cities onto the fast track
Cities have always been the natural accelerators for experimentation, change and progress, always attracting those seeking opportunity and…
Sascha Haselmayer
Oct 28, 2019
Revisiting ‘Connected Cities’ (2010) urgent questions about meaningful innovation in 20/20
Revisiting ‘Connected Cities’ (2010) urgent questions about meaningful innovation in 20/20
10 years ago we published a handbook on service innovation in cities and the frustration that great solutions didn’t succeed. Did it hold?
Sascha Haselmayer
Mar 13, 2020
What makes these three procurements innovative?
What makes these three procurements innovative?
We have written extensively that innovation in procurement isn’t just about new ideas, but that evidence shows that procurements open to…
Sascha Haselmayer
Nov 2, 2019
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