In our “Future is Now!” series, we brought you fascinating stories about local communities bringing Science Fiction to life– from driverless busses to real life WALL-E’s—right here in Florida’s counties and cities. But what about local innovation that’s more down to earth? Today, we bring you a story about a local community working together to solve everyday problems:
What Happens When An Entire City Department is Trained to Innovate? They get incredibly adept at cutting inefficiency and waste. Bloomberg Cities catches up with Miami Procurement Chief, Annie Perez, who put her entire department through the Miami Innovation Academy, which trained employees on how to make their days more efficient. Read more…