The Mayors Challenge is a competition that Bloomberg Philanthropies created to spur innovation for solving some of our cities' biggest challenges. City governments compete for a $5M grand prize and four $1M prizes.

In partnership with the Boston Consulting Group’s Centre for Public Impact and the Rembrandt Collective, we supported the 2017 Mayors Challenge by facilitating Idea Accelerator workshops with mayor's offices in various cities across America. These all-day workshops taught techniques from Design Thinking and Human Centered Design that empower each city to solve complex problems with innovative solutions.

"The facilitator was very well prepared. He had the knowledge and bedside manner to move this session in the right direction. Great job."  Participant from Miramar, FL

"I thought he was very good. He gave input when it was necessary, answered questions clearly, and redirected us when we got stuck. I also liked his music."  Participant from Princeton, NJ

"He did a great job customizing on the fly."  "Facilitator was awesome." Participants from Detroit, MI

General Dynamics IT recently acquired government contractor CSRA. This resulted in a significant change for the combined 20,000 employees of both companies.

To help employees cope with this change, the GDIT Culture and Engagement team brought us in to create a short video explaining the Transition Curve, a framework for understanding and managing change.

This video was designed to reach all GDIT employees and help facilitate conversations throughout the company, equipping employees and managers to better navigate change.