If there's one thing government needs desperately, it's the ability to quickly try something, pivot when necessary, and build complex systems by starting with simple systems that work and evolving from there, not the other way around. — Jennifer Pahlka Copy Share Image
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. — Jennifer Pahlka Copy Share Image
So few people vote these days, and I think it's partly because they don't feel like the institution really means anything to them. If… — Jennifer Pahlka Copy Share Image
Are we just going to be a crowd of voices, or are we going to be a crowd of hands? — Jennifer Pahlka Copy Share Image
Government is like a vast ocean and politics is the six-inch layer on top. — Jennifer Pahlka Copy Share Image
We can't do without government, but we do need it to be more effective. — Jennifer Pahlka Copy Share Image
Our ability to do great things with data will make a real difference in every aspect of our lives, — Jennifer Pahlka Copy Share Image
I think there is a big disjuncture between what we are served up as consumers and what we are served up as citizens. — Jennifer Pahlka Copy Share Image
In high school, I was sort of friends with the geeks and friends with the socials and everything else and not solidly in one… — Jennifer Pahlka Copy Share Image
If you are really interested in making government work, you should have the experience of working in government. — Jennifer Pahlka Copy Share Image
