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The GovLab Public Projects Canvas

How to catalyze more governance innovators and policy entrepreneurs?

Background

According to Forbes, the Valley of Death is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup. For most Public interest projects,  the common death-traps include:

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Location

Global

Partners

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Description

Based on our experience teaching civic innovators, the GovLab designed the Public Projects Canvas, a 20-question, collaborative framework to help those working on civic projects to become more impactful. In contrast to developing the business plan for a for-profit product, public projects demand consideration of key issues not captured by traditional canvasses, such as Sustainability and Impact, which are captured by the GovLab Canvas.

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Results & Impact

80+ teams from 20+ countries used the Canvas to take their project from idea to implementation

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