The InnovateUS Podcast

Episode 6: Generative AI in the City of Boston

On this episode of the InnovateUS podcast, we speak with Santiago Garces, Chief Information Officer for the City of Boston, about how Boston has become a leader among municipalities for its rollout of Generative AI policies. We also discuss the city's partnerships with higher education and AI training for public sector workers.

Episode 5: Lessons from Utah’s Journey from AI Pilot to Implementation with Christian Napier

On this episode of the InnovateUS podcast, we discuss Utah's use of Artificial Intelligence in government with the state's Director of AI, Christian Napier. Listeners will learn about Utah's Google Gemini pilot and how they scaled the usage of AI to the state's workforce. Watch Christian's full InnovateUS workshop here [https://innovate-us.org/scaling-ai-adoption-in-the-public-sector-lessons-from-utah-s-journey-from-pilot-to-implementation].

Episode 4: Pennsylvania’s Pilot with ChatGPT in Government with Harrison MacRae

In this episode of the InnovateUS podcast, we discuss Pennsylvania's ChatGPT pilot with Harrison MacRae [https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrisonmacrae/], Director of Emerging Technologies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Listeners will learn about the pilot and how its findings are influencing the future adoption of AI technology in the state's government. Check out the recording of Harrison's InnovateUS workshop here [https://innovate-us.org/from-policy-to-practice-pennsylvania-s-pilot-with-chat-gpt-in-government]. Read the findings of the state's ChatGPT pilot here [https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/oa/documents/programs/information-technology/documents/openai-pilot-report-2025.pdf].

Episode 3: How to Be a Public Sector Leader with Seth Harris

In this episode of the InnovateUS podcast, we discuss the traits and skills often associated with leadership with Seth Harris [https://burnes.northeastern.edu/people/seth-harris/], Former Acting Secretary of Labor, Former Deputy Assistant to the President, Professor and Senior Fellow at The Burnes Center for Social Change. Listeners will learn some tools for assessing whether they would be a good public-sector leader. Check out the recording of Seth's workshop session here [https://innovate-us.org/should-you-be-a-public-sector-leader].

Episode 2: Informing and Influencing Science and Technology Policy with Dr. Deborah Stine

In this episode of the InnovateUS podcast, we discuss policy analysis and the implementation of science and technology policy with Dr. Deborah Stine [https://scitechpolicyacademy.com/about/] from the Science and Technology Policy Academy [https://scitechpolicyacademy.com/]. Dr. Stine shares insights from her new book From Expertise to Impact: A Practical Guide to Informing and Influencing Science and Technology Policy [https://scitechpolicyacademy.com/from-expertise-to-impact/] Sign up for upcoming workshops, including Dr. Stine's upcoming series on community engagement at innovate-us.org/workshops [innovate-us.org/workshops].