Child welfare has a pipe problem. Our pipes can't handle this much pressure... But there's another way, a way to relive the pressure and unleash the amazing internal motivation of our people ... and it starts with fixing the plumbing.
While new technology can help us with everything from tracking work to enhancing our safety models, by itself it’s not enough.
Despite years of investments worth billions of dollars, government has not seen the kind of radical results it expected from technology. A key reason why: States and localities first need to fix their capacity problem.
We all agree child welfare in our world is not as healthy as we would like it to be. No one wants to see vulnerable children at risk, but it seems like every attempt to get healthier isn’t working, and we are all clinging to the hope that the next thing we try will be the real deal.
There are many, but tracking software — which various government agencies make use of every day – is one of the biggest.
A collection of our thoughts, insights and approaches designed to help child welfare agencies increase their capacity to do more good
