DATE: June 21, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT
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Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Moves the Needle for Lean Innovation Training for City Executives and Staff, in an Amount Not to Exceed $104,020.
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
The City Council approve the attached resolution (Attachment I) authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Moves the Needle for lean innovation training for City executives and staff.
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SUMMARY
The City is in the process of facilitating an organizational cultural shift toward utilizing Lean Innovation methods and values to drive program development and evaluation. Lean Innovation encompasses developing values, processes, and an overall philosophy in existing corporations in a way that eliminates waste during the pursuit for scalable business models. Facing a persistent structural budget deficit and competitive human capital market, the City is engaging Moves the Needle to help facilitate executive team and staff trainings to aid in the organizational shift.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Moves the Needle (MTN) is a firm dedicated to helping organizations implement lean innovation principles and strategies to "act bolder, move faster and become more customer-focused." The group was founded by Brant Cooper, author of the New York Times Bestseller "The Lean Entrepreneur," and Aaron Eden, who co-founded Intuit's internal LeanStartIn which led to the education, enablement, and empowerment of thousands of Intuit employees. The team has facilitated bootcamps with a variety of organizations like Intuit, CapitalOne, General Electric, LexisNexis and many other private sector companies. The City of Hayward is their only municipal client.
The Lean Innovation Methodology
"Lean Innovation" encompasses developing values, processes, and an overa...
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