Says Diamandis, “imagine
a giant orange tree packed with fruit. If I pluck all the oranges from the
lower branches, I am effectively out of accessible fruit. From my limited
perspective, oranges are now scarce. But once someone invents a piece of
technology called a ladder, I’ve suddenly got new reach. Problem solved.
Technology is a resource-liberating mechanism. It can make the once scarce the
now abundant.”
Priority Based Budgeting as a Resource-Liberating
Mechanism
People and money are among the resources that we feel are
scarce these days in local government. We don't have enough money to maintain
our services. We don't have enough people to do the work. We seek tax increases
because inherently we feel we need more and more to do the job.
But what if we actually had all the resources we ever
needed? What if our scarcity problem was also contextual? What if we found out
we had more resources than we need to build hugely successful communities? Is
it possible that our people and our money (human and financial resources) are
literally tied up, locked into providing services that may be of lesser
priority, and/or services that other service providers (public and private) are
willing and able to provide?
Through the lens of Priority
Based Budgeting, communities are finding ways to free those resources and
re-allocate them to new and extremely important programs and initiatives.
They’re also finding other community resources and are more and more able to share in the pursuit
of achieving Results.
"Resource Liberation" - The CPBB Espresso Blast
#3
At the Center for
Priority Based Budgeting, we're all about creativity and innovation
in all forms. Whether it be through expanding and improving our core concepts
of Fiscal
Health and Wellness through Priority Based Budgeting, migrating our Fiscal
Health tool to a web-based Fiscal
Health Diagnostic Tool, or finding transformative new ways to communicate
how local government communities are implementing these revolutionary tools and
concepts, we're never satisfied with the status quo in this Decade
of Local Government.
With this in mind, we're rolling out the third of
many breakthrough CPBB Video Espresso Blast(s). The Espresso Blast is designed
to provide a fundamentally new platform for the CPBB to explore innovative new
trends in local government and further exhibit how CPBB communities are
successfully transforming the way they deliver services and conduct business.
These videos are short, concise and chock full of entertaining and valuable
content.
Our first Espresso Blast, titled "How
it All Started", explored the genesis of the Center for Priority Based Budgeting
and the formulation of our core concepts. Our second Espresso Blast
"The Decade of Local Government" dived deep into the enormous
opportunities available for local government communities in this new era.
This new video expands upon these opportunities by introducing
the proven practice of Resource Liberation. Check out our video
Espresso Blast #3 and supporting articles below!
"Resource Liberation"
CPBB Espresso Blast #3
Supporting Articles:
Are YOU Running Government Like a Business?
From Scarcity to Abundance: Resource Liberation Through the Power of Shared Services
Keep an eye on the CPBB blog for further updates. Sign-up for our social media pages so you stay connected with TEAM CPBB!
If you're thinking of jumping into the world of Fiscal Health and Wellness through Priority Based Budgeting we would certainly like to be part of your efforts! Contact us to schedule a free webinar and identify the best CPBB service option(s) to meet your organization's particular needs.
If you're thinking of jumping into the world of Fiscal Health and Wellness through Priority Based Budgeting we would certainly like to be part of your efforts! Contact us to schedule a free webinar and identify the best CPBB service option(s) to meet your organization's particular needs.
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