The power of innovation.

• Author: Kinney, Anne Spray
• Position: Editorial

Localities everywhere create ground-breaking and inventive ideas and programs, as they seek to meet community needs with limited resources. This issue of Government Finance Review explores both innovative concepts and the idea that innovative thinking is crucial to leading our organizations through the current economic difficulties.

In Building a Financially Resilient Government through Long-Term Financial Planning, Shayne C. Kavanagh addresses a serious concern for most finance officers: how to help their organizations go beyond sustainability to creating a system that is adaptable and regenerative.

In How Innovation Can Help You Do More with Fewer Resources, William D. Eggers and Shalabh Singh talk about how public-sector organizations can institute a systemic commitment to innovation that will allow them to convert ideas into effective solutions that earn the support of stakeholders.

Managing for Innovation in Local Government. Three Core Strategic Factors, by Gerald T. Gabris, Kimberly Nelson, and Curtis H. Wood, discusses the authors' research on creating an environment within your management system that consistently encourages and reinforces innovative thinking.

In her article, A Balanced Budget. It's Not Just About Cuts, Melanie D...