United States
Paul TenHaken
176,888 (2017)
Michael Grigsby
Improve service delivery
Anticipate and manage future challenges
Save costs and improve efficiency within the public sector
Focus on measurement
Dedicated innovation team
Culture of innovation in city
Engagement with partners
Leadership from Mayor
Guided by the Mayor’s belief that innovation can have a tangible impact on the lives of residents, Sioux Falls is gradually expanding its budding innovation team. The city is working to promote an innovative culture not just in the administration, but also among residents, the private sector, and academia. To encourage the development of this culture, Sioux Falls is allocating funding to city budget items and initiatives that emphasize innovation.
Along with 50% of cities surveyed, Sioux Falls, SD does not have an explicit innovation strategy. Similar to 20% of cities surveyed, Sioux Falls, SD approaches innovation capacity from a holistic/macro level.
Sioux Falls, SD does not prioritise policy sectors for its innovation work.
As an independent department, Sioux Falls’ Innovation and Technology team consists of 2 full-time and 1 part-time staff.
Taking risks or testing new ideas
Data-driven analytics/public data management
Engaging residents in new ways
Developing new solutions based on digital technologies
Organizational change within the municipality
Human-centered design
Rethinking your city’s approach to financing partnerships
Like 81% of cities surveyed, Sioux Falls, SD has dedicated funding to support innovation capacity.
Sioux Falls’ funding for innovation capacity is generally directed towards facilitating human-centered design projects. Similar to 61% of participating cities in the 2020 survey, Sioux Falls' funding for innovation capacity is also directed towards training staff and building capacity*.
*"Training staff and building capacity" is not an option in the 2018 survey, while "Launching or sustaining a project" is not an option in the 2020 survey.
Sioux Falls has developed partnerships to promote innovation capacity with other public agencies and city residents/resident associations.
To improve data use, the city has also developed data partnerships with the private sector, academia and think tanks to collect and analyze data.