Michael Tubbs says government can innovate, but it needs catalysts and leadership to do it. The bigger problem: not all innovation is good. Innovation should be judged by what it actually does, not just because it's new.
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Right, like what's, what's one myth that you could debunk about the perception of public policy and innovation?
Yeah, I think there's several. I think one myth is that government can't be innovative like government just by design. It can't be. And that's just not true. It's not easy to do, but it's possible. It just takes catalysts, it takes leadership, it takes like activation, energy to push. I think the second myth about public policy innovation is that all innovation is good. Right. And I think as someone who likes change, who values innovation, I think being in government taught me that no innovation could be good or bad. Like innovation in of itself isn't a virtue. Like change in of itself isn't like virtuous that. Like it's what, like what, what's it for? What's it doing? What are you, what are the impacts.