The Local Governance Summer Institute (LGSI) at Stanford University, sponsored each year by several professional organizations including CCMF, is accepting applications for its week-long, on-campus residential program for senior managers of local governments. The program will be held on July 20-25, 2025.
LGSI at Stanford offers participants the opportunity to exchange and acquire tools for improving local government performance, while enhancing their personal capacity to innovate and to anticipate societal change. This program will strengthen individual capacities in leadership, public finance, negotiating and strategic planning skills, while exposing participants to innovative solutions and technological advances supporting the emergence of smarter, more resilient, sustainable and equitable communities.
The curriculum will focus on professional issues that all senior managers face, including leadership in an ever-changing society, the move toward smarter communities, public mobility initiatives, community engagement, equity and inclusivity, public safety reform and resiliency in the face of crisis.. This year will feature two new modules, one focused on design thinking and the other on change leadership for sustainability.
The program will also offer professional growth sessions including strategic thinking, ethics, contemporary finance and budget management. In addition, participants can expect presentations from a variety of faculty, leading practitioners in California local government and innovative leaders of the high-tech community. LGSI is designed to present the best blend of the academic and the practitioner worlds.
At the onset of the program, participants will be paired with an experienced mentor who has years of success managing at the local level. They will meet one-on-one, using video conferencing software, on a schedule of their choosing, before and during the seminar. The workshops will be held on campus, and the program is designed to foster interaction among participants and instructors.
Details and application information can be accessed at https://energy.stanford.edu/lgsi.