“According to The Nation’s Report Card, only 33% of fourth graders were proficient readers in 2022. How can we improve that statistic? The number of women who die giving birth in America each year has nearly doubled in the last two decades. How do we reduce that number? The year 2023 was the warmest year on record. How can we reverse that trend?”

Look for AI-empowered answers to these questions in What Works: Fast Field Scanning with AI, a new, free online course for public professionals available through InnovateUS – a partner project of the Burnes Center for Social Change and the GovLab. 

This at-your-own-pace course provides hands-on exercises to accelerate the process of finding and assessing solutions. The course is not only useful for those in government, but anyone looking to upskill on evidence-based leadership and policymaking using generative AI.

Comprising eight modules and 24 videos, the course equips learners with skills for getting smarter faster from data, documents and people, while also providing hands-on advice for using Generative AI to improve the learning process. Designed for busy professionals, What Works: Fast Field Scanning with AI will teach learners how to scan for the most effective policies, innovations, and interventions and build them alongside the communities they serve. The course was developed in partnership with Results for America and the Solutions Journalism Network. 

All participants who complete the no-cost course will receive a certificate of completion. Learn more about the course and sign up here.

InnovateUS: What Works: Fast Field Scanning with AI from The Burnes Center on Vimeo.