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Political innovation is ready for primetime in America
The first step to joining the movement is understanding how America's political system really works. For that, please consider reading the new book from business leader and IPI founder, Katherine M. Gehl.
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Solomon Lieberman
Executive Director
As executive director, Solomon is responsible for the overall growth and strategy of The Institute for Political Innovation...
Katherine Gehl
Founder & Chairman
Katherine M. Gehl is a business leader, entrepreneur, author, and speaker. Corresponding with the release of her first book...
We need to make votes count in elections for U.S. Congress.
By implementing Final-Five Voting, a system wherein the top five candidates are selected from the primary ballot and ranked-choice voting is used in the general election, we will ensure that politicians are held accountable for delivering results. Here's a two-minute overview:
Our Immediate Focus: Final-Five VotingTM
To join, found, or fund a state-level campaign for Final-Five Voting, contact us.
The Institute for Political Innovation is a cross-partisan, not-for-profit organization that contributes theory, scholarship, and strategy to catalyze model, modern political change in America.
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Founded in 2020 by entrepreneur, author, speaker, and former CEO Katherine M. Gehl, IPI's vision is a restoration of healthy competition in American elections and legislation, at federal and state levels, in service of real results for real people.
Recommended Reading: Books that inspire the work of the Institute for Political Innovation.
Listen and learn as Gehl and Porter discuss "America’s Hidden Duopoly"
We all know our political system is “broken” — but what if that’s not true?
BY STEPHEN J. DUBNER
JUL 24 2019
A Geeky Fix From HBS for Political Gridlock
Changing how elections are conducted could ease the dysfunction, a new study finds.
BY PETER COY
DEC 20 2019
Why Politics Is Failing America
Beware the political–industrial complex. They rig the game for their benefit. The public interest is the loser. Here’s how to fix it.
BY KATHERINE M. GEHLAND & MICHAEL E. PORTER
FEB 20 2020
Imagine you are a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. You are deliberating over a bill that addresses a critical national challenge that should be handled on a bipartisan basis.
BY KATHERINE M. GEHL AND MICHAEL E. PORTER
FROM THE JULY–AUGUST 2020 ISSUE
In the years to come, IPI will build on the foundation of “Politics Industry Theory” through targeted research and collaborative publication. In the short term, IPI’s focus is action in partnership with key leaders in the political innovation movement. IPI is a proud member of the National Association for Nonpartisan Reformers.
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The Political-Reform Movement Scores Its Biggest Win Yet
Election changes such as ranked-choice voting and nonpartisan primaries are popping up across the country—and are already upending national politics.
BY RUSSELL BERMAN
JAN 26 2021
It's time to get rid of party primaries
Congress just passed another enormously consequential piece of legislation -- the American Rescue Plan Act -- and, yet again, they did so along party lines.
BY KATHERINE GEHL
MAR 12 2021
Partisan primaries motivate legislators to keep in lockstep with a narrow and extreme slice of the electorate rather than govern in the public interest.
BY NICK TROIANO
MAR 30 2021
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