Doug Liles speaks on applied AI for government and nonprofits, AI-for-good in practice, and how
new technology actually gets adopted in real communities. This page collects the decks and
frameworks behind those talks — open any one full-screen, or reach out if you'd like one as a
live talk.
The Diffusion of Innovation: How New Ideas Spread Through Systems
A framework for how new ideas move through communities and institutions — and why adoption, not invention, is the hard part. The lens I bring to deploying AI in local government, nonprofits, and on the ground at Point Preserve.
Want one of these as a talk?
I speak on applied AI for government and nonprofits, AI-for-good in practice, and what it
takes to get new technology adopted in real communities.