DUSTIN HAISLER / WRITING, RESEARCH & CONVERSATIONS
Articles, research, public videos, and conversations across AI governance, public-sector innovation, and the govtech market. Updated October 11, 2026. Original authors, contributors, dates, and publishers are credited on each entry.
My DIR Discover session on the shift to agentic AI, embedded and shadow AI, and practical governance habits for public-sector leaders.
Dustin Haisler / speaker
Texas Department of Information Resources · DIR Discover
Darwin AI’s announcement of my election to NAPA’s 2026 class of Fellows, recognizing contributions to government innovation and public service.
Darwin AI / recognition of Dustin Haisler
Darwin AI
A conversation with Fishers technology leaders Tracy Gaynor and Sean Totten about making AI use visible, setting guardrails, and giving employees room to experiment.
Dustin Haisler & Noam Maital / with Tracy Gaynor & Sean Totten
The GovAI Podcast · Darwin AI
My contributed article on making AI governance more accessible to Texas public agencies through cooperative purchasing.
Dustin Haisler / Darwin AI
Government Technology Insider
Jerry Gabrielatos joins us to explore how AI can free up time for resident engagement, strengthen relationships, and help government employees focus on people.
Dustin Haisler & Noam Maital / with Jerry Gabrielatos
The GovAI Podcast · Darwin AI
What it takes to move AI from an experiment into public service. A playbook based on Dustin's conversation with Linxar's Bharat Bagaria, written by Shelley Ballard.
Shelley Ballard / Featuring Dustin Haisler
Darwin AI
Nadia Hansen joins us to discuss stalled pilots, measurable outcomes, and what technology companies need to understand about selling AI to government.
Dustin Haisler & Noam Maital / with Nadia Hansen
The GovAI Podcast · Darwin AI
Darwin AI's company announcement on multi-agency AI governance, with Dustin's perspective on government-specific oversight, records, and compliance needs.
Darwin AI / Featuring Dustin Haisler
Darwin AI
A company update featuring Dustin's perspective on making AI governance and governed workflows accessible through cooperative purchasing.
Darwin AI / Featuring Dustin Haisler
Darwin AI
TxDOT CIO Anh Selissen joins us to discuss AI readiness, data foundations, workforce learning, and how to turn a large portfolio of use cases into practical work.
Dustin Haisler & Noam Maital / with Anh Selissen
The GovAI Podcast · Darwin AI
Kansas City Chief Digital Officer Andrew Ngui joins us to discuss choosing useful AI applications, redesigning workflows, and leading organizational change.
Dustin Haisler & Noam Maital / with Andrew Ngui
The GovAI Podcast · Darwin AI
Micah Gaudet joins us for a practitioner conversation about AI in daily city operations, responsible experimentation, and building trust as adoption grows.
Dustin Haisler & Noam Maital / with Micah Gaudet
The GovAI Podcast · Darwin AI
A recap of my Transforming Local Government session on shadow AI, practical guardrails, and responsible innovation.
Alliance for Innovation recap of Dustin Haisler's session
Alliance for Innovation
Five takeaways on building public AI capacity, from infrastructure and governance to the people who put it to work.
Written by Dustin Haisler
Darwin AI
A public workshop on standards, oversight, and sustainable investment in shared AI capacity.
Dustin Haisler & Mihir Kshirsagar / moderated by Beth Simone Noveck
InnovateUS
A symposium account connecting AI, public administration, and the institutions responsible for effective governance.
Dustin Haisler / keynote participant
Good Governance Worldwide
A conversation with practitioner Benjamin Palacio on the technology, the workforce, and the realities of adoption.
Dustin Haisler, Noam Maital & Benjamin Palacio
The GovAI Podcast
The opening conversation of GovAI season two on the pace of AI and what it means for government leaders.
Dustin Haisler & Noam Maital
Darwin AI / GovAI Podcast
A conversation with Nicole Ubbink on redesigning permitting around the work, the people, and the public experience.
Dustin Haisler & Noam Reininger / guest Nicole Ubbink
Government Technology / Civic Innovators
Why government needs governance, infrastructure, and accountability as AI moves from answering questions to taking action.
Written by Dustin Haisler
Darwin AI
Clark County CIO Bob Leek joins a discussion about connecting services, teams, and technology at scale.
Dustin Haisler & Noam Reininger / guest Bob Leek
Government Technology / Civic Innovators
Dustin's mid-year briefing on the evolving governance landscape, workforce implications, and the arrival of agentic AI. Presented in July 2025; policy discussion reflects that date.
Featuring Dustin Haisler
Center for Public Sector AI
A June 2025 Center for Public Sector AI demonstration with Noam Maital on governance and risk mitigation for government and education. Historical demonstration, not a statement of current product capabilities.
Dustin Haisler with Noam Maital
Center for Public Sector AI
My perspective on the connections between cybersecurity capacity, higher education, and the public-sector workforce.
Written by Dustin Haisler
Dustin Haisler / field notes
An archived market perspective on the forces shaping government technology, buying decisions, and innovation.
Written by Dustin Haisler
Dustin Haisler / field notes
Written takeaways from my conversation with Noam Maital about moving from AI interest to practical adoption.
Written by Dustin Haisler
Dustin Haisler / field notes
An on-demand Q1 2025 briefing on AI developments, use cases, and the changing government landscape. Archived perspective, not current policy guidance. Publisher access or registration may be required.
Dustin Haisler & Teri Takai
Center for Public Sector AI
A conversation about connecting technology, planning, and budgeting to better public outcomes.
Dustin Haisler & Joe Morris / with Stefan Baerg & Chris Fabian
Government Technology / ICYMI
A Tyler Technologies conversation about the technologies and expectations reshaping the work of state and local government.
Dustin Haisler / interviewed by Bob Ragsdale
Tyler Technologies
A discussion with Google Public Sector's Chris Hein about practical AI applications and agency readiness.
Dustin Haisler & Joe Morris / guest Chris Hein
Government Technology / ICYMI
A market conversation with Rachel Stern and Jeff Cook about investment, company growth, and the govtech landscape.
Dustin Haisler / with Rachel Stern & Jeff Cook
Government Technology / ICYMI
Context for the Center for Digital Government's 2024 generative AI adoption benchmark, shared during Dustin's work with the Center for Public Sector AI. This local note is not the original survey PDF.
Center for Digital Government / Shared by Dustin Haisler
Center for Digital Government / e.Republic
An early look at the state-level response to generative AI. Published in 2023 and preserved here as part of the research trail.
Dustin Haisler
Medium
A Good Governance Worldwide symposium bringing public-sector technology practice into the academic conversation.
Dustin Haisler / symposium contributor
Good Governance Worldwide
Field notes from China during the 2019 Eisenhower Fellowship, exploring academic approaches to artificial intelligence.
Dustin Haisler
Eisenhower Fellowship / Medium
My TEDxLivermore talk on challenging assumptions about education and the systems built around it.
Talk by Dustin Haisler
TEDx Talks / TEDxLivermore
An early look at the civic innovation ideas that shaped my work in Manor and beyond.
Talk by Dustin Haisler
TEDx Talks / TEDxAustin
The White House's 2010 account of Manor's approach to civic innovation. An independent case study of the work, not an article authored by Dustin.
Beth Noveck / Obama White House archive
White House archive
Stanford recounts the collaboration behind Manor Labs and its approach to resident participation and government innovation.
Stanford Peace Innovation / case study of the Manor collaboration
Stanford Peace Innovation
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