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My time in government gave me perspective on how some people survive in government roles for decades, despite stressful red tape and bureaucracy. What I realized is that for many longtime government employees, bureaucratic exhaustion has set in. They have endured the government’s version of whack-a-mole—offering new ideas, new approaches, and innovation only to be shot down (whacked) time and again—for so long that they have gotten used to it, and have often given up proposing new ideas. It is a culture of rejection that incites a risk aversion—something not tolerated in a high-­performing organization, but pervasive in other places, like government. The OO will need to be indefatigable and savvy enough to break through bureaucracy, no matter how insurmountable it may seem.

The OO will also need to have Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals (BHAGs)—a wonderful term for a strategic vision plan coined by James Collins and Jerry Porras46—and a concrete plan to achieve them. The OO’s plan should galvanize the entire machinery of government, the private and nonprofit sectors, and the broader citizenry, and the OO should work closely with a diverse team of designers, engineers, influencers, community organizers, and advocates to push his or her outdoor agenda to its full potential. The officer should also guarantee that no new construction or other change negatively affects existing green spaces or human access to them.