Execution is how we turn ideas into action with urgency, strategy, and collaboration.
Executing through our process
By guiding the implementation of research-backed Sprints and special projects, this work ensures that epic solutions are tested, refined and put into action. We’re focused on building civic capacity, aligning partners, securing resources, and setting clear success metrics so that each initiative delivers measurable change. It is through this workstream that the Civic Council turns insight and advocacy into action — driving progress that positions Jacksonville as a world-class destination of choice.
Why Sprints? Why Now?
Jacksonville is ready for epic civic solutions—but too often, big ideas get lost in drawn-out processes or disjointed efforts. The EpicJax Sprint model is our answer: a faster, smarter, more collaborative way to tackle our city’s biggest challenges. A Sprint is a focused, research-driven, 90-day effort that brings together cross-sector leaders to:
- Define a problem
- Explore root causes
- Design actionable solutions
What Sprints Deliver
Real world impact. Sprints serve both community innovation and executive leadership to drive change within the Civic Council’s four strategies of Inspire, Advance, Prepare, and Connect. Initiatives routinely:
- Concentrate energy
- Build shared ownership
- Promote world-class status
- Model creativity and,
- Are powered by data
What Sprints Produce
Every Sprint develops a product that pushes Jacksonville toward a world-class destination of choice.
- Apps, Maps & Platforms
- Campaigns & Messaging
- New Funding Models
- Policy & Practice Playbooks
- Governance & Implementation Strategies
- Pilot Program or MVPs
Recent Initiatives
Execution Committee
William I. (Tripp) Gulliford, III
Scott Kashman
Andy Kaufmann
Donna Orender
Tyler Mathews
Chris Kalin
