You know what you need solved and you have the authority to solve it. Connect recruits, vets, and delivers the innovation — and carries the process end to end, at no cost to you.
Each of these started the same way: a leader with a problem, an authority to act, and no time to find and vet the answer. Connect took it from there.
Connect's process enabled Centene, the country's largest Medicaid provider, to supply services to a severely at-risk population by delivering independently verified smoking cessation to women who were pregnant. Vincere was the sole innovation that could meet their needs.
When the Governor sought to invest ARPA funds to save schools money, he turned to Connect to deliver an innovative solution. Script is projected to save schools $10s-$100s of millions due to the $4 million invested by the state.
The city of Seattle is dealing with a $240 million budget shortfall for the year 2025. Decision-makers need better information to prioritize funding allocations. Connect provided ResourceX with an innovative plan that allowed them to implement priority-based budgeting for Seattle on a tight timeline.
Universities compete to attract and retain top-tier students. Knowing this, Connect brought Georgia Tech together with Knack. The University President and Provost immediately understood how Knack's peer-tutoring platform would expand students' access to expert on-campus tutors.
The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice wanted to address a manpower shortage in rural counties. Connect identified, vetted, and delivered a CheckUps pilot program to assess its suitability for the state's needs.
ICMA members required a scalable mental healthcare solution to prevent burnout during the pandemic. As ICMA's innovation partner, Connect was responsible for discovering, evaluating, and implementing the Cope Notes solution.
Every light-green state is part of our affiliate footprint — insiders with working relationships in the statehouse and agencies. Marked states are our focus markets. Tap one.
Kruger & Dunning, 1999. Everyone claimed the 60s and 70s. Only one group was right. We rebuilt the actual study in three dimensions — orbit it, and see how far felt confidence drifts from measured competence.
Values approximate · logical-reasoning study
Every state’s Rural Health Transformation awards, raised in proportion to what they’ve announced. Drag the relief, switch the measure, hover any state. Updated every ten days.
Edition of 10 September 2026 · compiled from many sources · analysis by Connect
For the first 20+ years of his career, West ran 46 political campaigns, from Governor to City Council. That national political network became Connect: 60+ affiliates providing direct access to the people who can sign the contract and stroke the check.
Connect's model pairs that network with a portfolio of proven, vetted innovations — so a decision-maker gets the answer to their problem without running the search themselves.
"Innovation is not valuable to society until decision-makers can adopt it. This process is not glamorous — but it is vital."
West McKee · Founder, Connect · Austin, Texas
Based in Austin, Texas. Working nationwide.