Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller · 2026-06-04 · 44 min
What you’ll get in this episode of Energy Thinks This week, I sit down with Jonathan Smith , founder and principal of Mobilis Works , an advisory practice to the Problem Solvers on policy innovation, economic competitiveness, and civic capacity, for one of the most thoughtful conversations I’ve had about what it actually takes to move from policy ideas to real-world implementation. Jonathan has spent his career at the intersection of Congress, state government, economic development, workforce strategy, and coalition building. And this conversation gets into one of the questions I’ve been obsessing over lately: How do we help the Problem Solvers actually solve problems? In this episode, we discuss: * Why on-the-ground implementation is the most important part of the policy process * How communities became stuck chasing grants instead of building long-term investment readiness * What project developers, policymakers, and industry leaders misunderstand about community buy-in * Why people support projects when they believe they are helping design their community’s future * Why opposition is not a “facts” problem but an agency problem Why Jonathan Smith?
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