Learn and keep on learning.
Mary Hendrick was delighted by the chance being shortlisted gave to spread the word about Surrey county council's work on learning disabilities.
Moreover, with Uber in class-action limbo in California over independent contractors, Austin's new city council learning how to govern on a 10-1 system, and SXSW right around the corner, tensions are running particularly high.
Mr Willetts scrutinised the council's accounts after learning of a £1m overspend on a bridge rebuild project.
But the council member learns from a colleague at the community college that research shows the Scared Straight Program has a negative effect on youth causing more crime among some.
Hooton was asked about lessons the council had learned.
"However, we know that there are important lessons the council must learn.
While serving with Mansoor on the Costa Mesa council, I've learned a few things about him.
On September 14th Mr Hull from Islington fielded questions from a group of other Labour-run councils keen to learn from his borough's experience.
Labour's Richard Watts, Islington's leader, says the council learned about the plans only after reading them on the website of a firm of architects.
He said: "Councils learnt early on how unpopular simply closing libraries is, so they have had to cut the vital service in other, less obvious ways.
