Monthly Archives: September 2010
Weekly bits of interest – 28 September 2010
Developments and articles of interest from the last week: Rosabeth Moss Kanter writes about five attributes that can be key for getting ideas off the ground, including teaming up and not giving up. Drew Boyd writes that a recent study has demonstrated that forecasting and simulation can greatly enhance the innovation […]
Weekly bits of interest – 20 September 2010
Developments and articles of interest from the last week: Phillippa Williamson, CEO of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office writes of the importance of collaboration and openness for an effective innovation process. Dr John Steen from the University of Queensland writes on how different support networks are needed for different phases […]
Imagine if… Creative Innovation 2010
Imagine if people from around Australia and beyond came together to learn how to think differently about problems and re-invent the future. This was what Creative Innovation 2010 challenged its participants to conceive, and sought to deliver. Featuring more than 30 speakers from a wide range of backgrounds and interests, […]
Weekly bits of interest – 13 September 2010
Developments and articles of interest from the last week: Last week the US Government launched Challenge.gov, a platform for US Government agencies to issue challenges and collaborate with the public in finding solutions. GovLoop provides some detail about the platform, the context for it, and what it will be used […]
WA Public Sector Innovation Workshop
Recently I was lucky enough to attend the Western Australian Public Sector Innovation Workshop, organised (in the main) by the WA Department of Agriculture and Food. Like the Australian Public Service, state and territory public sectors are also looking at how to foster and increase innovation. At this event there […]
Weekly bits of interest – 6 September 2010
Developments and articles of interest from the last week. This article notes that the US Government is establishing a platform for its agencies to run innovation challenges and competitions. The site, Challenge.gov, will be launched in the next few months. As the article mentions, the Case Foundation and the White House, […]
Social Media in Government Seminar – August 2010
Each year in the Department of Innovation, members of our Graduate Development Program are responsible for a major project on which they report to our Departmental Executive. This year one of the graduate groups has been tasked with looking at Government 2.0 and associated possible opportunities for the Department. Recently, as part of their project, […]