Monthly Archives: July 2012
Policy Visualisation Network
(Evan Hill is from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet) Representatives from the Departments of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Prime Minister and Cabinet; Climate Change and Energy Efficiency; Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education; and Resources, Energy and Tourism as well as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) met […]
Weekly bits of interest – 30 July 2012
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Family by Family, the first co-designed social solution out of The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI), has been recognised as Best in Category in Service Design at the 2012 Australian International Design Awards. Congratulations to the team at TACSI! A recent report on the US […]
Weekly bits of interest – 23 July 2012
Some recent developments and articles of interest: What are the differences between mistakes and failure? Tim Kastelle looks at why the two should be considered separately. “Failure is always a contentious issue. If you fail, you lose resources that could been [sic] used elsewhere. The problem is, if every idea that […]
Weekly bits of interest – 16 July 2012
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Mat Hunter from the UK Design Council looks at the importance of design in public services. “Whether you believe in a moral duty to offer citizens a better experience, better designed services usually mean lower delivery costs for the public sector. The simple […]
Weekly bits of interest – 9 July 2012
Some recent developments and articles of interest: The New Zealand Government has identified 10 key results that it wants the public sector to achieve in the next five years An overview of the recent International Society of Professional Innovation Managers (ISPIM) Conference held in Barcelona, Spain, including mention of design […]
Weekly bits of interest – 2 July 2012
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Not sure how to write for social media? Francis Walsh provides some guidance in “Government of Tweet Street: a guide to writing public sector micro-blogs“ Tom Fox provides some tips on cutting through red tape in the US government and driving change. “Under […]