Weekly bits of interest – 20 February 2012
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Last week Vivek Kundra, former CIO for the US Federal Government, was in Canberra and spoke about technology and public sector innovation. Pia Waugh writes about the event, including a short interview she undertook with Vivek In the UK, the 2012 Reform Scorecard found that reforms combined […]
Weekly bits of interest – 13 February 2012
Some recent developments and articles of interest: The US Government has developed an ‘Open Innovator’s Toolkit’, a roster of 20 leading practices that an “open innovator” should consider when confronting any policy challenge. Like our own innovation toolkit the aim is for it to grow over time. The new Centre for Excellence in Public […]
Weekly bits of interest – 6 February 2012
Some recent developments and articles of interest: The 2012 Australian Government ICT Awards are open for nominations, including the Excellence in eGovernment Awards, Government 2.0 Innovator Award and the ICT Professional of the Year Award. Nominations close Thursday 1 March 2012. James Gardener, a former senior civil servant with the UK Government, writes about […]
Weekly bits of interest – 30 January 2012
Some developments and articles of interest: How many times have you been warned about reinventing the wheel? Tim Kastelle identifies some circumstances where innovation is aided by doing so. In another post Tim Kastelle discusses some opportunities for business model innovation within the higher education sector. “There are a few issues in […]
A Pilot Centre for Excellence in Public Sector Design
[Ken Pettifer is acting Deputy Secretary at the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education] One of the ideas included in the Australian Public Service (APS) Innovation Action Plan released in 2011 was the establishment of an APS Design Centre that could assist in developing and testing new […]
Weekly bits of interest – 23 January 2012
Some developments and articles of interest from over the holiday break: Bill Eggers and Ruben Gonzalez from Deloitte write about the need for disruptive innovation in the public sector. “Budget cutting in government is typically an exercise in using the blunt instrument of across-the-board cuts—in other words, doing more of the same with […]
End of year stock-take – public sector innovation in the APS in 2011
I recently read in an innovation newsletter that the most important motivator for innovation is progress, or being able to make and see progress in your work.1 This definitely resonates for me, and I find that the feeling of having achieved something is extremely important in sustaining my appetite for further […]
2011 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management
There is a lot of innovation that happens in the public sector, but sometimes it can be very difficult to know or hear about it. To help address this, the APS Innovation Action Plan noted that awards to celebrate and share innovations fromAustralia’s public sector are important. They help others […]
Weekly bits of interest – 19 December 2011
Recent developments and articles of interest: Is it easier to be innovative in small teams? Michael Schrage looks at the trend for smaller innovation teams. “The key performance indicator here is, ironically, slow growth. A fast-growing innovation team means either the wrong people were hired or that the wrong challenge […]
Service design…..who are we designing for?
What do Sticky notes and a rubber chicken have in common? The possibility to change the world of course! Service Design thinking, for those who haven’t heard of it, is an interdisciplinary approach that offers great value for entrepreneurs and innovators in the field of services. Design thinking can help […]