Category Archives: Innovation Toolkit
Using Randomised Control Trials to Evaluate Public Policy
How can we in the public service best assess whether a specific intervention has worked – or has worked better than what is already available and is also cost-effective? On Thursday 31 January, the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education and the Department of Education and Workplace […]
The ‘How to’ of Design
At the Australian Centre for Excellence in Public Sector Design we are seeking to understand what is the nature of the design eco-system and the tools and methodologies being used. In this post I thought I would share with you the results of some of that work and to seek […]
Public Sector Design – shared resources about the what, why and how?
What are some of the resources that you have found to be useful in learning about design (and design for the public sector)? Part of the role of the Australian Centre for Excellence in Public Sector Design is to draw together the different methodologies, approaches and even words that exist […]
Preliminary findings of the cognitive testing of the Australian Public Sector Innovation Indicators (APSII) questionnaire
Between May and June 2012, the APSII Project Team undertook cognitive testing of the Draft Pilot Survey designed to measure innovation in the Australian Public Sector. Cognitive testing ensures that the survey actually measures what it is designed to measure. In developing the questionnaire we had looked at work done elsewhere on this topic. Aside fromSouth […]
Australian Public Sector Innovation Survey Launched
After 18 months of research, consultation, planning and testing, I am pleased to report that the Australian Public Service Commission has now launched the first Public Sector Innovation Survey. This is a pilot survey designed to investigate innovation within the Australian Public Service (APS) and the factors that contribute to […]
Innovation toolkit – making IDEAS interactive
One of my favourite features of our Public Sector Innovation Toolkit is the IDEAS framework, developed by Professor John English. It’s a simple series of questions that help you consider whether an idea is ready to be pursued. I find it a really useful tool for helping me assess my ideas and […]
Public Sector Innovation Toolkit
Today we announce the launch of the Public Sector Innovation Toolkit, a major new development in our ongoing work to support innovation in the public sector. Empowering Change: Fostering Innovation in the Australian Public Service identified that a priority area for action was the establishment and maintenance of an Innovation […]
Innovation Toolkit – draft roles module
We have previously prepared and asked for comments on two draft Innovation Toolkit modules – ideas management systems, mechanisms of challenge and innovation values. Today we would like your thoughts on the draft module we have prepared on innovation roles. As mentioned, for each of the tools identified in Empowering […]
Innovation Toolkit – Draft innovation values module
We have previously prepared and asked for comments on two draft Innovation Toolkit modules – ideas management systems and mechanisms of challenge. Today we would like your thoughts on the draft module we have prepared on innovation values. As mentioned, for each of the tools identified in Empowering Change: Fostering […]
Building a business case – how will you know the idea has worked?
In this post, we take a look at another difficult aspect of developing a business case1 - identifying the outcomes and being able to say what success (or failure) will look like in implementing the idea. You should know what you hope will happen, but how will you assess whether it has worked, and whether its […]