Tag Archives: public sector innovation
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Achieving innovation through design thinking
Have you ever wondered how government products, such as programs, policies or processes, can be created in a way that closely aligns with the needs of the end-user, whilst also achieving the Government and department objectives? How do we better ensure that the product is taken up by the user? […]
State of the Service Report 2010-11 – Innovation and Efficiency Findings
On 24 November the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) tabled the 2010-11 State of the Service (SoS) Report in Parliament, the latest in a series of annual reports examining the status of the Australian Public Service (APS) and any emerging trends. The findings of the report are based on a […]
2nd Western Australian Public Service Innovation Workshop
Forget the box! Don’t just think outside of the box, forget it entirely! That was just one piece of advice that was discussed at the 2nd Western Australian Public Service innovation workshop on Thursday 24 November in Perth. It was a great event with a lot of energy and enthusiasm for […]
Social Innovator Dialogue – Dan Hill, Helsinki Design Lab
On Tuesday 15 November 2011 I was lucky enough to attend the Social Innovator Dialogue discussion in Sydney with Dan Hill, Strategic Design Lead at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, in Helsinki. Dan spoke about strategic design where the public sector and civic life itself is the design challenge and where problems are […]
Weekly bits of interest – 21 November 2011
Recent developments and articles of interest: Scott Anthony provides some advice for beleaguered innovators. “You cannot find truth through analysis. You can only find truth through action. If you rest only on analysis to make decisions about innovation, you won’t do things that haven’t been done before. You will do incremental […]
Weekly Bits of Interest – 13 September 2011
Developments and articles of interest from the last week: James Duggan talks ‘co-production’ on the UK’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills blog Still in the UK, the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills recently released a report titled “Infrastructure supply chains: barriers and opportunities”. Some interesting findings regarding using procurement […]