Tag Archives: public sector innovation
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 […]
Tedx Salon #2 Big Ideas for the Public Service
On Wednesday I attended the Tedx Canberra Salon #2 Big Ideas for the Public Service hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). It was a good turn out and the room was full of conversation when I arrived. The event was officially kicked off by the Secretary of […]
Embedding design and co-creation in the APS – co-creation and design position
Are you interested in public sector innovation? Have you knowledge and experience of co-creation/design? Do you want to come and join our team? If the answer to these three questions is yes, then we have an opportunity for you. We have a vacancy for a non-ongoing Executive Level 1 position […]
Release of the Australian Innovation System Report 2011
My name is Luke Hendrickson and I am the acting Manager of the team that delivers the Australian Innovation System Report on behalf of the Australian Government each year. I want to let you know that the Australian Innovation System Report 2011 has been released and is available from the Department’s website. This Report […]