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Weekly bits of interest – 20 May 2013
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Marco Steinberg, recently of the Helsinki Design Lab, writes of the value of public sector innovation ‘labs’. “The promise of ‘labs’ is that they can offer the freedom to build the science, practice, and culture of an innovative public sector. And that freedom […]
Weekly bits of interest – 13 May 2013
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Martin Stewart-Weeks shares his observations about innovation in the public sector. “For the most part, the whole point of organisations is to stay the same. Predictability has always been at a premium. The problem now is that turbulence and transition in the wider […]
Weekly bits of interest – 6 May 2013
Some recent developments and articles of interest: The UK’s Design Council has published a report for the European Commission – Design for the Public Good. The report describes the key benefits of design thinking for governments across the European Union Adam Stone investigates the core factors involved in creating an innovative […]
Weekly bits of interest – 22 April 2013
Some recent developments and articles of interest: DesignGov wants to hear your ideas on how to improve the interactions between government agencies and businesses The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) has partnered with VicHealth to do the Seed Challenge, set up to tackle the wicked problem of “How do we improve […]
Weekly bits of interest – 15 April 2013
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Do you want to innovate, but don’t know where to start? Tim Kastelle provides a handy summary of 20 things that good managers know about innovation, including that it’s about the process of ideas management as well as ideas, that anyone can innovate, […]
Weekly bits of interest – 8 April 2013
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Ellen Di Resta writes about the really scary thing about innovation Francesa Gino looks at how simple changes or ‘ethical nudges’, arising from behavioural insights, could assist the US Government with tax collection
Weekly bits of interest – 2 April 2013
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Got a great idea that will make the public sector smarter, better and broader? Then you might want to submit it to ‘The Pitch’ for the 2013 National Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Conference. The Pitch is a platform for new ideas on public […]
Weekly bits of interest – 25 March 2013
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Development Post has an interview with Christian Bason, Director of Mindlab, including discussion of design thinking and how it differs from the project-cycle policy design approach Deloitte has released a report on disruption in the public sector ‘Public sector, disrupted – How disruptive […]
Weekly bits of interest – 12 March 2013
Some recent developments and articles of interest: The Department of Finance and Deregulation is considering delivering a series of 3 hour courses on social media for members of the Australian Public Service. You can register interest through commenting on the blog post by Pia Waugh or by emailing Pia directly […]
Weekly bits of interest – 25 February 2013
Some recent developments and articles of interest: Craig Thomler suggests that Gov 2.0 and public sector innovation initiatives require having both a business and an IT oriented person in the team Ralph Orr writes about ‘integrative innovation’ on his new blog. “Sustainable innovation management is a complex capability that requires […]