July 2017 - Observatory of Public Sector Innovation Observatory of Public Sector Innovation

31 July 2017

Innovation Conference: Save the Date (20-21 Nov) & Seeking Talks

The OECD’s OPSI and our partners at the European Commission are excited to convene innovators from around the world for a conference on “Innovation in Government: The New Normal” on 20-21 November 2017 a the…

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OPSI

6 July 2017

Exploring innovation skills: how can we put them into use?

Event, How to innovate, Innovation Skills

This blog was authored by former OPSI Policy Analyst, Matt Kerlogue In my previous blog post, I set out the OPSI’s beta model of skills for public sector innovation, structured around six skill areas: iteration,…

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Jamie Berryhill

5 July 2017

What’s all the hype about innovation awards?

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We here at OPSI recognise the value of celebrating innovation, regardless of whether the innovations are great successes or whether they are failures that we can all learn from. An increasingly popular way to celebrate…

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Piret Tõnurist

3 July 2017

A Debate about Uncertainty, Held in the Heart of Certainty

Event, How to innovate

This blog was co-authored by Justin W. Cook On the 28th of February, policy makers, systems thinkers, designers, academics and others convened in Paris for an all day workshop discussing new ways to address public…

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