August 2017 - Observatory of Public Sector Innovation Observatory of Public Sector Innovation

31 August 2017

Announcements: Call for Innovations & Innovation Award

Innovators are encouraged to submit innovative practices to fuel new research on innovation trends and that can be considered for the UAE’s new Edge of Government Innovation Award. We have extended the deadline for submissions…

Awards Challenges and Awards Future Forecasting & Horizon Scanning Leadership Systems Change

Alex Roberts

28 August 2017

Innovation Lessons from the Past

How to innovate

When public sector innovation is talked about it can often seem like a new focus, or something that governments have only recently paid attention to. Yet on a recent holiday I had a reminder that…

Leadership Learning from Failure Public Service

OPSI

24 August 2017

Remembering Innovation Month

Event

This guest blog was written by Rob Thomas Communications Officer, BizLab, Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science “It is the responsibility of every APS officer to explore the opportunities that are available to you through…

Awards Digital and Technology Modernisation Event Leadership Public Service Reframing Rules and regulations

Alex Roberts

21 August 2017

The Importance of Momentum

How to innovate

Have you ever felt bogged down or stuck when you were trying to introduce something new? When you just felt like it was easier to give up? Image source/acknowledgement: John Saddington, 2016 At the start…

Learning from Failure Methods Organisational Design Reframing Rules and regulations Systems Change

OPSI

9 August 2017

Experimentation is the right to make mistakes

Interview

This blog was authored by former OPSI intern, Théo Bourgery. In the context of the OECD’s “Evidence-Informed Policy-Making” conference, I had the opportunity to interview Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith and Camille Laporte on the role of experimentation…

Experimentation Learning from Failure Methods Public Service

Alex Roberts

2 August 2017

Identifying Public Sector Innovation Strategies

How to innovate

This blog was co-authored with former OPSI intern,Théo Bourgery “What does innovation mean to you?” This is a common topic when you speak to public servants about innovation – what is it really about, what…

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