Angela Hanson, Author at Observatory of Public Sector Innovation Observatory of Public Sector Innovation

5 March 2019

Designing for a mission-oriented government in Estonia

A reflection on a workshop co-designed with Piret Tõnurist and Kevin Richman as part of a programme led by Piret Tõnurist. Building on OPSI’s ongoing systems work, including in Scotland, Finland, and Slovenia, the team travelled…

Systems Change

Angela Hanson

30 July 2018

Prototyping the Toolkit Navigator

Innovation Toolkit

Over the last few months, the OPSI team did a lot of assumption testing, prototyping and usability testing of the “meta-toolkit” concept (which we are now calling Toolkit Navigator). This web resource will offer…

Experimentation Public Service Tool Toolkit

Angela Hanson

12 April 2018

A Toolkit by Any Other Name

How to innovate, Innovation Toolkit

What is in a name? Would a toolkit by any other name seem as useful? In this post, I delve into what comprises innovation “toolkits”—and make a stab at classifying them. What is the difference…

Checklist Compendium Guidance Handbook Manual Meta-toolkit Method Catalogue Methodology Methods Playbook Run sheet Skills and Competencies Tactic Taxonomy Technique Tips & Tricks Tool Toolkit

Angela Hanson

21 March 2018

SXSW talks city innovation and complexity

Event, How to innovate

Last week, I spoke about city innovation at SXSW (South by South West) festival as part of its inaugural Cities Summit program. SXSW is an annual design, technology, and innovation conference held in Texas. Typically…

Cities Methods Public Sector

Angela Hanson

19 February 2018

What we learned about how innovators approach a new problem

Event, How to innovate, Innovation Toolkit

OPSI took advantage of the convening of public sector innovation leaders and practitioners at the November 2017 OPSI conference to host a workshop to learn how innovators approach new ways of doing things in their…

Event Tool

Angela Hanson

1 February 2018

Have we reached peak-toolkit?

How to innovate, Innovation Toolkit

We suspect that the world does not need another toolkit. There, I said it. This hunch is reinforced when I am met with wincing but affirming smiles each time the topic emerges in conversation with…

Human Resources Leadership Organisational Design Systems Change