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Four overlapping circles with four identified intersections. The top circle is labelled "mission-oriented innovation", the right circle "anticipatory innovation", the bottom "adaptive innovation", and the left "enhancement-oriented innovation". The four intersections are labelled "transformative changes" between mission-oriented and anticipatory, "disruptive changes" between anticipatory and adaptive, "optimising changes" between adaptive and enhancement-oriented, and "sustaining changes" between enhancement-oriented and mission-oriented.

24 October 2018

Innovation facets part 3: Enhancement-oriented innovation

How to innovate, Innovation Facets, Updates on the OPSI

In our first two pieces looking at the innovation facets, we have described how each facet has different characteristics, and how different types of change are associated with different types of innovation. In this post,…

innovation facets

Kevin Richman

24 October 2018

Upcoming webinars – Innovation 101 and Canada Innovation System Review!

Event, How to innovate, Innovation Lifecycle, Systems Thinking

When we opened up registration for our first webinar, we knew there was pent up demand to use different mediums to share OPSI’s knowledge, expertise, and thinking, but we were not sure if webinars were…

Alex Roberts

3 October 2018

Innovation facets part 2: How different types of innovation lead to different types of change

How to innovate, Innovation Facets

In our post on innovation facets we outlined how innovation is not just one thing, but that there are different types of innovation that should be considered and appreciated in the public sector. We identified…

innovation facets

Daniel Tostado

26 September 2018

OPSI Presents at French Territorial Innovation “Innova’ter” Conference

Event, Global Trends, How to innovate, Innovation Toolkit

Yesterday, September 25th, OPSI Director Marco Daglio spoke at the 2nd annual Innova’ter in Paris. The conference highlighted the different challenges that local and regional public sector innovators face in France, and explored how to…

Alex Roberts

26 September 2018

Brasilia revisited: enriching the picture of the public sector innovation system

Country Studies, Research, Systems Thinking, Updates on the OPSI

In our first visit to Brasilia in May, members of the Observatory of Public Sector Innovation team were on a journey of discovery to uncover the innovation context for the Public Service of Brazil. In…

Brazil

Jamie Berryhill

14 September 2018

Deadline Extended: Call for Innovations open until 5 October

Global Trends, Research, Updates on the OPSI

Due to demand from the innovation community, and to give more time for users who encountered technical issues, we have extended the deadline for the Call for Innovations until 5 October 2018. You may…

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Rhoda on OECD Declaration on Public Sector Innovation – Public Consultation Open through 22 February: “I can see significant innovation by government to improve efficiencies in order to save money. As a tax payer I…” Feb 6, 08:40

Deborah on “Transportation as a Benefit” (TaaB) Program: “We in Syracuse, NY developed a low cost Shuttle To Work program to meet the needs in our area. Most…” Jan 9, 00:21