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26 September 2018

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

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

Alex Roberts

28 August 2018

Travel and Instagram: A parable about the importance of technology to innovation

Emerging Tech, Systems Thinking

Every now and again I see the claim that there’s too great a focus within innovation discussions on technology and tools, rather than on people and their needs. The argument runs that the specific technology…

Rebecca Santos

20 June 2018

Scotland improves national performance with systems approach

Event, How to innovate, Systems Thinking

OPSI works with Scotland to implement its national performance framework.

Leadership Public Service Systems Change

Alex Roberts

19 June 2018

Learning about public sector innovation systems in Brasilia

Research, Systems Thinking, Updates on the OPSI

OPSI investigates Brazil's innovation system.

Brazil innovation review Public Service

Piret Tõnurist

26 October 2017

Trust in a digital age: Introducing parliamentarians to systems interventions

Event, Systems Thinking, Updates on the OPSI

We are living in an age where access to government and politicians is ever increasing, educational levels are rising, and yet we trust government institutions less and less. On 11 October 2017, OPSI ran a…

Citizen Engagement Communication Leadership Organisational Design Public Service Systems Change

Piret Tõnurist

25 October 2017

Taking the Systems Work Forward: Workshop for Senior Slovenian Officials

Event, Systems Thinking

In September, OPSI launched the report “System Approaches to Public Challenges: Working with Change” on dealing with complexity in public policy. To take this work forward, we launched a series of workshops with leading countries…

Experimentation Organisational Design Public Service Systems Change