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• Individuals or organizations on the cutting edge of innovation research
• Practitioners with personal experience in public sector innovation and innovation thought leadership

• Anticipatory innovation and foresight
• Ground-up efforts (e.g., innovative citizen engagement) and adaptive innovation
• Behavioural insights
• Cross-border innovation
• Developing/using innovation tools, resources, and methods
• Emerging technologies (e.g., AI, digital twins, 5G, robotics, new data techniques)
• Experimentation
• Innovation management (portfolio approaches, skills, capacities)
• Innovative approaches to cope with/combat climate change
• Mission-oriented innovation
• Systems approaches

• Send [email protected] a excerpt of 250 words. From this, we will be able to determine the suitability of the piece for the OPSI blog site and jump start the coordination process.
• Join our community by registering for an account. This way, we can list you as an author if we publish your blog.
• Draft a blog post and 3 key takeaways:
  • Blog post: 500-800 word count (up to 2000 if surfacing new concepts or complex ideas)
  • Key takeaways: 3 bullets on the key messages you want to convey to the reader
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• Please email your article to [email protected]. We will review your blog post for potential publication. If accepted, we will proofread the post and send it back to you for a final round of edits and approval. Once the contributor and OPSI are satisfied with the article, OPSI will publish it on the OPSI blog.

Write for a general audience

• The objective is to reach as many people as possible. Provide enough context for the reader to recognize the significance of the issues without becoming too technical
• Avoid jargon and be consistent, clear and concise!

Articulate a specific message

• Ask yourself: what do I want the audience to take away from this article? And what do I want them to feel and what actions do I want them to take?

Use a catchy opening

• The opening, or lead, paragraph should be catchy and highlight the main point of the article

Bring in a human element

• Ask yourself: how could a change in X improve the world we live in – from the global to the individual level

Set the tone

• We encourage blogs that are topical, insightful and authoritative!

Use informative headings

• This will help your readers navigate the blog and retains interest

Hyperlink for context

• Hyperlink references, as opposed to footnoting, to provide readers with the necessary context

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