Public Problem Solving Canvas - Observatory of Public Sector Innovation

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- European Commission Collaboration
  Working in partnership with the European Commission, including through its Horizon 2020 programme, to achieve priorities in leading public sector innovation.
- Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector
  Exploring how governments can seize the potential of AI for public sector transformation while mitigating risks and strengthening public trust.
- Innovation Portfolios
  Taking a portfolio approach to innovation using OPSI's Innovation Facets Model.
- Anticipatory Innovation
  Anticipating future changes and developing and testing new approaches with and for governments and partners.
- Cross-Border Government Innovation
  Exploring innovative approaches for government collaboration across national and jurisdictional borders.
- Behavioural Insights
  Researching the use of behavioural science in policy-making, from behavioural drivers and barriers to systematically challenging assumptions and testing new interventions.
- Innovation Declaration
- Innovation Management
- Innovation Trends
- Innovative Capacity
- Mission-Oriented Innovation
- Systems Approaches
- Toolkit Navigator
  Putting innovation theory into practice. A compendium of toolkits for public sector innovation and transformation.
- Case Study Library
  Explore hundreds of public sector case studies from around the world and all levels of government.
- Portfolio Exploration Tool
  A free self-assessment tool to determine your team’s or organisation’s capability to innovate.
- Anticipatory Innovation Resource (AIR)
- Innovation Declaration
- BI Knowledge Hub
  Discover Behavioural Insights (BI) projects and units from around the globe. Add or pre-register your unit or project and uncover key insights into what works.
- Portfolio Exploration Workshop
- COVID-19 Response Tracker
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The GovLab's Public Problem Solving Canvas is an online interactive canvas based on twenty questions to create and develop your public interest project. These twenty questions are designed to help you refine your understanding of the problem and those whom it affects; express your Big Idea; and turn that idea into an actionable strategy in the real world to the end of improving people's lives.

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Discipline or practice

Strategic Design

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http://canvas.govlabacademy.org/

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Features

Interactive diagnostic

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Date Published

2015

License

CC BY-SA Attribution-ShareAlike

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Interactive canvas

Web-based resource

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