Social Lean 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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A mashup of the original Business Model Canvas with lean startup methodology built in, this canvas is intended for social entrepreneurs to validate their offering, prioritise what to develop, and message the offering. This could also be used by a government service provider.
The website includes a checklist to evaluate whether you will likely find value in using the canvas.

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Publisher

Akina Foundation

Discipline or practice

Social Innovation

Link to toolkit

https://www.theimpactinitiative.org.nz/toolkit-for-se/social-lean-canvas

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Type

Features

Interactive diagnostic

Country/Territory

Date Published

2013

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Formats

Interactive canvas

Web-based resource

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