[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] We’ve previously asked you about what the innovation toolkit should look like. Now we’d like some help with another toolkit question. For each of the tools identified in Empowering Change: Fostering Innovation in the Australian Public Service we are developing a ‘module’ to… Continue reading Innovation Toolkit – Draft ideas management systems ‘module’
Month: February 2011
Can the public sector innovate when it doesn’t have to?
[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] As discussed in my previous post, one of the findings of the recent European Innobarometer survey was that budget decreases may be an important driver for public sector innovation. In this post I’d like to look at some of the other findings and… Continue reading Can the public sector innovate when it doesn’t have to?
If scarcity drives innovation, how do you resource it?
[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] A common refrain in the public sector is that there isn’t enough time, money or resources to innovate in the public sector, and that if we only had the space, the opportunity and the support necessary so much more… Continue reading If scarcity drives innovation, how do you resource it?