Month: March 2013

[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] Despite the tongue-in-cheek nature of this post’s title[1. For those familiar with the relevant episode, the second part of the title should be sung repeatedly in the spirit of The Simpsons chant “You don’t win friends with salad”], it is about… Continue reading Experiences of DesignGov as a government start-up – You don’t win friends with innovation

[Originally published on the Australian Government Public Sector Innovation Network under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] What does design offer that we don’t already have in the public sector? How does design fit with what we already do or with other ‘new’ trends and techniques? In the public servant’s tool-set, when and how should design… Continue reading Towards a unified theory of ‘shiny new things’ for the public sector