Innovation

Co-Delivery: Beyond Traditional Citizen Engagement

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 12:54

How can governments at all levels engage their citizens in ways that are more meaningful – and fun -- to both the citizens and their community? A series of pioneering initiatives hold new promise that this now can be done on a much wider scale.

The Operator's Manual - An Update of Chapter 7: Innovation

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 10:09

Recognize that employees, especially those who are on the front line of your organization and who regularly deal with your agency’s customers, often are the source of innovative services that can benefit your customers. Getting them engaged is key.

 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Innovation

Moving Forward on the New Management Agenda

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 00:03
Key themes from this agenda reinforce some existing management activities and introduce new ones, and tie to the use of evidence, data and research to make better management and budget decisions.

Earlier this month, President Obama spoke about a new Management Agenda from the Administration.   With the release in late July of

Leadership in Action -- Summer 2013 The Business of Government Magazine (NEW)

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 23:51
The leaders profiled in this edition offer compelling insights, lessons learned, and, most of all, advice to others that is marked by clarity of mind and a sense of purpose. It is truly leadership in action...

Over the past 15 years, the IBM Center for The Business of Government has sought to connect public management research with practice.

Health IT - Better Healthcare at Lower Cost? Interview with Dr. Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for Health IT

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 22:15
Health Information Technology or Health IT has the potential to transform the practice of healthcare by reducing cost, improving quality, and enabling a patient centered approach to care.

This week marks the 8th annual National Health IT Week --a virtual event offering all healthcare stakeholders an opportunity to unite under one banner, expressing the benefits that health information technology (IT) brings to U.S.

Looking ahead at key challenges and opportunities for government

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 21:40

The Center’s new report is the result of multiple interviews with government leaders, an assessment of research and reports on challenges and opportunities from the Center and many other sources; and a roundtable involving key government, academic, and industry officials last May.  

New Report: A Guide for Innovative Public Servants

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 16:14

Released by the IBM Center for the Business of Government, “The Persistence of Innovation in Government: A Guide for Innovative Public Servants,” mines data from the 28-year history of the Harvard University’s Kennedy School’s Innovations in American Government Awards (HKS Awards). The report author, University of Toronto Professor Dr.

Innovation Australian-Style

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 12:51
The current edition of The Public Manager describes the Australian national government’s approach to systematically embedding innovation into agency operations.  In an article by Australian civil servant Alex Roberts, one of the champions of innovation Down Under, he says the new mantra for government is “do better with less.”

In 2009, the Australian national government’s Management Adv

Leadership in Action - The Business of Government Magazine Spring 2014

Submitted by on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 12:39

In meeting varied missions, government executives confront significant challenges. Responding properly to them must be guided and informed by the harsh fiscal and budgetary realities of the day. It can no longer be simply a wishful platitude that government do more with less. Leaders need to change the way government does business to make smarter use of increasingly limited resources—leveraging technology and innovation to be more efficient, effective, anticipatory, adaptive, and evidence-based in delivering missions and securing the public trust.

Harnessing Evidence and Evaluation: Insights from Kathy Stack, Advisor, Evidence-Based Innovation, OMB

Submitted by on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:41
In a climate of fiscal austerity, it is far better to cut programs with minimal impact and improve existing programs, based on evidence from high-quality program evaluations. What is program evaluation? How can evidence and rigorous evaluation be best integrated into decision-making?

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