Delivering the future Innovation in Government

Overview Innovative Government Sustaining Innovation in Government Getting ideas for the future Leading and executing Be part of the open source world

Innovative Government

Sustaining Innovation in Government

Getting ideas for the future

Leading and executing

Be part of the open source world

Innovative Government Barack Obama described Washington as “the place good ideas go to die”

But government does innovate

… with groundbreaking solutions

… and can lead the private sector

A platform for innovation

But does it sustain Tends to be “one-off” Big Bang approach No examples of regular innovation Doesn’t go across processes Seen as specialist domain, not a core value Seen to be more around generating ideas not focused on generating results UK National Audit Office, Review of Innovation in Government Agencies, July 2006

Tends to be “one-off”

Big Bang approach

No examples of regular innovation

Doesn’t go across processes

Seen as specialist domain, not a core value

Seen to be more around generating ideas not focused on generating results

UK National Audit Office, Review of Innovation in Government Agencies, July 2006

So what is the problem The real problem is that few governments take a systemic view of the innovation process – Bill Eggers, Deloitte Research The alibis We can’t because we are government The front page of the Herald Sun We don’t have the budget We can’t take risks We have a rigorous process we must follow <Add your own here>

The real problem is that few governments take a systemic view of the innovation process – Bill Eggers, Deloitte Research

The alibis

We can’t because we are government

The front page of the Herald Sun

We don’t have the budget

We can’t take risks

We have a rigorous process we must follow

<Add your own here>

Ask your people

Ask the community … also borrow these ideas there are some great ones

Ask both

Have a conversation

Where else can you find what is new?

Certainty vs Exploration – the predictability issue

Business Case – The standard for investing…or the ally of inertia Or if you don’t know, don’t guess: prototype and test

Leveraging innovation as a structured program can improve the sustainability and predictability of growth Submitted Ideas All raw ideas Active Concept Ideas selected for further development Funded Prototype Following successful application, given funding for prototype development Expansion Following successful prototype, approved for expansion Operation Implementation of idea

Idea : Deliver Business Education in Planes

The initial prototype

The real thing

“ I love it when a plane comes together”

Now version it and extend partners

Open is better than closed

Open data = new opportunities

Open Source and UGC – in Victorian Government

Conclusion Government can innovate – but can it do it repeatedly Establish a process and some funding Get diversity of knowledge and thinking around problems and ideas The future is ambiguous – a river not a railway track Prototyping and testing – contains scope, maintains focus, doesn’t cost the earth Open is better than closed

Government can innovate – but can it do it repeatedly

Establish a process and some funding

Get diversity of knowledge and thinking around problems and ideas

The future is ambiguous – a river not a railway track

Prototyping and testing – contains scope, maintains focus, doesn’t cost the earth

Open is better than closed

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