Expo is the most significant annual health and social care event in the calendar, uniting more NHS and care leaders, commissioners, clinicians, voluntary sector partners, innovators and media than any other health and care event. Expo 15 returned to Manchester and was hosted once again by NHS England. Around 5000 people a day from health and care, the voluntary sector, local government, and industry joined together at Manchester Central Convention Centre for two packed days of speakers, workshops, exhibitions and professional development. This year, Expo was more relevant and engaging than ever before, happening within the first 100 days of the new Government, and almost 12 months after the publication of the NHS Five Year Forward View. It was also a great opportunity to check on and learn from the progress of Greater Manchester as the area prepares to take over a £6 billion devolved health and social care budget, pledging to integrate hospital, community, primary and social care and vastly improve health and well-being. More information is available online: www.expo.nhs.uk

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NETWORK OF INNOVATORS
A GOVLAB EXPERIMENT AT #EXPO15NHS
nhs.networkofinnovators.org

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AGENDA
OUR INNOVATION CHALLENGE
THE GOVLAB - SMARTER GOVERNANCE
NETWORK OF INNOVATORS

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THE PROBLEM
In large institutions there is no good way to target
opportunities for collaboration around innovation.
Professionals working in a variety of contexts -
from regulatory agencies to social innovation labs
- have a hard time identifying who among their
colleagues and counterparts has the experience
and expertise to improve decision-making and
problem-solving.
OUR GOVERNING INNOVATION CHALLENGE
FINDING EXPERTISE WITHIN AND ACROSS LARGE INSTITUTIONS
Titles and credentials don’t capture
real world know-how
Government projects are branded as
institutional achievements
Lack of well developed taxonomies
for new domains (e.g. data science or
citizen science)

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CASE
Innovation is critical to enabling NHS
England to achieve its ambitions to ramp
up the pace and scale of change,
and deliver better outcomes
for patients and for the NHS.
With the Five Year Forward Plan NHS
England has clearly articulated the
fundamental role of data and innovation
in achieving these ambitions at all levels
of the organization.
NHS + FIVE YEAR FORWARD PLAN
WHAT WILL THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?
A new relationship with patients
and communities
New models of care

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Imagine an Expert Network for NHS England around Public Data Science where
expertise can be made manifest and searchable. To include:
Those with with experience in data science in the areas of open data or big data
Those working within or outside of NHS England to expand open data programs
Those using data to track health care outcomes
Those knowledgeable about applying data science practices and tools to
improve health outcomes
CASE
NHS + PUBLIC DATA SCIENCE EXPERTISE

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WHAT WE WANT TO LEARN
How can we make innovation actionable?
How can we make manifest the expertise and capacity for innovation
that already exists within and across public institutions?
How can we connect innovators across domains and disciplines?
How can we connect innovators across institutions?

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ABOUT THE GOVLAB
BETH SIMONE NOVECK
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
Our goalis to strengthen
the ability of institutions
and people to workmore
openly, collaboratively,
effectively and legitimately
to make better decisions
and solve public problems.
ACTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE
FOUNDED 2012
LOCATED AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

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OUR MISSION: SMARTER GOVERNANCE
TO IMPROVE PEOPLE’S LIVES BY CHANGING THE WAY WE GOVERN
Our goal is to strengthen the ability of
institutions and people to work more
openly, collaboratively, effectively and
legitimately to make better decisions and
solve public problems.
We believe that increased availability
and use of data, new ways to leverage
the capacity, intelligence, and expertise
of people in the problem-solving
process, combined with new advances in
technology and science can transform
governance.

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PARTNERS AND PROJECTS
GLOBAL, NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECTS
Governed by a consortium of government and institutional partners

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When institutions open themselves up to
diverse participation and collaborative
problem-solving they become more
effective and the decisions they make are
more legitimate
THE CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS

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SMARTER GOVERNANCE
HOW TO MATCH EXPERTISE
WITH SOCIETAL PROBLEMS

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OTHER EXPERT NETWORK SYSTEMS HAVE USEFUL BENEFITS

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DISCLOSING
EXPERTISE
FINDING
EXPERTISE
MATCHING
EXPERTISE
FRAMING AND
DEFINING
PROBLEMS
TO ENABLE
PARTICIPATION
EXPERT NETWORK PLATFORM
PEOPLE + DATA + TECHNOLOGY

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NETWORK OF INNOVATORS
Create the conversational infrastructure
for connecting expertise
Build the taxonomy, technologies
and strategies for making expertise searchable
Organize directories of expertise
An expert network platform designed to make expertise
in innovative governing easily searchable

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NETWORK OF INNOVATORS AT #EXPO15NHS
As part of an ongoing project to understand the demand
and capacity to use data by NHS in England, NHS is
collaborating with the GovLab to test the Network of
Innovators expert finder at the 2015 NHS Health and
Care Innovation Expo. By using the tool at the Expo and
sharing your feedback, you will share invaluable learning
about ways to use new technology to leverage expertise
to improve healthcare.

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THE NETWORK OF INNOVATORS
nhs.networkofinnovators.org

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STEP 1
REGISTER AND CREATE A PROFILE

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STEP 2
ADD YOUR EXPERTISE

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Offer a more nuanced approach to get at expertise than more traditional tools
(e.g. LinkedIn)
Are designed by GovLab with government practitioners for practitioners
Have been vetted by leaders in international governments
Aspire to articulate the entire lifecycle of a project in each innovation area
STEP 2
QUESTIONNAIRES

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STEP 2
ADD YOUR EXPERTISE

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STEP 3
SEARCH FOR EXPERTISE

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STEP 4
GET PERSONALIZED MATCHES

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Hi, Laura,
The Network of Innovators
says you have experience
with data visualization,
which I am eager to learn.
Are you available @ 14:00
to meet at Camp Expo for
a brief chat?
Looking forward,
Fred
STEP 5
EMAIL YOUR MATCHES

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Find who has experience trying an innovation and learn from them
Identify those who have worked on a particular type of policy or problem
Find collaborators to develop new ideas for tackling a common issue
Understand and visualize your own expertise and the skills required in your job
FIND YOUR MATCHES AT #EXPO15NHS
nhs.networkofinnovators.org

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JOIN OUR EXPERIMENT
nhs.networkofinnovators.org
Test your innovation know-how
Find the innovators at the margins who think like you
Give us feedback to make it even better

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NOI: 2.0 ON THE HORIZON
Enhanced user experience
New communication features
New expertise areas
Better matching
Customized visual design

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THANK YOU
nhs.networkofinnovators.org
noi@thegovlab.org
@NHSEnglandEvent
#Expo15NHS
#NoI
@thegovlab
thegovlab.org

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