Introducing New Operating Models for Local Government

LGA & Rethink Partners Digital Care Technology Resource Centre ‘Introducing New Operating Models for Local Government’ is the first part of the New Operating Models Handbook, a set of learning products which explore the new operating models emerging in local government – how they work, what they look like and the key features needed to […]

20 Tools For Innovating in Government

LGA & Rethink Partners Digital Care Technology Resource Centre The 21st-century public servant is expected to be adept at change. The best will also have access to the tools of an innovator and have embraced a growth mindset which looks outwards to new possibilities. This shift in public servant skill sets has been catalysed, in […]

Reframing Risk: How to adopt new mindsets around risk that enable innovation

LGA & Rethink Partners Digital Care Technology Resource Centre The idea of risk avoidance and aversion has become a dominant and crucial feature in the way public services are designed, managed and reviewed. Public servants are often tasked with managing the possibility of something bad happening, and services are designed to respond to and mitigate […]

Playbook for innovation learning

LGA & Rethink Partners Digital Care Technology Resource Centre Over the past three years, in Nesta’s Innovation Skills team we’ve had numerous conversations with colleagues, partners, participants and practitioners about building innovation capacity for the public and development sector. Whether in a design workshop, briefing or strategy session – or just an informal conversation – […]