Innovation Discussion
This page will include interesting articles and information on Innovation primarily from the private sector.
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Talk:What is Innovation?
The Australian Public Service is promoting Innovation
A very significant document has been produced by the Australian PS about "Innovation" in Government
Advancing Public Sector Innovation (05/21/2010) Empowering Change: Fostering Innovation in the Australian Public Service looks at sources of innovation and those who can help design, implement and deliver it. The report outlines what agencies, teams, and individuals can do.
http://www.innovation.gov.au/Section/Innovation/Documents/Empowering_Change.pdf
Other examples of innovation on Innovation applicable to Australia.
IBM has done some interesting research on Creating Innovation.
Have a look at this Harvard Business School article (in "The Conversation" Blog)
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/08/six_invisible_secrets_to_a_cul.html
More on Innovation in Government. A comparison is made between "Learning and Playing Poker" and doing innovation in government.
Refer to;
http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/innovation-is-like-poker-a-day
I think it would be worthwhile checking out the APS 200 Public Sector Innovation Project.
http://innovation.govspace.gov.au/2010/08/13/aps-200-public-sector-innovation-project/
Also Innovation by the Victorian Public Service;
Another interesting link on Innovation from Steve Johnson to see the interesting approach described here.
Best Practices
Where do good ideas come from? (09/17/2010) – Fascinating video on how we generate the ideas that fuel innovation. Steven Johnson concludes that with today's tools and environment, radical innovation is extraordinarily accessible to those who know how to cultivate it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
A Customer Contact Strategy (Delivering Connected London). Some good ideas on Customer Service.