This document discusses how to sustain innovation in government. It notes that while governments can innovate with groundbreaking solutions, innovation tends to be isolated incidents rather than a regular process. The real problem is that few governments take a systemic view of the innovation process. The document advocates establishing a process for innovation, getting diverse perspectives on problems and ideas, using prototyping to test ideas without large costs, and keeping an open approach rather than a closed one.

1. Delivering the future Innovation in Government

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

4. But government does innovate

5. … with groundbreaking solutions

6. … and can lead the private sector

7. A platform for innovation

10. Ask your people

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

12. Ask both

13. Have a conversation

14. Where else can you find what is new?

15. Certainty vs Exploration – the predictability issue

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

17. 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

18. Idea : Deliver Business Education in Planes

19. The initial prototype

20. The real thing

21. “ I love it when a plane comes together”

22. Now version it and extend partners

23. Open is better than closed

24. Open data = new opportunities

25. Open Source and UGC – in Victorian Government

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