Practical Innovation in Government

Practical Innovation in Government
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Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781523001798
ISBN-13 : 1523001798
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Practical Innovation in Government by : Alan G Robinson

This book is a comprehensive guide to an exciting new approach that managers at any level can use to transform their corners of government. Whether people want more government or less, everyone wants an efficient government. Traditional thinking is that this requires a government to be run more like a business. But a government is not a business, and this approach merely replaces old problems with new ones. In their six-year, five-country study of seventy-seven government organizations-ranging from small departments to entire states-Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder found that the predominant private-sector approaches to improvement don't work well in the public sector, while practices that are rare in the private sector prove highly effective. The highest performers they studied had attained levels of efficiency that rivaled the best private-sector companies. Rather than management making the improvements, as is the norm in the private sector, these high-performers focused on front-line-driven improvement, where most of the change activity was led by supervisors and low-level managers who unleashed the creativity and ideas of their employees to improve their operations bit by bit every day. You'll discover how Denver's Department of Excise and Licenses reduced wait times from an hour and forty minutes to just seven minutes; how the Washington State Patrol garage tripled its productivity and became a national benchmark; how a K8 school in New Brunswick, Canada, boosted the percentage of students reading at the appropriate age level from 22 percent to 78 percent; and much more.

Practical Innovation in Government

Practical Innovation in Government
Author :
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages : 176
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781523001804
ISBN-13 : 1523001801
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Practical Innovation in Government by : Alan G Robinson

This book is a comprehensive guide to an exciting new approach that managers at any level can use to transform their corners of government. Whether people want more government or less, everyone wants an efficient government. Traditional thinking is that this requires a government to be run more like a business. But a government is not a business, and this approach merely replaces old problems with new ones. In their six-year, five-country study of seventy-seven government organizations-ranging from small departments to entire states-Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder found that the predominant private-sector approaches to improvement don't work well in the public sector, while practices that are rare in the private sector prove highly effective. The highest performers they studied had attained levels of efficiency that rivaled the best private-sector companies. Rather than management making the improvements, as is the norm in the private sector, these high-performers focused on front-line-driven improvement, where most of the change activity was led by supervisors and low-level managers who unleashed the creativity and ideas of their employees to improve their operations bit by bit every day. You'll discover how Denver's Department of Excise and Licenses reduced wait times from an hour and forty minutes to just seven minutes; how the Washington State Patrol garage tripled its productivity and became a national benchmark; how a K8 school in New Brunswick, Canada, boosted the percentage of students reading at the appropriate age level from 22 percent to 78 percent; and much more.

Seamless Government

Seamless Government
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Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Total Pages : 328
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015032604392
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Seamless Government by : Russell Matthew Linden

Shows government agencies how to meet the needs of customers seamlessly, that is, in a smooth, effortless, responsive manner. Details a step-by-step approach to assess, design and implement significant change in all levels of government?and how to overcome resistance along the way.

Leading Public Sector Innovation

Leading Public Sector Innovation
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Publisher : Policy Press
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781847426338
ISBN-13 : 1847426336
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Leading Public Sector Innovation by : Christian Bason

In a time of unprecedented turbulence, how can public sector organisations increase their ability to find innovative solutions to society's problems? Leading Public Sector Innovation shows how government agencies can use co-creation to overcome barriers and deliver more value, at lower cost, to citizens and business. Through inspiring global case studies and practical examples, the book addresses the key triggers of public sector innovation. It shares new tools for citizen involvement through design thinking and ethnographic research, and pinpoints the leadership roles needed to drive innovation at all levels of government. Leading Public Sector Innovation is essential reading for public managers and staff, social innovators, business partners, researchers, consultants and others with a stake in the public sector of tomorrow.

Ideas Are Free

Ideas Are Free
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Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9781442962347
ISBN-13 : 1442962348
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Ideas Are Free by : Alan G. Robinson

The authors lay out a plan to tap into the full power of employee ideas and how to deal with them effectively during times of flagging profits, increasing competition, budget cuts, and layoffs.

Leading Public Sector Innovation (Second Edition)

Leading Public Sector Innovation (Second Edition)
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Publisher : Policy Press
Total Pages : 365
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781447336259
ISBN-13 : 1447336259
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Leading Public Sector Innovation (Second Edition) by : Christian Bason

The second edition of this significant text has been thoroughly revised to take account of the latest literature, case studies and international developments in the field. Drawing on global research and practical examples, Bason illustrates the key triggers and practices of public sector innovation. Each chapter includes a refined ‘how to do it’ toolkit, and two new chapters have been added, one which discusses the rise of innovation labs in the public sector, and a practical chapter focused on change leadership, to complement the existing chapter on leadership roles. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers and students in public administration, management and policy, as well as managers, project managers and staff in public sector organisations.

The Public Innovator's Playbook

The Public Innovator's Playbook
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 155
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ISBN-10 : 0979061113
ISBN-13 : 9780979061110
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis The Public Innovator's Playbook by : William D. Eggers

"Describes, using real-world examples, how a public sector organization can go from a culture of 'innovation by accident' to one in which a sustained organizational commitment to innovation is baked into the organization's DNA." - page 5.

Solving Public Problems

Solving Public Problems
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9780300230154
ISBN-13 : 030023015X
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Solving Public Problems by : Beth Simone Noveck

How to take advantage of technology, data, and the collective wisdom in our communities to design powerful solutions to contemporary problems The challenges societies face today, from inequality to climate change to systemic racism, cannot be solved with yesterday's toolkit. Solving Public Problems shows how readers can take advantage of digital technology, data, and the collective wisdom of our communities to design and deliver powerful solutions to contemporary problems. Offering a radical rethinking of the role of the public servant and the skills of the public workforce, this book is about the vast gap between failing public institutions and the huge number of public entrepreneurs doing extraordinary things--and how to close that gap. Drawing on lessons learned from decades of advising global leaders and from original interviews and surveys of thousands of public problem solvers, Beth Simone Noveck provides a practical guide for public servants, community leaders, students, and activists to become more effective, equitable, and inclusive leaders and repair our troubled, twenty-first-century world.

Tools for Innovation

Tools for Innovation
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780199700646
ISBN-13 : 0199700648
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Tools for Innovation by : Arthur B. Markman

It is widely known that innovation is crucial to sustain success in business, government, and engineering. But capturing the effective means of fostering innovation remains elusive. How can organizations actively promote innovation, which arises from a complex combination of cognition and domain expertise? Researchers across an array of fields are studying innovation, with exciting new findings suggesting that science is beginning to understand how it can be cultivated. It is now more important than ever for seemingly distant fields to share conclusions and, in concert, translate them into viable applications. In this unique and exciting collaboration, engineers, cognitive scientists, psychologists, computer scientists, and marketers explore the practical methods that support innovation and creative design, from different ways of thinking and conceptualizing to computer-based tools. The authors present research on processes as well as on the evaluation of existing methods. Their lessons drawn are at the forefront of the interdisciplinary movement to use science to help organizations thrive.

Total Quality Management in Government

Total Quality Management in Government
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Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Total Pages : 264
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015032816236
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Total Quality Management in Government by : Steven Cohen

By adopting Total Quality Management (TQM) strategies, business organizations are working smarter and gaining the competitive edge. The authors cite examples of successes of TQM in specific government agencies, including the Treasury Department, to reveal how the principles of TQM can be applied at all levels of government. The book provides numerous charts and diagrams that show concretely how to apply the concepts and techniques of TQM within any governmental organization. The authors offer case examples that detail what organizational changes are to be implemented when TQM is introduced.