Innovation at the EPA
Check out how this former CIO brought innovation and overcame challenges at her agency.
Posts Tagged: innovation
View from the Inside: What Government Agencies Need and Want May Be Two Different Things
The existing government process wants long-term solutions to be predictable and written in stone. Unfortunately, reality demands that the government process be responsive to ever-changing needs.
What is a “Governator”?
Profiling those who champion change in government process.
What Do You Think? – The Last Step in the Innovation Process.
The objective during this step is to explore how ideas might take form in the real world and be successful. It is about building to learn, making prototypes to understand how design solutions might work and testing to see how users experience them. Initial failure and repetition is part of the process and fundamental to… Read more »
Solution Framework – The Sixth Step in the Innovation Process
Careful evaluation of each innovation concept is critical to finding out which concepts ones are the most promising and actually worth pursuing. The strengths and weaknesses of each concept need to be weighed against a set of defined criteria deemed important to the project. This step of the innovation process is about assessing concepts, combining… Read more »
Exploration – The Fifth Step in the Innovation Process
The methods we use during this step build on the patterns and insights gained from our deep dive into our intent, people and context. Exploring new concepts involves visualizing the future through brainstorming, sketching, prototyping ideas, and storytelling. The temperament for this mode includes balancing creativity, radical ideas and ways of thinking while adhering to… Read more »
Dr. David Shulkin on Reforming VA Healthcare
Dr. David Shulkin, Under Secretary for Health at VA joined me on The Business of Government Hour this week to discuss VA’s healthcare mission, strategic priorities, challenges faced, innovations pursued, and efforts to promote a positive culture of service. Here is a snapshot of our discussion.
Lessons from the FCC’s Change Agent
Check out what the FCC’s David Bray has to say about fostering innovation at your agency.
Frame It Up! The Fourth Step in the Innovation Process
The context in which innovations need to function is a complex one that has many interconnected parts. The mindset in this mode sets a foundation upon which the synthesis of valuable innovation concepts occurs.
Who Do You Know? The Third Step in the Innovation Process
Knowing people is about gaining an understanding of people’s thoughts and needs by listening, observing, interacting and analyzing.