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Attending to behaviour in organisations – the antidote to weariness?
14 Jun 2016

Attending to behaviour in organisations – the antidote to weariness?

by Esmee Wilcox | posted in: Social innovation | 1

The fabulous team that I lead at Suffolk County Council is up for a national Behavioural Change Award next week. We focus on young people with disabilities. Perhaps unusually, we are taking a punt on being recognised for work that … Continued

behavioural change, innovation, public sector, public sector organisations
Can governments cope with the sea change ahead?
26 Feb 2016

Can governments cope with the sea change ahead?

by Noa Gafni | posted in: Social innovation | 0

‘Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is’ ― Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea The World Government Summit recently took place in Dubai on 8-10 … Continued

inequality, public sector, technical revolution, youth population
Public sector spin-outs: innovative or chips off the old block?
27 Nov 2014

Public sector spin-outs: innovative or chips off the old block?

by Craig Dearden-Phillips | posted in: Social innovation | 0

I am living proof that social entrepreneurship is not always terribly glamorous. Most of my days are spent in featureless buildings owned by councils or the NHS, helping the services based there to set up as new ventures, or ‘spin-out’; … Continued

public sector, social enterprise, spin-outs
Inside the fish bowl
27 Oct 2014

Inside the fish bowl

by Esmee Wilcox | posted in: Social innovation | 0

Neil Stott’s defence of Public Sector innovation is a provocation for those of us attempting to work on complex issues from within. Adaptability, risk taking and innovation are not the words that spring to mind when thinking about big bureaucracies. … Continued

innovation, public sector, public sector organisations, risk taking
Public sector dinosaur?
7 Oct 2014

Public sector dinosaur?

by Neil Stott | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

In the second part of his blog, Neil Stott, Chief Executive of Keystone Development Trust and Executive Director, Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School, says the public sector could play a key role in encouraging enterprise. When … Continued

entrepreneurship, innovation, intranpreneurship, public sector
Public enterprise
23 Sep 2014

Public enterprise

by Neil Stott | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

The public sector doesn’t always get great press but, says Neil Stott, Chief Executive of Keystone Development Trust and Executive Director, Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School, it just might surprise you. Bureaucratic. Risk averse. Wasteful. Sometimes … Continued

bureaucracy, innovation, public sector, risk

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