Design gurus: turn policy development upside-down to solve tough challenges by Stephen Easton | 1 comment Delegates at the recent Explore Design conference, an APS initiative hosted in its second year by the Department of Employment, heard that old top-down models need to change for design thinking to be applied to policy development.
Innovative workplaces: how flexible is too flexible for the public service? by Victoria Draudins | 0 comments Five principles for staying innovative from a service startup; plus tweaks fostering innovation at the ATO, Treasury and employment departments, such as letting public servants get close to their stakeholders.
Comcare befuddled by ‘structural complexity’ of offshore detention centres by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Workplace health and safety was a big theme of the latest Senate inquiry into offshore detention. The committee criticised the complex administrative arrangements that have left Comcare out in the cold, and called for a WHS Act review to make it clear where the regulator stands.
Nothing but nudges: behavioural economics comes of age by Stephen Easton | 2 comments Nudges have taken the public sector by storm, expanding all over government. One of their chief promoters around the world is confident they aren't a passing fad, but warns against complacency and overuse.
Same message, same audience — how to reset stakeholder relationships by Stephen Easton | 0 comments ALL THINGS P: Mobile apps offer the opportunity to reset relationships. Here are two case studies in helping agencies engage with stakeholder groups and even between management and rank-and-file employees.
Renee Leon: crowdsourcing and ideas ownership in policymaking by Stephen Easton | 0 comments When your stakeholders can't fit in a room, or keep being told "no, we've tried that before", rethink the traditional approach to policymaking. The Employment secretary says her department is learning how to listen again.
Terry Moran sticks with policy, joins CPD by The Mandarin | 0 comments The former APS top mandarin has a new role keeping him tied to the pulse of Australia's public sector challenges. He's not being shy about critiquing the paucity of policy capacity in the service he once led.
