Capturing the creativity in the face of COVID-19
The Coronavirus is having a huge impact on our global society and is striking at our political, health, economic and social systems in ways we didn’t think of as possible only a few short months ago. However, the public sector, people and communities across the world are working together in different ways to promote health, safety, and wellbeing. In this moment of systematic change, we want to capture the ways people are banding together, in order to inspire others in this shared battle of global proportions.
We know it can be hard to stay positive and constructive during this time. Yet, at the same time, we have been deeply moved by individuals and organisations across the world asking themselves how they can be most helpful. We are seeing incredible displays of humanity — people adapting, innovating, and caring for one another. Over 400 community groups have sprung up across the UK to help those most vulnerable in their neighbourhood, a postcard bid to help self-isolating neighbours has grown wildly, and a GoFundMe for hygiene essentials has exceeded its goal.
To provide a way to collect and share similar types of stories and lessons learned, we have partnered with the OECD’s Observatory of Public Sector Innovation Team to launch a short survey, which you can find HERE. All responses will be immediately available for public view and comment HERE.
You can use the survey to share an idea or approach you have tested and what you have learned as a result. This survey is itself a test we are trying out. If people like it and submit responses, our team will come up with other ways to share responses in an engaging, accessible way. We want these posts to serve as inspiration to others — a centralised place for information and knowledge sharing. So please, feel free to share the survey and our team’s page to your networks so that they too can add their thoughts and highlight how in the face of extreme adversity, humanity is coming together.
