Public Innovators’ Network

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Why trust beats hierarchy

There has been some wonderful writing about leadership in the last 3 months, nailing the qualities of inspirational individuals. I’ll take fifty each of Kit, Janet and Benji please.

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Simon WilsonFeb 155 min read

Digital transformation is change management

Preface: This originally started life a month back as my “six months in” post. Over…

Chris FlemingMar 244 min read

10 things policy can learn from product

Six months ago I made a career pivot from policy making to product management. The roles…

Simon WilsonMar 224 min read

Getting stuff done

I bumped into a pal on the train last week. She, like me, “made the leap” to work for (a bit of) government.

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Andrew GreenwayMar 224 min read

Performance anxiety: 4 ways to make appraisals more useful

When you’re a child, receiving clear, transparent judgment is a daily experience. School reports, test scores, sporting results — your performance, in absolute terms and relative to your peers, is set out for all to see in red…

Andrew GreenwayMar 184 min read

‘A++++!! Would vote again.’

User reviews build trust in digital services. Governments need trust to…

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Andrew GreenwayMar 44 min read

Trousers speak louder than words

The ‘geeks in jeans’ trope is dull and false.

Andrew GreenwayFeb 185 min read

Setting standards that stick

Use them to empower the disempowered.

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Andrew GreenwayFeb 56 min read

How do you smooth the path to a digital NHS?

Late last October, the Department of Health announced that Dr Bob Wachter, author…

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Janet HughesJan 265 min read

What if boldness were an explicit value of the civil service?

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it takes to get difficult and meaningful things done. Why it’s hard, exhausting and incredibly rewarding to make progress. What kinds of values and behaviours can help make a team…

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