Our Vision For Government

This post of thoughts and reflections is intended to start conversations and represents our thinking at this time, as we reflect on our experience hosting a workshop with implications for democratic engagement, disability awareness and creative collaborative process. It was initially crafted by poet Andy Jackson, Future of Health Fellow…

Co-authored by Calvin Swai (University of Dodoma) and Fodé Beaudet (Global Affairs Canada). The Human Learning Systems Action Learning Group (ALG) is a space that brings together those exploring Human Learning Systems public management practice from across the world. It offers those undertaking their own explorations the opportunity to share…

As we began our summer holidays in early December, my 7-year-old went to a mosaic-making workshop. When I picked her up, she held up her creation for me to admire. I asked her to explain the mosaic-making process to me. She happily described choosing the shape of the mosaic, the…

Originally published at https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org. Last spring, our Executive Director, Adrian Brown, shared what we’ve been learning about reimagining government over the past few years and introduced CPI as a learning partner: an organization that helps others build their own capacity to learn. This is how we believe that we can…

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou Dignity can be difficult to define and is largely misunderstood. Many of us don’t talk about dignity much and, when it does come…

By Lila Wolff, Hands Up Mallee and Thea Snow, CPI ANZ Back in July, the Centre for Public Impact, Hands Up Mallee and the Dusseldorp Forum began working together on a project exploring storytelling for systems change. We spent July and August listening to people share their ideas around storytelling…

Last week, we had the incredible opportunity to host a series of conversations as companion events to the UN General Assembly. With our friends at the United Nations Development Programme and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth we hosted “The Equity Imperative: Building Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Systems.” Nearly 600…

Our current system of measurement in the public sector is not working. A focus on metrics designed for control can result in gaming, perverse incentives, and ultimately makes the job of public servants harder. But what does the alternative look like? In the third instalment of the 2021 Reimagining Government…

I’ve been thinking a lot about certainty lately. And uncertainty, too. It goes without saying that there are vast swathes of literature on certainty. This piece doesn’t draw deeply on that literature; rather, it stems from my experiences and observations as a practitioner working in the field of reimagining government. …