Pushing the Boundaries of Public Sector Innovation - Inner/Outer Work #3
In this cycle, Penny Hagen, Lily Raphael, and Lindsay Cole explore the Inner and Outer Work of Systems Transformation in the Public Sector
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
Governments are facing increasing pressures to address complex challenges like climate change, growing inequity, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, and many others at the scale and rate that these challenges demand. We know we need to operate differently in order for different outcomes to be possible. The public sector needs to update the paradigms, processes, systems, structures, and tools of their trade to better respond to the complexity of the challenges we face. This is transformational work.
The three sessions in this cycle will explore the inner and outer work of systems transformation in the public sector. Between February and April 2024, we will explore what folks operating in these realms are experimenting with. These will be co-hosted by Dr. Penny Hagen and Lily Raphael, with some special guests.
Session 3: Convening Connections, Aotearoa New Zealand
How are we convening spaces that hold and make explicit the connections between personal and systems work - drawing on a specific learning approach from Aotearoa New Zealand focused on transformation in the ecosystem that supports the Early Years and Child Wellbeing.
Participants in this action research are required to review and fill out the consent form before attending the event here. This is a requirement by the University of British Columbia.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 1:30 pm PST
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 9:30 am Auckland, NZ time
Hosting Team for Pushing the Boundaries of Public Sector Innovation:
Lily Raphael - City of Vancouver Solutions Lab
Penny Hagen, Ph.D. - Director Tangata Tiriti of The Auckland Co-design Lab
La 27e Region - Independent Association for innovative methods for designing public policy
Francisca Rojas, Ph.D. - Academic Director for the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins
Jesper Christiansen, Ph.D. + James Oriel - States of Change
Lindsay Cole, Ph.D. - Project Lead, University of British Columbia + Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Maggie Low, Ph.D. - Action Research Lead, University of British Columbia
Peyvand Forouzandeh, Ph.D. Candidate - Action Research Assistant, University of British Columbia
To watch recordings of previous sessions, and to find out more about this project, please check out our website
To watch recordings of previous sessions, and to learn more about this project, please check out our website here.
Frequently asked questions
Core members: currently working in or directly alongside the public sector, in a role that allows you to practice innovation in some way. Constellation members: maybe you are in an innovation role, but can’t commit to a full cycle so it will be better for you to drop in to discussions when you can.
Yes, please do, you are most warmly welcomed! The Constellation option may be better for you if you are not currently entangled with the questions that we are exploring.
In order to create a strong and focused container for this work, the public sector orientation needs to hold us together in our shared practice space and experience. That said, if you are not currently in this type of role but have been in the future and are interested in joining us, Please do!
We will be using English as the main language for the sessions, and for other communications that come from the hosting team. We are excited to welcome writers into the shared project blog space who wish to write in the language of their choice.