LEADING FOR INNOVATION:
Solace Innova7on Research 2015 Interim
Findings
Joan Munro Accelera7ng Innova7on in Local Government Research
Project
October 2015
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Councils selected for in-‐depth case studies
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What were the leaders in these councils doing that appeared to be helping to achieve more major
innova7ons?
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Being bold, ambi7ous, united and passionate ©Accelera7ng Innova7on in Local
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Building innova7ve partnerships, working in new ways ©Accelera7ng Innova7on in Local Government Research Project
Being disciplined, focused & determined, ensuring delivery
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Reflec7on on findings
In previous studies many councils were: • Taking a piecemeal approach to innova7on • Achieving mostly small scale innova7ons in services
Some naïve approaches e.g.: • Just encouraging everyone to “be crea7ve” • Asking frontline employees to produce relevant ideas in a vacuum
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In this 2015 study More taking a comprehensive strategic approach to innova7on with: • United leaders redefining the council’s purposes & how it operates
• Clear innova7on priority areas • Time & resources earmarked for innova7on • Significant innova7ons with partners • Experimenta7on & considered risks • Considerable efforts to engage residents
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Ac7ons more could take
• Develop more exper7se in innova7on processes
• Make employee engagement a priority • Seek more disrup7ve ideas and support from outside and abroad
• Commission external services for innova7on • Cut low priority frontline services to create more capacity for innova7on
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The Local Councils’ Innova7on Framework: a checklist for leaders
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Ci#zen'&''service'user''
focus'!
Culture'promotes'innova#on''
Effec#ve'delivery'
mechanisms'for'innova#on'
Cross'boundary'innova#ons'
Strategic'approach'to'innova#on'
Leaders'&'managers'lead'for'
innova#on'
Clear'poli#cal'vision'&'priori#es'
!
Employees'skilled'&'
mo#vated'for'innova#on'
For the full version of the latest Framework see: hbp://bit.ly/1KOacAD
Resources • The new Solace case studies:
hbp://bit.ly/1OvJaEe • More presenta7ons on innova7on:
hbp://www.slideshare.net/joanmunro
• NESTA Innova7on Skills Bank:hbp://www.nesta.org.uk/develop-‐your-‐skills
• Design Council service redesign process:
hbp://www.designcouncil.org.uk/news-‐opinion/design-‐process-‐what-‐double-‐diamond
[email protected] @JoanMICL
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