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This presentation outlines the latest findings from UK research on how local government can achieve more major innovations, more quickly. It brings together learning from 4 separate studies, with chief executives, frontline employees, leading local politicians, and middle managers. It examines what all these groups agreed about, where they differed, as well as highlighting issues given little attention. This is Power Point version.
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©Accelerating Innovation in Local Government Research Project
Accelerating Innovation in Local
Government: Latest Findings
Joan MunroOctober 2014
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Innovation = New + Relevant
New ways of saving
money
New ways of
delivering
New organisational arrangements
New ways of improving democracy
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A simplified innovation process
Investigate issues to fullyunderstand problems & opportunities
Generate & consider many potential creative solutions
Select, prototype, test & develop most promising potential solutions
Execute
Innovation is not just about having bright
ideas!
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How can local government leaders achieve more major innovations, more quickly?
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What’s shared?What’s different?What’s missing?
Chief Executives’ Perspectives
Leading Councillors’
Perspectives
Middle Managers’
Perspectives
Frontline Employees’ Perspectives
Research undertaken
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FIVE KEY ACTIONS
UNIVERSALLY AGREED
Agreeing a clear strategic
direction & innovation priorities
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Leading for innovation
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Fostering an organisational culture that encourages innovation
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Devoting sufficient time & resources to priority innovations
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Building effective cross-council working on major innovations
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DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
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Turning rhetoric into reality
Many middle managers & frontline employees said
that their leaders needed to put the 5 key actions into practice more effectively
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Communicating, face to face
Many middle managers & frontline employees said it
was vital that leaders communicate in person
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Involving & listening to managers & employees
Many middle managers & employees felt that consultations on proposed
innovations were tokenistic & too late
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Ensuring corporate services help to deliver innovations
In some councils, middle managers felt that their corporate services block
innovation
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Providing technology
expertise
In some councils, middle managers felt that the
necessary digital expertise was not
available
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Using effective, disciplined,
delivery mechanisms
Many chief executives felt programme &
project management helped to ensure
delivery
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Persisting until innovations are achieved
Many middle managers & employees felt that their
leaders did not maintain their interest for long enough
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Areas needing attention?
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Involving residents more?
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Looking more widely for inspiration?Look abroad, as well as other sectors
Focusing more on partnerships & on commissioning for innovation?
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Developing more
innovation expertise?
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THE LOCAL COUNCILS’ INNOVATION FRAMEWORK
Distils the findings from the research
Can be used by leaders individually or in groups to review what they might do
to achieve more major innovations
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Citizen & Service user
Focus
Culture promotes
innovation
Effective delivery
mechanisms for innovation
Cross boundary
innovations
Strategic approach to innovation
Leaders & managers lead for
innovation
Clear political vision & priorities
Employees skilled &
motivated for innovation
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Resources & contact details Local Councils’ Innovation Framework:http://tinyurl.com/IFMarch2014
Framework Self-Assessment tool:http://tinyurl.com/LGInnSA
Summary of latest findings: http://tinyurl.com/LGinnLF814 Presentations on innovation:http://www.slideshare.net/joanmunro
[email protected] Tel: 0779 2952 498@JoanMICL
