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How I’m helping to shape your digital future
Maya Singer-Hobbs, a PhD secondee with the Open Innovation Team, reflects on her work with the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation.
Explained: how to evaluate open innovation
The Open Innovation Team (OIT) is a great example of disruptive innovation in government. This blog outlines how Lancaster University academics evaluated our impact.
One small step for an official, one giant leap for an academic
I recently decided to do something a little drastic. After eight years in academia, I joined the Cabinet Office in January for a three month placement working as a Policy Advisor in the Open Innovation Team. It’s been a whirlwind …
I'm a deviant. The positive kind.
I set-up the Open Innovation Team. I pitched the idea to Jeremy Heywood, refined it with colleagues, persuaded some top universities to fund us and quit my job at Treasury to run the pilot. I recently discovered that this kind …
Innovation as an ethical dilemma
In 1681, an anonymous English commentator lamented that all innovations in government are dangerous. Today, we cannot get enough innovations in and by governments. Most have innovation strategies that target technological advances as well as social and policy innovations. Innovations …
Innovation in public services
Graeme Currie, Professor of Public Management at Warwick University presents some highlights from a workshop for government innovation.
Digital Futures
We’ve invited leading thinkers from the British Sociological Association (BSA) to explain how they expect our digital future to unfold. This blog by Susan Halford, President of the BSA, explains why we arranged the event and links to a …
Public sector innovation
Katy Mason, Professor of Markets, Marketing and Management at Lancaster University writes about public sector innovation.
Partnering with the Open Innovation Team
Information and documents for partnering with us in phase II.
Interview: PhD students reflect on their time in the OIT
Two recent secondees discuss their PhD research and OIT placement over the last three months.