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How to make public sector renewal stick
Create a senior public service, hold them accountable for ‘system’ outcomes and embed a culture of experimentation, writes Stephen Taylor Why is it so hard to change how the public sector works? Reviews, reforms and reorganisations abound, but productivity has...
Reversing the homelessness trend
Joe Donohue says we can draw inspiration from the success of Tony Blair’s Rough Sleepers Unit and the Greater Manchester experience 1998 would turn out to be a year which sealed my fate in a number of ways. As part of an English assignment looking at...
AI Futures: Ten years in government foresight
Emily Connolly, Deputy Director for Technology Insights, Futures and Foresight, introduces the new AI Scenarios 2030 and how civil servants can use them I celebrated an important milestone this summer. Ten terrific years working in technology futures for the...
Creating the conditions for good decision-making
Kate Owen explains what she’s learnt as Chief Executive of the Civil Service Commission Good decision-making is critical to success in all organisations, be they government, corporate, third sector or in the wider public sector. Good decisions drive success – bad ones...