Social Innovator Dialogues: Co-creating for social impact: how can we build a public sector innovation system?

The Social Innovator Dialogues brings internationally renowned leaders in social innovation together with local changemakers.

Posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 14:00

Location: Perth (Perth TBA)

Event Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm

Event Date: 15 November 2010

Organisation: Australian Social innovation eXchange, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation, and the Centre for Social Impact

Link: http://christianbasonperthmasterclass.eventbrite.com/

Cost: Full Price $300 Not-For-Profit/ Concession $100

Government and the public sector are key players in shaping and providing social services and decision making on behalf of citizens. But how can we make a public sector that is innovative and responsive to the needs of its citizens?

Christian Bason suggests that public managers take responsibility for building the language, the ability, the process and the leadership practices necessary to create the new solutions that society needs.

Characterised by four dimensions (the four C's): Consciousness, Capacity, Co-creation and Courage; Christian will lead this masterclass to explore, in a case-based and highly interactive format, what these four elements imply in practice for how masterclass participants run their organisations and innovation projects:

  • What is innovation in the public sector, and how do we create a common language about it?
     
  • What does it mean to build the capacity for future innovation, across political context, strategy, organisation, digitisation and culture?
     
  • How can we orchestrate the individual elements of a co-creation process, including rich citizen involvement and collaboration across the silos of government?
     
  • What are the four key leadership roles in driving innovation in government

 

Who is this masterclass for?

Whether you're inside or outside of the public sector, if you're interested in how to develop innovative, collaborative public sector practice then this masterclass is for you. This masterclass is for policy makers, activists, leaders in the public and third sectors and citizens with an interest in the shaping of future public policy.

About Christian Bason: Christian Bason is the Director of MindLab, a cross-ministerial innovation unit in Denmark. He was formerly responsible for the public organisation and management practice of Ramboll, an international consultancy. As an experienced presenter and facilitator, he has served as advisor to numerous public institutions around the world. He is also a university lecturer and is the author of four books on citizen involvement, leadership and innovation in the public sector. His latest book, "Leading public sector innovation: Co-creating for a better society" (Policy Press) is out in October 2010.