Theme : collaboration
- The Collaborative State Competition and choice have become the watchwords of public service reform over the past decade. But while these principles have delivered some important gains, they are not enough in isolation. Tight accountability and choice have often come at the expense of fragmenting the way that schools, hospitals and councils provide their services. Service improvement has come at the expense of the capacity to solve local people’s problems. from : peterharrington 28th March 2007
- People, collaboration and public choice Anyone else watch Adam Curtis's film The Trap on the BBC the other night? I really enjoyed the way that it nailed public choice theory - essentially the assumption that we tend to compete rather than collaborative, to be selfish rather than altruistic. One result is the kind of inspection, incentive and market based reforms we've seen in public services over the past decade. And while it's produced results, that approach very clearly has not delivered the kind of transformation the public... from : simonparker 14th March 2007
- The Collaborative State Demos and the Innovation Unit are hosting a panel discussion to launch The Collaborative State, a new Demos publication. Building on its predecessor The Adaptive State, it is a collection of cutting-edge essays and case studies from leading international practitioners and scholars. Presenting insights and lessons of inter-organisational collaboration around the world, it offers a valuable addition to the debate on emerging trends in government. from : peterharrington 12th March 2007
- The Atlas of Ideas We used to know where new ideas would come from: established universities and corporate research centres in highly developed countries. Think again. from : mollywebb 16th January 2007
- Evaluation of Local Strategic Partnerships Exec Summary Evaluation of Local Strategic Partnerships Exec Summary from : petebradwell 10th November 2006
- Many eyes make bugs shallow Ever wanted to help write a Demos report? Me and Niamh are editing a collection called The Collaborative State, which is full of references to how blogs and wikis are going to transform the way the public sector works. So we thought we'd see if they can also transform the way we work. Click here to be transported to our new project wiki, where we'll publish some of the essays and case studies over the next few months.Basically, you can do whatever you want with them, but we hope you'll want to... from : simonparker 26th October 2006
- Are you thinking what I'm thinking? - Times 2 - Times Online Demos associate Charlie Leadbeater on new media and collective creativity. from : mollywebb 13th October 2006
- House of Commons - Education and Skills - on the lead professional role 'The Lead Professional role will require sensitive handling. In particular it needs to be decided if the role is primarily one of service co-ordination or professional leadership, but in either case there will be important implications for training and development, capacity, resources and authority to act.' from : duncanoleary 7th August 2006
- Who can be a lead professional? - Every Child Matters Good illustration of shift from inputs to outcomes: 'We have therefore defined the role by the functions and skills, rather than by particular professional or practitioner groupings...The person who takes on the role of lead professional will vary according to the specific needs of the child.' from : duncanoleary 7th August 2006
- Surestart evaluation (pdf) Couple of interesting points: 1. Shared targets not enough for collaboration: 'Agencies are more likely to collaborate with other initiatives if they believe that the efforts of both organisations are contributing towards meeting not only the same targets, but that those targets are seen to be meaningful'. 2. Belief that training is able to bring professionals together: 'Training has the ability to mitigate tensions between professionals from health and social services agencies' from : duncanoleary 25th July 2006
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