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From Invisible to Visible: A Look at Transparency in Government Innovation

IdeaScale

One of the challenges to innovation in government is a lack of insight into what citizens have to offer in the way of innovative strategies. Governments are aware of the increasing need to capture perspectives and insights of citizens to spark the innovation process. This is one of many reasons strategy matters.

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How the GSAs 10X Program Advances Government Innovation

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Overview : Founded in 2017 off of a popular crowdsourcing initiative, the Government Services Administration (GSA)’s 10X program internally crowdsources ideas to design new approaches and launch new programs. The General Services Administration, or GSA, has the job of ensuring government employees have what they need to do their jobs.

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How Government Innovation Promises to Help Communities Fight Wildfires

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Firefighting agencies are responding with computer modeling, advanced topographic mapping, new fire management techniques, sensors, mobile monitors, infrastructure upgrades, and new government innovation programs. More innovation is needed, and government innovation, in particular, is working to keep wildfires in check.

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U.S. Army Announces New Digital Transformation Strategy

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Any government organization faces several challenges when it comes to technology, none more so than the U.S. As different units have different versions of these standards, and as the military is on the cutting edge of government innovation, for the Army, this has meant that a wide variety of systems have been put in place over time.

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Innovation Project Governance Do's & Don'ts

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Innov8rs | Despite its importance, innovation project governance is often handled ineffectively, slowing down rather than driving innovation. Innovation project governance is a decision-making discipline where organizational leaders decide which ideas to pursue, how to allocate the innovation budget, and how to assign resources.

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Can Brands Meet the Challenge of Achieving a Sustainable Innovation Strategy?

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Overview: Sustainability approaches and innovation strategy go hand-in-hand, yet too often are seen as separate targets. Often you’ll find that the goals you most need innovation strategy for are ones that lend themselves to sustainability. Sustainability, ESG, and Innovation. Incorporating Into Goals. What worked?

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Make Employee Engagement Part of Your Innovation Strategy

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Employee engagement and excitement can make the difference between an industry leader and an also-ran, and often your innovation strategy is the key to exciting your employees. You find these same concerns in schools among children, from voters when their government feels slow or non-reactive, and so on. To learn more, request a demo.