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How and Why to Align Government Innovation Strategies with Public Policy Goals

IdeaScale

This gives innovation strategy in the government sector a distinct advantage, provided there are clear policy goals. Getting a list of goals may seem a simple question, but it can depend … Continued. The post How and Why to Align Government Innovation Strategies with Public Policy Goals appeared first on IdeaScale.

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What SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Decision Means for Corporate DEI

Harvard Business Review

These strategies are legally safe because they benefit everyone, but it’s the people at the margins who stand to benefit most, precisely because they feel most excluded from workplaces without such initiatives.

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Transforming existing schools is an exercise in futility

Christensen Institute

State officials expect innovative schools to still follow the policies made for conventional schools. And the list goes on. Students who are comfortable with the routines of conventional schools don’t like having the rules changed mid- game. Bold school leaders work hard to give their value networks a new vision of the future.

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The “hug” that America’s mothers need now

Christensen Institute

The list of maternal stressors is lengthy, and for a great recap of those specifically surrounding the earliest days of parenting, Molly Dickens’ Maternal Stress Project is a great resource. For the interfaces between maternal stressors, such as those listed above, there is great unpredictability and a complete lack of standardization.

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Groupthink

Idea to Value

The theory was first extensively put forward by Irving Janis in 1972 , and expanded upon by him in the 1980s , based on this investigation into policy and military failures due to poor decision making. This might then also result in ongoing work in a team, or even an entire company, trying to avoid conflict and keeping the status quo.

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Webinar: How a new approach can help working mothers and their employers

Christensen Institute

See the webinar for a list of actions you can take within your own organizations. Does your workplace have policies in place to support improvements in maternal health? Employers can catalyze change for the nation as a whole. You can make a difference. Employees and leaders at all levels have a role to play in creating change.

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What Somalia’s Impending Famine Teaches Us About Addressing Donor Fatigue

Christensen Institute

Somalia’s famines are typically intensified by international policies designed to fight terrorism. Tensions between counter-terrorism and humanitarian action policies also make it difficult to aid Somalia for fear that the aid would be misappropriated. Potential solutions to Somalia’s struggles.

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