Archive for September, 2008
An invite to “Innovation, a different perspective” with Dave Snowden
Posted by webmaster 27 September 2008In Govt we just love talking about innovation!
“We need to be challenged!” “We need to be more creative!” “We need to be innovative!” Sound familiar ?
The trouble though, is we are so scared of failure we risk assess endlessly as we try to maintain a fail-safe environment. Should policy be determined by what might appear [...]
Cognitive Edge Accreditations in Melbourne
Posted by webmaster 26 September 2008The CIN is pleased to announce that as a result of many months of negotiations there will now be a Cognitive Edge accreditation held in Melbourne this November. Following hot on the heels of Dave Snowden’s luncheon seminar in October, this accreditation will provide a unique opportunity for VPS employees to gain new perspectives and [...]
Crime & Continuous Improvement with John Silvester
Posted by webmaster 25 September 2008Today 240 CIN members attended a networking luncheon hosted by Network Chair, Christine Nixon and featuring crime journalist John Silvester.
The session provided members an opportunity to look at continuous improvement from a very different perspective.
John, who is perhaps better know to Melbourne audiences as “Sly of the Underworld” of radio 3AW and author of the [...]
Rapid Precision Reading Workshops
Posted by webmaster 24 September 2008Today 44 CIN members attended sessions in rapid precision reading with Richard Yiap.
In two very well receive sessions Richard took the groups through a number of different ways in which to increase not only reading speed, but also the levels at which we connect with the reading material, including:
Recall – Being able to remember what [...]
Mental Floss (99)
Posted by webmaster 24 September 2008Well done to Gabriella Frangione of Primary Industries who responded with: Each is a different word when spelt backwards. They are recurrent palindromes. This week’s question is:
Laurel is the daughter of Leanne. Leanne is the ________ of Laurel’s mother. Fill in the blank.
The 1st CIN member in with the correct response will receive a copy [...]
Mental Floss (98)
Posted by webmaster 18 September 2008Well done to Lee Casey of Sustainability & Environment who answered: She had double parked and held up traffic while she ran into the bank to make a withdrawal so the policewoman was giving her a warning. This week’s question is:
All of the words below share a common theme: what is it?
Timer, Spool, Reward, Diaper, [...]
Joined up Government(s)
Posted by webmaster 15 September 2008The CIN is currently working with Queensland Government’s Business Improvement in Government (BIIG) Network to build an online resource of business improvement frameworks, methodologies and tools for Government. This resource will be a natural follow on from the CIN’s own Continuous Improvement – A hands on guide for the VPS.
The new online resource is now [...]
Storytelling for Leaders
Posted by webmaster 15 September 2008On the 23rd of this month Anecdote is running a session on Storytelling for Leaders.
This session is for anyone wanting to improve their ability to find and tell their own stories within a business context. It is also for people wishing to improve their leader’s ability to communicate ideas and engage staff in developing new [...]
Mental Floss (97)
Posted by webmaster 11 September 2008Congratulations to Luise Raeder of Premier & Cabinet who responded with: Four mice, each one near the tail of the mouse in the adjacent corner. This week’s question is:
A woman parks her car outside a bank and runs inside. She holds up 15 people and runs outside with $10,000 in cash. A passing policewoman sees [...]
3000 up
Posted by webmaster 8 September 2008Congratulations to Julie Gale of Sustainability & Environment who just became the 3000th member of the CIN. Julie collects a personally signed copy of Cats:The Nine Lives of Innovation by Stephen Lundin.
Is there someone in your Department who is not currently a member of the CIN but would like to be ? If so, let [...]
Systematic Breakthrough Innovation
Posted by webmaster 8 September 2008The Hargraves Institute invites CIN members to a one day seminar featuring international innovation expert Darrell Mann.
Systematic innovation offers a process for first defining and then solving just about any problem, be it personal or organisational, a start-from-scratch, blank sheet of paper opportunity or a highly constrained challenge. It can be used in incremental continuous [...]
Have your say in a VPS Innovation Forum
Posted by webmaster 8 September 2008All CIN members are invited and encouraged to participate in this forum to share ideas for improvement and innovation within the public sector. The forum is a pilot project that seeks to draw out your ideas through a less formal online channel.
A blog will be used to to host the online idea gathering/sharing and everyone [...]
An invite to Awakening Emergent Leadership (2)
Posted by webmaster 8 September 2008Due to popular demand we have now scheduled a second session of “Awakening Emergent Leadership” with Philip Oude-Vrielink.
Most would agree that we are of a highly complex, emergent space now. The complexity of the problems we face will not be solved with leadership that belongs in a more stable time. The future will be different, [...]
Mental Floss (96)
Posted by webmaster 4 September 2008Well done to Sheree Moore of VicPol who responded with : The new law reduced the number of deaths from road accidents, but there was a greater number of survivors with injuries requiring treatment. This week’s question is:
How many mice are there in a room if there is a mouse in each of the four [...]