Innovating Government: Re-designing the Executive Branch
Abstract
Innovating Government: Re-designing the Executive Branch chronicles the goals, ideas, and actions of innovation groups across the executive branch of the U.S. Government. Inspired by the Presidents Management Agendas across three administrations, the science of human-centered design was used to elucidate tools and collaboration methodologies that focus on innovative solutions for improved public-sector functionality. The goal of this book is to highlight implementation options based on a cross-sectional analysis of existing programs. Ideas for consideration are highlighted that support a culture of innovation for not only increased efficiency and effectiveness of solutions but to also help breed trust across the nation, encourage opportunities to co-create the future with Americans, and that support educational advancements for increased global competitiveness and defense capabilities. Specific techniques focus on improving communication pathways and cross-department collaboration to reduce overlap, increase effectiveness, and optimize the impact of the U.S. Government to continuously support a nation ready for the future. Input is included from innovation leaders across departments and agencies of the executive branch. A review of the past three administrations management agendas highlights a predictable interplay of policies, politics, and perceptions that have shaped the ebb and flow of the recent work conducted by the executive branch. It elucidates administrations that aimed to first define significant modern-day systemic issues across the government, then in response, brought significant additions of scientists and visionaries into the executive branch to dream new ideas for the future. But as these additions stretched the bounds of understanding across the nation, the most recent administration aimed to disrupt the system to find efficiencies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1074149
Entities
People
- J. J. Walcutt