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by John Craig<>Alongside the Great Wall of China, I’m pretty sure the NHS is visible from space.  This afternoon I have been working with innovation experts from around government to think about a cross-government IT platform for innovation.  The best way I can understand it is like an <>Innovation E</></>... more

by Gareth WynneCapgemini has just published an interesting report based on their research since 2008 exploring the challenges facing public services and how the civil service will need to adapt to meet them.<>A number of the key lessons they highlight mirror The Innovation Unit’s own experience of </>... more

by Gareth Wynne<>Designers are increasingly using design tools to tackle some intractable social problems.   “Social challenges require systemic solutions that are grounded in the client’s or customer’s needs. This is where many approaches founder, but it is where design thinking—a new approach to </>... more

By Sarah Gillinson<>Narayana Hrudalaya (NH) cardiac hospital is proud to offer a service that confounds expectations – they conduct eight times as many open heart surgeries as comparable Indian hospitals. Operating theatres allowing multiple simultaneous operations have enabled NH to combine the pr</>... more

by John CraigWe launched a think piece today about the potential of co-operatives and mutuals for public services.  Happily, it has already been picked up by the Guardian and discussed on Radio 4’s Today programme.  You can read the paper here and the press release here.<>The piece argues that supe</>... more

by John Craig<>More coverage today for The Engagement Ethic, Innovation Unit’s think-piece looking at the potential of co-operatives and mutuals for public services.  In a speech to Progress last night, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Tessa Jowell drew explicitly on the piece in announcing a Commi</>... more