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Public sector innovation: Lessons from science

Public sector innovation: Lessons from science

Einstein said “To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and…

by Thomas Spencer - April 6, 2016
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Productivity and public services

Productivity and public services

I was waiting in my local housing office this morning and the man in front of me in the queue…

by Jenna Collins - March 23, 2016
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There’s still a role for LAs in education

There’s still a role for LAs in education

Schools are asking sensible questions about whether enforced academisation is the best way forward. It has been done in a…

by Maggie Atkinson - March 17, 2016
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Budget 2016 response: Devolution under threat

Budget 2016 response: Devolution under threat

The Chancellor’s business rate reduction in today’s Budget is a bitter pill for local government to swallow. Just when it…

by Martin Cresswell - March 16, 2016
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Public health should be front and centre – why isn’t it?

Public health should be front and centre – why isn’t it?

The current strategy and rhetoric around health and social care all focuses on the importance of prevention over treatment and…

by Helena Ball - March 9, 2016
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The polarisation of adult social care

The polarisation of adult social care

Our recent survey of around 100 Council chief executives and senior directors showed that the financial sustainability of adult social…

by Jeremy Cooper - March 4, 2016
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Form following function: The benefits of Alternative Delivery Models

Form following function: The benefits of Alternative…

A prevalent design principle in modern architecture is that form should follow function but we believe that this is a…

by Jason Walton - February 18, 2016
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The fundamental efficacy of human interaction

The fundamental efficacy of human interaction

Heading home last Tuesday on the train I read a fascinating article in the Evening Standard that I thought I…

by Martin Cresswell - February 1, 2016
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If change is to happen, we still need to ask the killer questions

If change is to happen, we still need to ask the killer…

Reflecting on my first six months with IMPOWER and I’m tempted to quote The Tempest (“Oh brave new world, that has such…

by Maggie Atkinson - January 27, 2016
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It’s all about the people; even in outsourcing

It’s all about the people; even in outsourcing

One of the factors that drew me to the public sector is that I want to do work that makes…

by Harrie Palmer - January 8, 2016
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How to target early intervention

How to target early intervention

Over the last year, I have worked with a number of IMPOWER’s clients to tackle demand on social care services…

by James Edmondson - December 11, 2015
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From economies of scale to economies of scope

From economies of scale to economies of scope

Most people are familiar with the term economies of scale: If you focus on doing something and do a lot…

by Matan Czaczkes - December 1, 2015
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