Where you sit is where you stand
It’s hard to believe we are still talking about this, but the numbers confirm the anecdotal evidence. The reality is...
Serving citizens
Anyone who remembers the 1980s has to acknowledge how far governments and their agencies have travelled in improving service in...
The Era of Design Thinking (Yes, in the Public Sector)
In the December 2015 issue of Canadian Government Executive, I reported on the new happenings at the MindLab, the Danish...
Searching for Smarter Governance
Regardless of whether you are an elected official, a public servant, consultant or service-provider, I’m sure you regularly cup your...
Sir Michael, I presume?
It’s been a long time since a public administration theorist has made such waves in the national capital, or in...
Making Room for a Little Science
This Editor’s Note is taken from the April issue of Canadian Government Executive. I write this on the morrow of...
A New Deal for Political Advisers?
Over the past forty years, ministers have grown remarkably more media-sensitive and government affairs more complex (World War II was...
Mastering Horizontal Leadership
One can’t write about public administration in the spring of 2016 without mentioning the heroic work done by public servants...
Crowdsourcing: The Old Instrument Whose Time has Come
With the inexorable expansion of internet, and the advent of highly efficient computers and software, the private sector has successfully...
MindLab’s Culture Shift
By: Patrice Dutil The MindLab meets every expectation you might have about a post-modern Danish institution that would dare sport...