National Center for Public Sector Innovation

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Recruiting, certifying and cataloging legitimate public/private non-profit innovations is the most significant service offered by the National Center for Public Sector Innovation.  Registering your innovation with NCPSI will provide you with the knowledge that your innovation is “going national” and may be viewed by colleagues from Maine to California and Hawaii to Florida.  Additionally, your innovation may be “Impact Scaled” (which is defined later) by those working in the public/private non-profit sector to give everyone an idea of the potential service strength of your innovation.  Lastly, those registering an innovation with the NCPSI will be offered the opportunity to co-present during an Innovation Briefing (also described later) in an effort to foster pure innovation experience-based learning.

Information on registering your innovation is as follows:

First, the NCPSI has identified six areas for cataloging public sector innovations.  They are:
            1. Community Development
            2. Organization Development
            3. Workforce Development
            4. Education Development
            5. Business Development
            6. Environmental Development

Catalog Definitions

1. Workforce Development
Preparing tomorrow’s workforce is a continuous innovation challenge.  Whether the plan is a new service design or special target group focus, innovations in the area of workforce development are important in every state, county and city (and   Nation).

The NCPSI defines Workforce Development as any public sector/private non-profit  initiative which trains or re-trains America’s workforce.  Innovations registered may include new ways to approach old problems (i.e. worker illiteracy) or alternative methods for encouraging lifelong learning in the workplace.

2. Community Development
Everyone is interested in improving their community, its look, feel and ability to remain in alignment with resident needs.  So many times citizens or businesses come together in innovative ways to solve community development concerns…yet their creativity goes unnoticed.

The NCPSI defines Community Development as any public sector/private non-profit initiative which serves to better ones community.  Innovations in the areas of safety, recreation, infrastructure or organized growth all qualify for NCPSI registration.  Remember NCPSI innovations don’t have to impact a million people or include a million dollar budget, they may just be exemplary ideas.

3. Business Development
The private sector is driven by the reality that every positive, creative, new idea or product will bring in more money.  In the public sector however, great innovations that assist the local business community to expand their customer base or increase their production potential, rarely are recorded and appropriately shared.

The NCPSI defines Business Development as any public sector initiative which assists the business community to improve financially, operationally or structurally.  Business development innovations would likely include non-traditional partnerships between the public and private sectors.  Business Development innovations may take years to totally realize full implementation, therefore register only impacts achieved year-to-date.

4. Environmental Development
The concern over our natural resources is growing as the global economy process takes greater hold.  Different groups and associations continually look for new and better ways to protect our environment.

The NCPSI defines Environmental Development as any public sector/private non-profit initiative which works to renew, protect and preserve our natural resources.  Creative means of improving water quality, brownfield development, or just plain neighborhood clean-up campaigns, may all be innovative concepts of interest to many others.

5. Education Development
Teaching and learning based on old, agricultural society timelines and daily schedules no longer fits the new economy.  The world is craving an alternative means of educating its young, middle-aged and older citizens.  No single educational methodology will ever be labeled perfect…because people are not perfect and all learn differently.

The NCPSI defines Education Development as any public sector/private non-profit initiative which furthers the opportunities for student learning.  No concept is too small or too specific to be considered for NCPSI registration.  Options include expanded on-line learning opportunities, new curriculum development, changes in the school daytime hours, incorporation of job specific coursework, etc.  The NCPSI and its members look forward to many innovative registrations in this area.

6. Organizational Development
Every organization large or small needs to continually look within itself for strengths, weaknesses and areas of potential improvement.  The importance of steady organizational development especially in the public sector, is even more critical today due to limited resources and ever-changing service/need challenges.

The NCPSI defines Organizational Development as any public sector /private non-profit initiative which serves to enhance, advance and/or make more effective and efficient an entities program offerings.  Internally, externally innovations are often necessary to move many organizations “down-the-road” to conquer new age problems.  Likewise, as the result of reduced funding, valid NCPSI creations are often developed and implemented as a means to do more with less.  Your innovations will help others help themselves.

The format for registering an innovation is as follows:

Innovation Name:  _____________________________
Contact Person:  _______________________________
Address:  ____________________________________
Telephone:  __________________________________
e-mail:  _____________________________________

Innovation Cataloging:  Select Workforce Development, Community Development, Business Development, Environmental Development, Education Development or Organizational Development to help us catalog your innovation.

Innovation Description:

A. Background:  Briefly describe the organizational situation that encompasses the innovation.

B. Problem/Issue:  Identify the problem/issue addressed by the innovation.

C. Implementation:  Describe the actions and methods used to introduce and implement the innovation.

D. Timeframes:  Specify the timeframes connected with the innovation.

E. Results:  To the clearest extent possible, discuss the costs and benefits resulting from the implementation of the innovation.  Areas to consider may be client-customers served, financial impacts, replication potential, and did the innovation include other agency partners.

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