How can we be proactive in dealing with future challenges?

MONDAY / FACILITATE

Innovation can often be experienced as a difficult process since the way we work with policy development and KPIs is at odds with our rapidly changing world and complex problems. But it doesn’t have to be that hard. We need to understand how we can anticipate both challenges and needs. The OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation is exploring how governments are transforming their systems to proactively anticipate challenges and build flexibility. The City of Helsingborg is taking an anticipatory approach through promoting innovation in its governance systems, and Komet, a parliamentary committee of the Swedish Government, is looking for test beds to learn about how to shape future-oriented policies – with a focus on emerging technologies. In this City Talk, we will explore what anticipatory innovation could look like in practice.

Key takeaways:

– How your organisation can be a proactive shaper of the future

– Concrete tips on how to implement an anticipatory approach

Jon Simonsson

Chair of Committee for Technological Innovation and Ethics (Komet), Swedish Government

In his role as Committee Chair, Jon Simonsson is engaged with addressing the challenges of technological development and creating conditions to accelerate the responsible use of new technologies. Jon is joining our panel talk to share his expertise in identifying policy challenges and driving policy development so that technological innovation can be best utilised for a sustainable future.

Lisa Olsson

Chief Innovation Advisor and Head of Innovation Unit at the City of Helsingborg

Lisa plays an integral role in promoting an innovation culture that permeates all levels of the city’s administration and engages residents, businesses, and academia in developing smart solutions for societal needs. Lisa brings her extensive knowledge of innovation processes and systemic transformation to our panel discussion and will be sharing her thoughts on what’s required to achieve real change.

Piret Tõnurist

Innovation Lead at OECD

With seventeen years of working with innovation in the public, private, and academic sector, Piret is an expert in analysing complex challenges, initiating their solutions, and evaluating innovations. Her experience with anticipatory innovation governance at the Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) will be invaluable in our panel discussion on proactive change in leadership models.

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