Designing a Prototype Change Lab
Brian here...Our last post mentioned that I have been contributing to the creation of a Change Lab within my organization.
Building on the Gov3.0 coursework from last winter, I thought a lot about how a lab could work within a single department of the Government of Canada. After participating in the Labs for Systems Change conference hosted by MaRS Solutions Lab in the spring, I continued discussions with current and former members of other labs around the world, and read about their experiences in order to hypothesize what would fit a Government of Canada (read: Westminster) context. The presentation (slideshare) embedded below reflects this learning.
This presentation remains a work in progress. I hope, given the current attention on labs, it might help others to share this research and highlight some key elements and success factors in setting up a lab.
In the spirit of open source collaboration - “many eyes make for fewer bugs” - suggestions and feedback are welcomed. I want to know if this resonates with your experience? Do you have suggestions for areas of future research or data sources that should be reviewed or integrated? Is anything missing?
Feel free to post comments below, email GCDesign at [email protected], or get in touch with me on twitter @BrianEnright.