Crowdsourcing

The University of Technology Sydney’s Dr Krithika Randhawa looked at the use of ‘citizensourcing’ by 18 Australian councils over two years, finding that the councils varied dramatically in their degree of commitment, and thus their strategies for organising and managing crowdsourcing efforts, and this was reflected in the outcomes.

Real leadership is a delicate balance between meeting expectations and using innovation to go beyond them, says celebrity super-geek and former US government mandarin David Bray.

APS leaders have been pushing innovation for the past decade, as the term has become more clearly defined through a specific set of skills and methodologies. David Hazlehurst argues these must become second nature to public servants, before the enthusiasm wanes.

CASE STUDY: Engaging staff is the key to real innovation in government. A unique crowdsourcing project conducted by a Victorian department is an example in creating a playing field where it’s safe to fail.

FEATURE: We have the technology to allow citizens to have more input in policymaking, but nothing will improve without willing governments and informed citizens. The growing debate on crowdsourcing.

There are lessons for policymakers from the snowy wilds of Finland. A crowdsourcing strategy engaged locals in a tricky transport solution. The architects offered Australian bureaucrats their advice.