Federal Innovation: Doing It Better

Persistent. Common Good-Focused. Willing Deviation from the Norm.

These are characteristics of a successful government innovator identified by a pool of respondents in a 2015 Government Business Council report. Why is Innovation critical to the future success of federal agencies? The report found that Innovation is necessary within federal agencies to offset tighter budgets and prevent deviation from mission goals.

So what’s hindering Innovation in federal agencies? Leadership. Sixty percent of federal employees cite lack of leadership within their agency as the main deterrence in adopting new ideas. This viewcast will provide you with the tools to become a successful federal Innovator by focusing on:

• Inhibitors of Innovation and how to overcome
• Best Practices of Innovation to cultivate creativity
• Culture and Leadership of Innovation and how it can either help or hinder
• Structure of Innovation to ensure new ideas thrive

Speakers:
Dan Doney , Chief Innovation Officer, Defense Intelligence Agency
Barbara LoPresti , Chief of the Technologies Management Office, Census Bureau
Roger Baker , Former Assistant Secretary and CIO, Veterans Affairs
Tim Hoechst (Moderator) , Chief Technology Officer, Accenture Federal Services