Over the next few days, we'll be presenting ten things we've learnt about innovation in public services and how it can help you save money.
In response to the CSR, we present ten ways to make savings in public services, drawing on our world-class series of reports.
The public spending reductions set out by the Comprehensive Spending Review present a real challenge to public service professionals. How do I preserve the quality of my service whilst achieving cuts of this scale? How can services continue to protect the vulnerable in society and employ the best staff when resources are so tight? These are difficult times. But our research and practical experience at NESTA tells us that challenge shouldn't preclude innovation. Indeed, the best way to make savings in public services is to think more creatively about what you're trying to achieve, and what resources you can use to get there. Do tell us what you think - we're keen to hear your ideas and experience too.
Look at your services through different eyes – where are you wasting resources that could help you be more effective?
29.10.2010There’s a perception of innovation as something that’s expensive, or only the task of experts. This doesn’t need to be the case. We’ve come across countless examples of innovation in public services driven by the staff who work in them using low-cost tools and speedy processes.
28.10.2010Cuts of an unprecedented scale require radical new thinking of the resources available.
Following last week’s Spending Review, it’s likely you will feel under pressure to cut new approaches or those that at first glance appear marginal and low impact. But it is these approaches that will save money and alleviate pressure on public services in the future.
26.10.2010Last week’s Comprehensive Spending Review has made the challenge critically clear: how can we save money in public services without significant harm to society?
25.10.2010
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