Innovation in Government
description
Transcript of Innovation in Government
Innovation in Government
Steven VanRoekelUnited States Chief Information Officer
@stevenvdc
CONGRATULATIONS
@stevenvdc
Since We Last Met
• Acting Deputy Director for Management• Initiation of the President’s Second Term
Management Agenda• Government Shut Down• Government Opened Up• Fiscal planning• Beth Cobert confirmed as DDM
@stevenvdc
Steve’s Secret to Innovating in Government
@stevenvdc
@stevenvdc
@stevenvdc
1. It’s all about culture
2. All hands on deck
3. Break entropy and focus on continuous improvement
Government Innovation
@stevenvdc
• Steady the ship
• “To Do More, You Must Spend More”
• Fail fast versus Fail big
• Accept, embrace weaknesses
• Don’t drive tactics in search of strategies
Culture
@stevenvdc
• All hands on deck
• Customer-centric
• Balance your efforts between “inspire” and “push” – Give your people permission to innovate, take risks
• Private sector engagement
People
@stevenvdc
• Don’t let sunk costs or sunk culture define your forward path
• Focus on continuous improvement
• Focus on your customer
Break the Entropy
@stevenvdc
The Bottom Line on Innovation
Our time is now and we are the people to drive innovation for the American People
@stevenvdc
Thank YouSteven VanRoekel
United States Chief Information Officer
@stevenvdc