Innovation Mindset
How to Build and Operate a World–Class Government Innovation Lab
Led by: Grayson Bass
Join us for this 90-minute virtual workshop with Grayson Bass, founding Lab Manager of the award-winning and internationally recognized Smart Waterloo Region Innovation Lab in Canada. In this training, Grayson will talk about how to resolve the conflict and perceived paradox of government innovation. He will discuss the fundamental building blocks of creating a Government Innovation Lab, including putting people and compassion first, involving the most important stakeholders, and hacking the procurement process. Grayson will highlight the difference between making progress and showing progress and demonstrate how you can learn from his Lab’s successes and failures to bring innovation into your own work.
- Understand the fundamental building blocks of creating a Government Innovation Lab, including prioritizing people and compassion, involving key stakeholders, and reimagining the procurement process
- Learn to differentiate between making progress and showing progress
- Learn from the successes and failures of the Smart Waterloo Region Innovation Lab to bring innovation into your own work
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