Free Innovation Training Program
Office of Data and Innovation's CalAcademy has partnered with InnovateUS to provide asynchronous and free training programs for state workers. InnovateUS provides live learning on data, digital and innovation skills for public sector professionals. Our curriculum provides learners the skills to deliver more effective, equitable and engaged policies and services.
Courses we offer
Human-Centered Design
We share practical knowledge and lessons about human-centered design, including:
- The value of Human-Centered Design and how it can be applied to problems and opportunities in government
- Framing and scoping a problem with a human-centered lens
- Using frameworks like empathy interviewing, journey maps, How Might We statements and personas to define a problem and ideate solutions
- Prototyping and testing ideas to gather feedback and iterate
Human-Centered Design
We share practical knowledge and lessons about human-centered design, including:
- The value of Human-Centered Design and how it can be applied to problems and opportunities in government
- Framing and scoping a problem with a human-centered lens
- Using frameworks like empathy interviewing, journey maps, How Might We statements and personas to define a problem and ideate solutions
- Prototyping and testing ideas to gather feedback and iterate
The Innovation Skills Accelerator
The Innovation Skills Accelerator Course is an asynchronous, at-your-own-pace program consisting of 15 modules and 26 lecture videos on a wide range of topics.
Through videos, self-assessments and worksheets, we share practical lessons learned about improved ways of working, including:
- How to use new technologies responsibly
- How to define actionable problems
- How to use data and human-centered design
- How to design effective and equitable solutions
- How to learn what’s worked elsewhere
- How to forge powerful partnerships to implement change
- How to measure and scale what works
The Innovation Skills Accelerator
The Innovation Skills Accelerator Course is an asynchronous, at-your-own-pace program consisting of 15 modules and 26 lecture videos on a wide range of topics.
Through videos, self-assessments and worksheets, we share practical lessons learned about improved ways of working, including:
- How to use new technologies responsibly
- How to define actionable problems
- How to use data and human-centered design
- How to design effective and equitable solutions
- How to learn what’s worked elsewhere
- How to forge powerful partnerships to implement change
- How to measure and scale what works
What Works: Fast Field Scanning with AI
What Works: Fast Field Scanning with AI is designed to help public professionals accelerate the process of finding and implementing urgently-needed evidence-based solutions to public problems. The course teaches several important skills for public professionals, including:
- Researching, evaluating, and identifying what works
- Getting smarter and faster from data using both documents and people
- Implementing new, innovative practices in your jurisdiction
What Works: Fast Field Scanning with AI
What Works: Fast Field Scanning with AI is designed to help public professionals accelerate the process of finding and implementing urgently-needed evidence-based solutions to public problems. The course teaches several important skills for public professionals, including:
- Researching, evaluating, and identifying what works
- Getting smarter and faster from data using both documents and people
- Implementing new, innovative practices in your jurisdiction
Upcoming Workshops
Looking for more additional resources to expand your knowledge? Explore upcoming and past workshops below for valuable insights and practical tools to enhance public service delivery.
Past Workshops
Evaluation
Community Engagement for Public Professionals: Communicating Scientific and Technical Information to Policymakers and the Public
July 10, 1900
Solution Identification
Killer Memos: Effective Memo Writing
December 7, 2021
Solution Identification
Problem Definition
December 14, 2021
Solution Identification
Equitable Public Engagement with Technology
December 21, 2021
Solution Identification
Killer Memos: Effective Memo Writing
January 20, 2022
Implementation
What now? How the role of Public Servant Leader is Evolving Post Covid and the Digital Revolution
January 25, 2022
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