Check out some of the early wins: Examples of early wins

A range of organizations are also taking actions in support of the Blueprint 2020 vision and have shared best practices through the engagement process.

For example…

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada recognizes the need for an open and continuous dialogue in the context of amalgamation efforts underway between the former Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Canadian International Development Agency. It has embarked on a number of open policy development initiatives including “shark tank” sessions where employee teams pitch ideas, an “innovation lounge” to brainstorm ways to promote innovation, and “Innovation Week” focused on fostering a culture of innovation across the department.

Policy Horizons is working with departments to build the capacity to use foresight, an emerging tool, to support improved planning and decision making within the policy community at large. Activities will occur at a variety of levels, and will see capacity built in a step-wise fashion, with a strong emphasis on learning-by-doing.

Shared Services Canada (SSC) is very focused on its sevenyear plan for transforming the Government of Canada’s IT infrastructure, which will provide the Public Service with the modern, reliable and secure technology that is needed to support the achievement of the Blueprint 2020 vision. In order to involve the greatest number of SSC employees in the transformation effort, SSC is holding monthly webinars, hosted by the transformation teams, to bring both technical and non technical data, information and plans to employees all across the country.

Many organizations are also sharing their experiences. Library and Archives Canada’s digital office is now a model for other government departments.

”… our hope is that by 2020, the Public Service is a leading employer of choice, offering a modern workplace with flexible arrangements, and focused on its employees’ professional development.” 
– Stéfanie Hamel, GCconnex user

Janice Charette, Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council,
Graham Flack, Ben Kyllo, Christiane Fox and Coleen Volk
judge presentations by PCO employees at a ‘’Dragons Den’’ event.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research are redesigning their investigator-initiated programs and associated peer review processes for grant applications to include online adjudication and assessment tools. They are also implementing a Strategy on Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR), which includes a coalition of federal, provincial and territorial partners that are all dedicated to the integration of research into care and to ensuring that the right patient receives the right intervention at the right time.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission seeks ongoing employee feedback through “Taking the Pulse” activities with themes such as learning, communication and working environment. Follow-up actions are undertaken and communicated to employees, to effect change as required.

“This exercise was an opportunity to fundamentally understand how we are a network, available to be easily connected to each other, understanding the horizontal linkages that are increasingly defining the jobs we do.”
– Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Interim Report

Let’s innovate how we innovate – there is no better time than now.