1. Innovation Initiatives at the Canada School of Public Service
The Canadian National Conference on Innovation
June 13, 2019

2. An era of continuous disruption introduces…
SHIFTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR: significant changes in mutable consumer roles in markets
COMPANY GROWTH & SECTOR DISRUPTION: shorter circuits of dominance, shifts in leading sectors, and rapid growth
LIMITED PREPAREDNESS FOR CHANGE:
organizations remain vulnerable to disruptions, primarily due to skills gaps
AUTOMATION IN THE WORKFORCE: increasingly possible in an increasing number of industries
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY:
rapid pace of emergence and adoption of new technologies

3. & In response, institutions must simultaneously…
SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES
LIMIT HARM
e.g. new technology (AI, data analytics, 3D printing) paired with new methods of production and delivery are creating services and products that improve living standards and productivity
e.g. these innovations are changing the nature of work (unbundling traditional jobs into tasks, shifting skills) which risks amplifying income insecurity and inequality
…or else risk irrelevancy
Acquire knowledge
To do so, institutions must possess the ability to…
rapidly
Re-assess
Adapt approach

4. CSPS promotes public sector innovation
ACTION-ORIENTED INNOVATION
NOVEL PROJECTS
Working closely with our partners and working on projects that are relevant across government
Think pieces & research papers to advance new approaches
COLLABORATIVE
RESEARCH
Working in the open and sharing findings in the public sector innovation space
Demonstration projects to test new tools and practices
OPEN
TEST
Approach projects neutrally with an appetite for experimentation and learning by doing
Project-based surge capacity in digital and policy spheres
EXPERIMENTATION
RESPOND

5. CERTIFICATION & AFTERCARE
Digital Academy
Provides training, leads demonstration projects, and supports adoption of digital best practices
PREMIUM
DIGITAL ACADEMY
DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS
LEADERSHIP
CERTIFICATION & AFTERCARE
PRACTICUM
In partnership with Treasury Board Secretariat, Statistics Canada, Canadian Digital Service, Institute on Governance and Invest Ottawa

6. Dynamic Transition Checklist
Developing an enterprise tool to support transition of Ministers
A checklist of 200+ tasks to help plan for transition and support incoming or outgoing Ministers (and their exempt staff)
Links tasks to policy requirements and allows their progress to be tracked in real time
Deployed across the Government of Canada using a web-based and real-time collaborative task management software
Provides an enterprise-wide view of transition activities
In partnership with the Privy Council Office and seven other departments

7. Data Explorer
This tool organizes the wealth of CSPS programming and supports analysis and course iteration

8. Regulatory Artificial Intelligence Evaluation Platform
Objectives
Expectations
Adapt private sector applications to needs of regulatory & legislative advisors
Timely, less labour intensive insights & analysis to inform advice or decisions
Discover new capabilities
The platform seeks to accelerate more complex analysis & new insights into regulations and impacts on stakeholders
Assist analysts work through more than 2,600 sets of regulations across the federal government
In partnership with the Canadian Federation of Regulators and federal regulatory agencies

9. Human Resources Business Intelligence (HRBI)
SKILLS INVENTORY
Organizational awareness
Talent management
Identification of gaps in skills and training
Career planning and professional development
Communities of practice
Forecasting learning needs
Employee education
Professional designations
Professional certifications
Areas of strength
Future learning priorities
In partnership with Statistics Canada

10. Other Innovation Initiatives
Discovery Projects
Beta Projects
Operational Projects
Procurement Data Research
Cross-Functional Policy Mobility Program
Blockchain
Digital Open Learning
Blockcert
Predictive Hiring
Evalhalla Evaluation Tools
Research on Future of Public Admin.
Externships
Innovate on Demand Podcast
Rules as Code
Survista Evaluation Tools
Virtual Reality
Flex GC
UBER Corporate Account
GC Innovation Fund
busrides.ca

11. Thank you!