Exploring the Heroine's Journey as a metaphor for integration in organizational transformation. It emphasizes the need to facilitate the integration of transformative experiences, focusing on inner work, and aftercare to support the sharing of the boon upon return.

ShiftFlow’s Principal Consultant Nick Scott reflects on his time working in the Government of New Brunswick and the attempts to provide experiential learning to his fellow public servants.

To achieve true transformation, innovation needs to reach these concealed depths. A dive into the culture of an organization is essential.

Nick Scott shares how he worked to advance open government, grow innovation capacity and foster a culture of innovation within the public sector.

In times of fast changes, no single organization or government can know everything needed to be responsive. Investing in networking and the ability to work with actors across sectors is a necessity to creating public value in the 21st century. Networked governance is an approach to doing just that.

We need to transform what we measure in government.

How can our public servants learn to embrace innovation through the concept of a self-lacing shoe?

In this post, ShiftFlow’s Nick Scott discusses a powerful metaphor for the essence of transformation within government.

This blog post covers off on one of the trickiest aspects of human-centered design - collaborative problem framing.

Embracing lessons from times of crisis can help us build public services that are agile, responsive, and focused on people's needs.

Accelerate change in government with innovation adoption theory!

Is your organization infused with a user-centric mindset in everything it does?

Ready to take your innovation workshops and programs to the next level? Discover how Theory U, Breath Pattern and “geek swag” could help with agenda design and lasting learnings.

Every public service touchpoint is a handshake that subconsciously defines our relationship with government.

Uncover the science behind breaking old habits. Explore how neural pathways, behaviour, and even organizational dynamics influence our journey toward positive change.

Discover how the NouLAB approach utilized multi-stakeholder collaboration, systems thinking, and design iteration to prototype and test solutions for complex problems in New Brunswick.

Discover practical steps to cultivate a culture of innovation and make a lasting impact in your organization.

If you are reading this, I am sure you have recognized the persistence of significant issues in our world. Like me, I am sure you have felt called to do something about it; to leave the world better than you found it.