Introducing the stories and systems learning circle Alain de Botton once wrote that storytelling is humanity’s oldest “technology” for creating social change: “The difference between hope and despair is a different way of telling… Read more
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Why systemic collaboration is the future of global development
Last week, the Centre for Public Impact’s Global Development team was immersed in UNDP’s Istanbul Innovation Days, an energising space for social, institutional, and public innovation. As a fully remote and global team, The Istanbul Innovation Days was… Read more
Building trust, driving change: Lessons from Washington State
The Washington Equity Program (WEP) was created by the Washington State Office of Equity and the Centre for Public Impact (CPI), with a goal to bring community and state government together to develop a vision for the future… Read more
From Adolescence to action: Rethinking how governments protect young people online
A recent episode of The Guardian’s Today in Focus podcast opened with a simple but telling question to a teenage boy: ‘What do you like about being a boy?’ His answer?… Read more
Beyond a checklist: Why intersectionality matters in climate adaptation
“Climate change does not respect border[s]; it does not respect who you are – rich and poor, small and big,” remarked then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon several years ago. Climate change is not a crisis that affects everyone equally. Where you… Read more
Reinvigorating the spirit of public service in New Zealand
Peter Hughes, the New Zealand State Services Commissioner, talked to Adrian Brown and Larry Kamener. Introduction Government is about much more than simply providing good customer service… Read more
Building resilience in Melbourne’s high-rise communities through social imagination
(written by our collaborator Alice Howard-Vyse from Humanise This, with Keira Lowther) Introduction In 2024, CPI partnered with the City of Melbourne to design and deliver a learning program shaped by social imagination practice, to… Read more
The Future of Health and Social Care: Perspectives from Finland and Scotland
Scottish Government representatives sharing their stories of cross-system collaboration with Finnish delegates. The future of health and social care: Perspectives from Finland and Scotland Health and social care systems across the world face increasingly complex challenges:… Read more
Gender, Heat, and Cities: Building Resilience for a Changing Climate
Gender, Heat, and Cities: Building Resilience for a Changing Climate At COP29 in Baku, the panel on “Gender-Responsive Heat Actions for Cities,” hosted by the Asian Development Bank and the Atlantic Council,… Read more
Announcing the AI Opportunity Fund recipients
Announcing the AI Opportunity Fund recipients Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing economies worldwide, and Europe has an incredible opportunity to embrace this transformation. With AI projected to add up to €1.2 trillion to the EU’s GDP over the… Read more