The problem: Lack of systems awareness Global efforts to reduce emissions continue to fall short. The most recent United Nations Environmental Report revealed an expected temperature rise of 2.5℃ – 2.9℃ above pre-industrial levels, far exceeding the 1.5℃ target… Read more
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Cities need to bridge the gap between their climate goals and capabilities
“Cities are leading the fight against climate change!” was a common refrain that was hard to miss in the run-up to COP28. Cities received unprecedented inclusion and recognition via the Local Climate Action Summit – but is this statement… Read more
Five things we recently learned about difficult conversations
In season two episode six of our Reimagining Government podcast, co-hosts Adrian Brown, Harriet Hunter, and Karen Lawson discuss how to have difficult conversations. They highlight: Complexity and difficult conversations within government Why it’s important to have… Read more
Six ways governments can meaningfully engage youth in tackling climate change
Image source: European Institute of Innovation & Technology Around the world, young people are demanding climate action to secure a just, sustainable future. With COP 28 recently concluding, there’s been a notable increase in youth participation, with initiatives… Read more
An ethos for our just energy transition
A post from Centre for Public Impact (CPI) & New America, Planetary Politics. The most recent United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, concluded with high stakes and high drama against a backdrop of extreme climate events and the … Read more
Unlocking authentic community power: Rethinking public service engagement for real impact
The current state of community engagement in public service The bedrock of good governance in government rests upon the trust of the public. However, in many communities around the world public trust in government is fractured. In too many places,… Read more
Listening as a tool to reimagine governance: Madina and Padma’s story
The art of listening “You know, Padma,” Madina began, “Over the past five or six years, my dependence on NREGA has increased.” (In 2005, India enacted the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), guaranteeing rural households 100… Read more
Seven tips for running your next impact challenge
Identify a problem you want to solve, agree on the prize for its solution, and then spread the word to get the best ideas. When proposals come in, review them against the assessment criteria you’ve laid out, identify the best,… Read more
The information barriers holding back climate action and how to break them
Information systems in government – the structures through which we collect, analyze, and share information to guide our decisions and activities – are incomplete pictures of the human experience. As a result, local government leaders struggle to make bold, disruptive climate… Read more
What does the British Post Office scandal tell us about stories and government?
It’s one of the biggest news stories in the UK right now: how hundreds of Post Office staff were wrongly accused of theft and fraud due to the failures of the Horizon computer system. There are heartbreaking tales of… Read more