Online Workshop
How to be an adaptive leader in the public service
Exclusive for public servants and policymakers
Thursday, May 27, 2021
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Speakers
Over the past year the pandemic has underscored the importance of having an adaptable public service. Yet the realities of government are that you’ll often have to set out lengthy proposals plans just to get started. This kind of linear planning can reduce flexibility but luckily there are ways that leaders can make room for adaptation.
In this online workshop you’ll unpack what it really means to be adaptive, and how much is really possible in government.
You’ll discover how to refine your approach as you learn, making use of insights when they happen, not just sticking blindly to the plan. You’ll also get concrete advice, techniques and tips for making yourself and your team more intentionally adaptive.
By the end of this workshop, you'll be able to:
- Identify the characteristics and behaviours of being an adaptive leader
- Respond to leadership challenges through dynamic decision making
- Initiate an adaptive approach within public sector programmes and activities
- Confidently take “appropriate risks,” combining bold thinking with evidence and experimentation
This workshop will be facilitated by iProcure founders Kevin Martin dela Cruz and Arnold Onrubia.
Who should watch:
This workshop is for anyone working in government looking to become more adaptive at work and/or advocate for culture change within their team or department.
Interested in collaborating on an email boot camp or workshop with Apolitical? Learn more here or get in touch at helen.caldwell@apolitical.co.
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Speakers
Lea Simpson
co-founder of Brink
UK
Kenneth Isaiah Ibasco Abante
fellow and head of practice at WeSolve
The Philippines
Lea Simpson, co-founder of innovation firm Brink and team leader of The Frontier Technologies Hub which won the Civil Service Award for Innovation in 2017. Lea was also part of LearnAdapt, an advisory group that worked inside the UK’s Department for International Development to inform how it could become more adaptive as an organisation.
Kenneth Isaiah Ibasco Abante, fellow and head of practice at WeSolve (www.wesolve.ph) an organisation that works with change shapers from civil society, government, business, and academe to harness collective action for sustained impact. Ken organises with the Citizens’ Budget Tracker for budget transparency, the Move As One Coalition for public transport, and the Data for Empowerment Alliance for public data and freedom of information. He served in various roles in the Department of Finance of the Government of the Philippines: as chief of staff of the strategy economics and results group, as deputy chief of staff and head executive assistant to Secretary Purisima, and as staffer for four national budgets (2014 to 2017). He is research faculty at the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Ateneo de Manila University and holds a master in public administration in international development from Harvard Kennedy School.
