Free online event
How to become a strategic thinker in government
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Monday, Jul 18, 2022
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You'll learn how to:
- Understand what it means to ‘think strategically’
- Identify ways to develop your strategic thinking skills in the public service
- Apply strategic thinking in the work you do
Speakers
Resources from the speakers:
- Kiran Keshur's presentation
- Alex Nicholson's presentation
- Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works, book recommendation from Brooke
- Thinking in Systems, book recommendation from Brooke
- Protecting Your Projects from Cognitive Bias, article recommendation from Brooke
- Why do we overestimate the probability of success?, article recommendation from Brooke
- How to screw up less when it matters most: Olivier Sibony, podcast from The Decision Lab
- Creating Great Choices with Roger Martin, podcast from The Decision Lab
Apolitical resources:
- Strategic thinking in government: how to get the most out of your collaborations, 7 min article
- 6 ways to make better strategic decisions, 6 min article
- Applying strategic thinking in government, premium course
Seeing the bigger picture... navigating complex problems... understanding issues from different perspectives: public servants are faced with these scenarios on a daily basis.
Mastering strategic thinking skills can help you effectively understand and approach these scenarios, making you more effective in government.
Watch this free online workshop to learn how to apply strategic thinking in government. You’ll learn practical ways to develop and use your strategic thinking skills by hearing from other public servants about how they think strategically in their work.
Who should watch:
This workshop is for any public servant or policymaker who wants to explore and develop their strategic thinking skills, whether you do this as part of your job or just want to broaden your skill set.
Interested in how Apolitical can support you and your organisation? Learn about collaborating with us.
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Speakers
Alex Nicholson
Head of International Nuclear Safety, Civil Nuclear, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
United Kingdom
Kiran Keshur
Organisational Designer, London Borough of Camden
United Kingdom
Dr Brooke Struck
Founder & Principal Facilitator, Converge, and Advisor at The Decision Lab
Canada
Alex Nicholson, Head of International Nuclear Safety, International Civil Nuclear. Alex focuses on international nuclear safety at the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. He represents the UK at international fora including the International Atomic Energy Agency and was Chair of the G7 Nuclear Safety and Security Group under the UK’s Presidency. Previously he was Head of Multilateral Strategy at the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and was a Vice-Chair at the OECD’s Committee on Digital Economy Policy. He enjoys diving, hiking and is passionate about developing and implementing internationally facing strategies.
Kiran Keshur, Organisational Designer at London Borough of Camden. Works as part of an internal consulting team who work to help people think and act differently to do better things to improve the lives of citizens.
Dr Brooke Struck, Founder & Principal Facilitator, Converge, and Advisor at The Decision Lab. He is an internationally recognized voice in applied behavioural science, representing TDL’s work in outlets such as Forbes, Vox, Huffington Post and Bloomberg, as well as Canadian venues such as the Globe & Mail, CBC and Global Media. Dr. Struck hosts TDL’s podcast “The Decision Corner” and speaks regularly to practicing professionals in industries from finance to health & wellbeing to tech & AI.
