Creativity: The Energy Powering All Public Sector change

Whether you call it innovation, transformation, reshaping, or reform, fundamentally, all the change occurring within the public sector is founded on creativity. Creativity is the energy that powers all public sector change; therefore, it is the responsibility of all leaders to understand the nature of creativity and build creative confidence.

This book explains the creativity found within the public sector context and guides leaders on how to harness their own creativity to deliver meaningful change. Moreover, it explains how they can establish environments where their people will be motivated to share their best creative selves, contribute to solving wicked problems, and deliver excellent community outcomes.

Understanding Creativity

Creativity is more than just artistic expression. It is a life-giving force, a universal power that shapes how we understand ourselves, solve problems, and connect with others. It is central to our individual wellbeing and the health of the world in which we live. But what exactly is creativity? And how does it work?

To answer these questions, Understanding Creativity investigates the phenomenon from multiple perspectives, delving into the people, processes and systems that support it.

Creative Confidence - Essential Economic Infrastructure

A submission to the Productivity Commission's Five Pillar Inquiry into building a skilled and adaptable workforce.

This submission demonstrates how creative confidence is the core capability that must be fostered across our educational and business sectors. It shows that creativity is the foundation for achieving the productivity, innovation, and adaptability outcomes desired by the government, and is the driver of economic growth. Recommendations are provided to build creative confidence nationwide so that Australia can position itself as a creative country and thrive in an ever-changing environment.

Creative Confidence - Essential Reform Infrastructure

A submission to the Productivity Commission's Five Pillar Inquiry into building a dynamic and resilient economy.

This submission explains how creativity is central to achieving the government's reform agenda, and how the creative confidence of public servants is the capability required to fulfil their role as regulatory stewards. Recommendations are provided for building creative confidence within agencies and across the public sector more broadly. Moreover, it is recognised that creative confidence must also become a national characteristic, and proposals are presented about how Australia can become a creative country and enact the dynamism and resilience desired.