This is the third article in a series that presents insights from an investigation into the challenges and opportunities of the urban climate finance movement. This investigation sits at the heart of a collaboration between the Centre for Public Impact (CPI), the … Read more
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A global conversation on rigour in complexity
I want to do good work. At the Centre for Public Impact Australia and New Zealand (CPI ANZ), I am reimagining government with colleagues who also want to do good work. It feels important that we have a shared sense… Read more
Something feels off: are we solving the right problems in urban climate finance?
This is the first article in a series that presents insights from an investigation into the challenges and opportunities of the urban climate finance movement. This investigation sits at the heart of a collaboration between the Centre of Public Impact… Read more
Reimagining Climate Action in Cities: How cities can lead the charge towards a net zero, resilient future
The world needs to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. If we don’t, the global scientific community is unified in forecasting that humanity will face an increasingly uninhabitable earth, leaving our children and grandchildren to deal with the… Read more
Beyond the hype: exploring what transformation in government really means
The word “transformation” is experiencing a zeitgeist in government at the moment. We hear people talking about “digital transformation”, “systems transformation”, “cultural transformation” and more. But what does the word transformation… Read more
Human Learning Systems – A practical guide to doing public management differently
Last year, we worked with several organisations to release an e-book – Human Learning Systems: Public Service for the Real World. This had one key message: if we want to achieve real outcomes in the world, then we… Read more
Four key takeaways for local governments on engaging the public on climate change
The problem: We need ambitious climate action that is structured in a way to ensure the transition to a net-zero world is inclusive, place-based, and sustainable. Why it matters: The conditions of climate change have far-reaching impacts on people’s quality of life,… Read more
What is action-learning?
At the beginning of this year we explored sensemaking, one of the two complementary sets of practices that form the core of our role as a learning partner, for those seeking to reimagine government. Now, we’re turning our attention to… Read more
What is sensemaking?
Last spring, our Executive Director, Adrian Brown, shared what we’ve been learning about reimagining government over the past few years and introduced CPI as a learning partner: an organization that helps others build their own capacity to learn. This… Read more
What we’re learning about reimagining government
Just over a year ago the CPI team published our vision for better government. This vision was inspired by the growing movement of changemakers around the world who are pushing beyond the current debate about what government does… Read more