Prototyping in Public Services
"Prototyping in Public Services describes an approach that can be used to help develop new and innovative services by testing ideas out early in the development cycle.
NESTA has produced a guide for policymakers, strategy leads, heads of service, commissioners and anyone else in a public service looking for new methodologies that can help them to better meet the needs of their communities. It sits alongside the Prototyping Framework: A guide to prototyping new ideas which provides examples of activities that can happen at different stages of a prototyping project.
The guide and toolkit are early outputs from our prototyping work and are based on work NESTA and its partners have been doing with several local authorities and third sector organisations. We will continue to learn about prototyping as an approach that can be used to develop public services, through our practical programmes."
(NESTA, UK)
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Gamestorming: structured play for business innovation
"Games come naturally to human beings. Playing a game is a way of exploring the world, a form of structured play, a natural learning activity that's deeply tied to growth. Games can be fun and entertaining, but games can have practical benefits too.
This blog is about games designed to help you get more innovative, creative results in your work. We'll show you not only how to play them but how to design them so they fit your own specific work goals."
(Dave Gray, Sunni Brown and James Macanufo)
Dave Gray, Sunni Brown and James Macanufo (2010). 'Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers', O'Reilly Media
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NESTA: Creative Enterprise Toolkit
"Our enterprise resource toolkit contains tried and tested methods for teaching enterprise skills to creative individuals who are thinking about setting up a business.
Starting a business with no experience can be daunting. That's why we've developed the Enterprise Toolkit to help creative individuals take their bright ideas and turn them into successful businesses.
Building on our experience of running Starter for 6, the toolkit will provide guidance, activities, downloadable worksheets and case studies to challenge individuals to draw on their creative and personal strengths.
The toolkit is accompanied by tutor notes - supportive information aimed at university professionals and enterprise organisations that support creative individuals in the early stages of their enterprise career.
Launch your own creative business"
(NESTA)
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Flare: Data Visualization for the Web
"Flare is an ActionScript library for creating visualizations that run in the Adobe Flash Player. From basic charts and graphs to complex interactive graphics, the toolkit supports data management, visual encoding, animation, and interaction techniques. Even better, flare features a modular design that lets developers create customized visualization techniques without having to reinvent the wheel."
(UC Berkeley Visualization Lab)
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