New Public*Purpose

2020 calls for a new public conversation

Exploring the value of public-purpose collaboration and co-innovation

 

2020 is still happening. We’re only halfway through the year. And possibly not even a quarter-way through the lasting economic and social ripple effects of COVID-19.

 

So amid the new clichés – “new normal”, “VUCA times”, etc a small, dedicated international circle are seeking to build upon the disruption by asking…

  • Is this a time for revisiting what it means to have an authentic public purpose focus?
  • Are we already experiencing a revitalised sense of public purpose?
  • Is 2020 becoming the year for (Emerging Cliché alert) the New Public Purpose?

During the balance of 2020 join us as we actively explore some key building blocks for moving forward this decade as the world recovers, chooses to go back to old ways or adopt new approaches, and we continue with massive social development programs including the UN Global Goals for 2030.

The New Public Purpose program will unpack and explore varying dimensions of public purpose through the following lenses:

The New Public IMPACT

 

The real-world outcomes, the social value that is created for people and communities

  • Social labs
  • Innovation hubs
  • Social ROI evaluators

The New Public SERVICE

 

The ways that we think about and deliver all forms of public services to our communities and particularly people in need.

  • Political leaders
  • Governments (national, regional, city)
  • Public service institutions
  • Civil society organisations
  • Advocacy groups & networks
  • Philanthropies & charities
  • Service groups & faith groups
  • Social innovation
  • Social entrepreneurs

The New Public PARTICIPATION

 

The ways that diverse people and organisations connect, organise and collaborate to enable new possibilities

  • Government & public facing services
  • Consultation providers
  • Facilitators
  • Advocacy organisations
  • Civil society organisations
  • Community initiatives

The New Public SPHERE

 

The public conversation – the ideas & topics, commentators & creators, channels & messaging that frame how we understand, interact and respond to our world

  • Mainstream media
  • Social media channels
  • Community managers
  • Deliberation hosts & providers

Connect with peers in the X360 IdeaSpace during 2020

 

X360 is about new ways of connecting the disconnected. This includes, for example, convening spaces where the sometimes abstract world of policy and new thinking can be tethered to real-world practitioner led projects

 

Join us in the IdeaSpace!

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