The year 2020 unfolded in a way no one expected. It was a year of immense challenge, hardship and loss. And yet, amidst the darkness there was also hope. In 2020, we saw new, global conversations emerge about what we were all learning from COVID-19. These conversations offered an opportunity to reflect on how we want to emerge from this crisis - what we want to hold onto, what needs reimagining, and how we might come together to achieve that.
From May - August 2020, ANZSOG and the Centre for Public Impact contributed to this global conversation through the Reimagining government webinar series. More than 1000 people joined us as we brought together senior practitioners, academics, and leading thinkers from across the globe, exploring a new vision for government founded on the following beliefs:
- most of the challenges we face as a society are complex;
- the quality of human relationships matters a great deal; and
- progress is best achieved through experimentation and learning.
As we move forward into 2021, it is becoming clear that this will be a crucially important year, and that decisions taken by governments and societies will shape the coming decades. In response to this, and to huge demand from participants from last year's series, we will be inviting you to join us as we continue the conversation on Reimagining Government.
With COVID-19 receding in some parts of the world, but remaining a significant challenge in others, we will continue to explore some of the ideas around reimagining government that have opened themselves up for discussion in the context of this global crisis. We will build on the themes from our first series; diving more deeply into some of the topics that consistently appeared as being central to a renewed vision for government.
Once again, this series will go beyond an opportunity to listen to leading thinkers. Each webinar will be highly interactive and will provide participants with ample opportunity to contribute their views.
We are excited to continue the conversation about what a reimagining of government might look like in this free webinar series.
As part of this year's webinar series, we're enriching our offering to you with content hubs and a Community of Practice.
The Reimagining Government microsite hosts links to different types of material related to webinars - articles, reports, framework, videos and more. There's a content hub for each webinar.
The Reimagining Government Community of Practice is a forum for conversations over the course of the webinar series, as well as a chance to build new relationships with like-minded people passionate about reimagining government. Content in webinars will be brought to life, with interactive sessions, conversations and networking opportunities. Join now!