Reimagining Government

Season two wrap-up

Reimagining Government

Show Notes

What have we learned from season two of Reimagining Government?

Athena Hughes, Naja Nelson, and our host Adrian Brown revisit highlights and delve into the topics we covered. Join us to explore failure, imagination in government, and what on earth a paradigm shift is. Read the blog here.

Read the full written episode transcript here.

Featured in this episode:

Adrian Brown (Host) - Executive Director, Centre for Public Impact Athena Hughes (Host) - Senior Associate, Centre for Public Impact Naja Nelson (Host) - Senior Associate, Centre for Public Impact Dan Vogel - CEO, Flourish Fund Dr. Oliver Escobar - Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation, The University of Edinburgh Hannah McDowall - Co-Director, Canopy Jaime Junior - Advocacy and Community Education Coordinator, Disability Network of Wayne County Detroit Javiera Godoy - Programme Manager, Centre for Public Impact Karen Lawson - Interim Co-Director for Europe, Centre for Public Impact Martin Begley and Lara Colraine - Inverclyde Early Help in Custody Service Toby Lowe - Visiting Professor in Public Management, Centre for Public Impact

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