Emergent issues
Political
Allows reflection on how organisation does its business
Too eager for announceables' following residencies
Surfaces issues & focuses / raises to high political levels in a palatable manner
Group thinkers together to address an issue through their various lenses
Thinkers
Magnify focus on particular topics
Ability to shape and influence the future in a number of different spheres
No way to bridge gap between Thinker ahead of a system that doesn't want to hear the message
Local Thinkers to promote skill and creativity in SA
Challenge traditional views
Thinkers as catalyst for moving an issue forward
Collaboration
Connections to other places
Groups who wouldn't normally have worked together
Formation of new alliances
Breaking down silos between industries / sectors & encouraging communiation
Connects SA with other places
No longer exists in 2012
Resourcing commitment to residency: time, expertise
Phased return of Thinkers who know SA to 'bridge ideas'
Structures not in place to deal with residencies
Process
Links between residencies
Move to include Thinkers from Adelaide
Huge number of 'green lights' created for people to move things forward
Program seen as effective tool for moving things forward
Emergent process
Partners can be locked out if don't have role in existing 'establishment'
Research driven by market, not suppliers
Time post officers within agencies struggle to meet deadlines
The Complex domain
These are the issues that were considered to have no unobservable cause and effect relationship.
Future state
Current state
Impacts and legacies have been captured and communicated
Forging alliances
Bigger variety of Thinkers
Different ways of working generated by Thinker - some good
Authority & credibility of Thinkers to encourage SA focus
Groups of Thinkers
Thinkers keen to come back and build on work
Thinker not familiar with SA scene
Reliance on Thinkers being expert in all things
A Thinker has permission to think about issues - an open door to info
Thinkers linked together across issues
No change in thinking & the ways stakeholders do things
Political influence in an apolitical realm
Program is seen as political stunt
Afraid to tell: Disconnect between partners and cabinet. Executive buying needs planning
Build links beyond Premier to business, government, community
R
Some 'lesser' good ideas lost
Political interference
Bringing together disparate groups around similar issues
Might not survive through change of Premier
Just a source of reports
Emergent processes & modeling new & best practice
Too many thinkers in too short a time,
Too many thinkers, too short a time
Change of Government will kill program
Positive return of Thinkers
Process of emerging issues very powerful
Communcation
Benefits of Thinker visit not realised by partners or ATIR = resources
Progressive Thinkers public profile can be problematic, as community engagement is critical
Thinkers limited by current environment not being ready to hear messages
Disconnect between residency partners and cabinet
Raised expectations but failure to deliver
Sometimes unrealistic expectations to deliver on recommendations
Combat elitism
Was able to profile our profession's expertise
Leadership & Thinking
Catalysts have gone on to be leaders in their fields
ATIR recognised as being catalyst for change
Opens groups to new ways of thinking and approaching things
Thinking becomes new orthodoxy
Thinkers become part of the orthodoxy - pushing the boundaries
ATIR model of co-innovation adopted in mainstream policy development
Galvanise/energise thinking
ATIR model of coproduction is standard practice across sectors
Partners
Number of partners: Too many expectations
Partners don't have the resources to give time to involvement in residency
Partner expectations
Bringing issues to the fore
Legacy
Establish external champion to keep work going
Thinkers continue to contribute to State over the years
Long term implementation with sustainability is challenging
Recommendations not supported by new political landscape
Implementation of outcomes
Disconnect between Thinkers recommendations and Gtm strategic plans (afraid to tell)
Gives long term unsustainability of implementation (follow-up)
Sustainability of implementation of recommendations
Drive change: policy; practically; systemization
Maintaining momentum after residencies
Impression of no impact
High number of recommendations implemented
Too eager for announceables' following residencies
Ideas that required effort faded away
Too many recommendations not recognised at ATIR and not implemented
Simple
Complicated
Compex
