Adaptive Governance for a Changing World

ISBN: 978-981-09-7879-2
Edited by Wu Wei Neng; Various authors

Drawing from lectures delivered at the Civil Service College, Singapore, by leading speakers in governance and policy, economics, public engagement, and leadership and organisation development, this book highlights new pathways and possibilities for governments, along with innovative tools like design thinking and strategic futures. it represents an invitation for policymakers to practise adaptive governance -- more resilient, responsive, collaborative and entrepreneurial -- in a rapidly changing world.

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1 GOVERNANCE AND POLICYMAKING IN A COMPLEX WORLD

OVERVIEW BY NOEL BAY
A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS
EMBRACE COMPLEXITY, HARNESS HUMAN NATURE: Lecture by Eric Bonabeau, summary by Anuradha Shroff
Innovations in Governance and Leadership: Lecture by Augustine O’Donnell, summary by Vernie Oliveiro
The Art of Public Strategy: Lecture by Geoff Mulgan, summary by Celine Lim

SECTION 2 STATE-MARKET RELATIONSHIPS AND ECONOMIC POLICY

OVERVIEW BY CHARMAINE TAN
CAPITALISM 4.0: THE BIRTH OF A NEW ECONOMY: Lecture by Anatole Kaletsky, summary by Charmaine Tan
THE RETURN OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY: Lecture by Dani Rodrik, summary by Alisha Gill
FALLING BEHIND: INCOME INEQUALITY AND MIDDLE CLASS DISAFFECTION: Lecture by Robert Frank, summary by Amanda Chan
EVOLUTION, ECONOMICS AND THE ORIGIN OF WEALTH: HOW COMPLEXITY CHANGES THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT THE ECONOMY: Lecture by Eric Beinhocker, summary by Charmaine Tan

SECTION 3 SOCIAL CHALLENGES, SOCIAL POLICY AND THE EVOLVING SOCIAL COMPACT

Overview by Alisha Gill
E PLURIBUS UNUM: DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: Lecture by Robert Putnam, summary by Jeanne Conceicao
ACHIEVING INCLUSIVE GROWTH: Lecture by David Autor and Alan Manning, summary by Amanda Chan
ADDRESSING COMPLEX SOCIAL CHALLENGES: WHY WE GET STUCK AND HOW TO GET UNSTUCK: Lecture by Adam Kahane, summary by Alisha Gill
CREATING PUBLIC INNOVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION: GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND THE SOCIAL SERVICES SECTOR: Lecture by Peter Shergold, summary by Cheryl Wu

SECTION 4 ROBUST AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY CYCLES

Overview by Wu Wei Neng
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT: LEVERAGING DESIGN TO RADICALLY IMPROVE PUBLIC POLICIES AND SERVICES: Lecture by Christian Bason, summary by Noel Bay
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE: AN OVERVIEW FOR POLICYMAKERS: Lecture by Riel Miller, summary by Anuradha Shroff
APPLYING BEHAVIOURAL INSIGHT: Lecture by David Halpern, summary by Celine Lim

SECTION 5 TRANSFORMING INSTITUTIONS: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Overview by Wu Wei Neng
LEADERSHIP IN OUR TIME: THE ERA OF “TRUTHINESS” AND TWITTER: Lecture by Howard Gardner, summary by Kharina Zainal
A NEW CULTURE OF LEARNING: CULTIVATING THE IMAGINATION FOR A WORLD OF CONSTANT CHANGE: Lecture by John Seely Brown, summary by Noel Bay
FORMULATING AN OD PLAN AND IMPACTING ORGANISATION PERFORMANCE FROM A SYSTEMIC PERSPECTIVE: Lecture by Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge, summary by Anuradha Shroff

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THE EDITOR

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX