Introducing Simpl (Social Innovation MarketPlace) which connects people with ideas for improving public services to people in the public sector who can help make it happen.

Let us know what you think!

Here's an article I came across (via @Kursteekins) on how open innovation can help companies during harsh economic times.  Lots of application to public services as well.

Some thoughts and tips on how local government can find inspiration to innovate and 'do more with less'.

For those of you yet to hear of Social Innovation Camp 1. where have you been? ;) 2. here's a short video showing what goes on at a Social Innovation Camp weekend.

Having been to two camps to work with pals on a couple of ideas now (Enabled by Design and accesscity) I can't talk highly enough of the team's work in supporting social change from the bottom up.

Since taking part in these camps, we (FutureGov) have also taken the mini camp edition into government, working with Barnet Council to show how the format can be used as a quick fire way of crowdsourcing innovation from service users. And again I must say it worked really well.

So onwards to the next one - I'll be helping out over in Bratislava at the Eastern European edition in September so look out for that one!