1st Edition

Transforming Public Services by Design Re-Orienting Policies, Organizations and Services around People

By Sabine Junginger Copyright 2017
200 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

For policy makers and policy implementers, design challenges abound. Every design challenge presents an opportunity for change and transformation. To get from policy intent to policy outcome, however, is not a straightforward journey. It involves people and services as much as it involves policies and organizations. Of all organizations, perhaps government agencies are perceived to be the least... Read more

CONTENTS





List of Figures



Preface



Acknowledgements



Abbreviations





 



Section and Chapter titles





SECTION I



Re-Orienting Public Services, Organizations and Policies Around People





Chapter 1: Design and Transformation as a Problem for the Public Sector



Chapter 2: Design Foundations for Transforming Services, Organizations
and Policies around People



Chapter 3: New Approaches to Policy Design



Chapter 4: Services as Key to Effective Government



Chapter 5: Organizational Design Practices





SECTION II



Three Examples of Transforming Public Services to Re-Orient Government Around People





Example 1: The USPS Domestic Mail Manual Transformation Project
Chapter 6:
How it began: Project Background and Introduction



Chapter 7: Preparing the Ground: Project Phase I



Chapter 8: The Organizational Dimension: Project Phase II



Chapter 9: Completing the Transformation: Project Phase III





Example 2: The US IRS Tax Simplification Project
Chapter 10:
The Project from Start to Finish





Example 3: Australian Tax Office Integrated Tax Design Project
Chapter 11:
Background, Project Phases and Outcomes





Chapter 10: An Expanding Discourse and Practice of Design in the Public Sector





Bibliography/references





Appendices





Index

Biography

Sabine Junginger, PhD heads the Competency Center for Research into Design and Management at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. She is a Fellow of the Hertie School of Governance. She is Visiting Professor at Jiangnan University, China and the Macromedia University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany.