Many cities across Europe are currently holding elections – and with them, a new way of thinking. In Germany, too, election results repeatedly show that the public sector is under pressure to change. Today's citizens expect more than just administration – they want participation, transparency, and real solutions. This is precisely where the opportunity lies: if politics and administration open up to new methods, administration can become design.
Design Thinking meets administration
What happens when Design Thinking meets administration? This question runs through all the articles in our latest newsletter. In an interview, María-José Juarez talks about how courage, safe learning spaces, and co-creation can move public structures forward – especially where there is often perceived stagnation. She shows that the public sector has more potential for change than many people think.
Our latest Design Thinking Studio in our Academic Program for students also shows that the term “the public” is often less tangible than it sounds. Teams work together with institutions on real challenges and ask themselves who exactly the users in the public sector are. For anyone thinking about their target groups, we have developed an AI-supported tool that helps to create more clarity.
In the area of Professional Development, specialists and managers from the public sector experience how agile methods can work in everyday administrative life beyond buzzwords, with clarity and structure. Our workshops show that when theory and practice interact intelligently, there is real potential for insight—and sometimes even a new perspective on one's own role.
Whether you are a student, professional, or change agent, we invite you to discover how innovation can succeed in the public sector in this newsletter.
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