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The learning organisation ideal in Civil Service organisations: deriving a measure

Abstract: As part of the Government’s drive for responsive, high quality public services, the 1999 White Paper on Modernising Government suggested that the public service must become a learning organisation. Yet the application of the learning organisation ideal in public sector organisations is viewed in the literature as significantly constrained by a number of factors, including the obligation for public accountability. The research reported here sought to assess the feasibility of the learning organisation ideal for Civil Service organisations by devising and applying a measure comprising seven dimensions of organisational behaviour, drawn from the learning organisation literature, with an eighth dimension of “notions of accountability”. In 1996 all Civil Service organisations were placed under an injunction to achieve accreditation as Investors in People (IIP). The research offered an opportunity to assess the extent to which striving for this contributes to progress towards the learning organisation ideal.

Future of Mobility White Paper

Abstract: Transportation is arguably experiencing its most transformative revolution since the introduction of the automobile. Concerns over climate change and equity are converging with dramatic technological advances. Although these changes – including shared mobility and automation – are rapidly altering the mobility landscape, predictions about the future of transportation are complex, nuanced, and widely debated. California is required by law to renew the California Transportation Plan (CTP), updating its models and policy considerations to reflect industry changes every five years. This document is envisioned as a reference for modelers and decision makers. We aggregate current information and research on the state of key trends and emerging technologies/services, documented impacts on California’s transportation ecosystem, and future growth projections (as appropriate). During 2017, we reviewed an expanded list of 20 topics by referencing state agency publications, peer-reviewed journal articles, and forecast reports from consulting firms and think tanks. We followed transportation newsletters and media sources to track industry developments, and interviewed six experts to explore their opinions on the future of transportation. We consulted an advisory committee of over 50 representatives from local and state transportation agencies, who provided input throughout the project’s evolution. We also obtained feedback on our draft report from a panel of U.S. experts.

Learning from experience? Reflections on two decades of British urban policy

Abstract: Twenty years after the publication of the seminal 1977 White Paper on the inner cities, the promise of a more coordinated and strategic approach to urban policy still remains to be realised. This paper addresses the issue of why British urban policy has been characterised by a form of 'policy amnesia' - a failure to learn from past experiences. In arguing for the importance of policy learning and adaptation, the paper identifies 10 key lessons that emerge from the operation of urban policy since the late 1970s.