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'''Innovation Unit''' is a UK not-for-profit [[social enterprise]] with the stated aim of using [[innovation]] to create different, better, lower cost [[public services]] that better meet social challenges. It was founded as a part of what is now the UK [[Department for Education]] (DfE), but has been an independent organisation since 2006. |
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Innovation Unit is a not-for-profit social enterprise with a mission to grow and scale the boldest and best innovations that deliver long-term impact for people, address persistent inequalities, and transform the systems that surround them. |
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Innovation Unit was established in June 2002 at the [[Department for Education and Skills (United Kingdom)|Department for Education and Skills]] – now the DfE – as part of the measures in the White Paper '[http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm52/5230/5230.pdf Schools – Achieving Success]' which followed the [[Education Act 2002]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED465856&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED465856 |accessdate=April 11, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506023841/http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true |archivedate=May 6, 2011 }}</ref> |
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Their innovation and impact formula combines decades of practical experience with recent research, to help design new solutions, implement them successfully and take them to scale for greater impact.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Innovation Unit |url=https://www.innovationunit.org/about-us/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Innovation Unit |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Between 2003 and 2008, Innovation Unit advised on The Power to Innovate, a piece of [[legislation]] which enabled schools and [[Local authority|Local Authorities]] to apply to the [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of State]] to have regulations lifted if a strong case could be made that they were getting in the way of raising standards in education.<ref>http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/schoolperformance/b0014624/power-to-innovate |
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Since 2006 Innovation Unit has been independent of government and receives no grant funding. It consists of a team of partners and senior associates, as well as a team of core staff based at offices in [[Old Street]], [[London]]. Its Board includes David Albury, formerly a principal advisor at the [[Prime Minister's Strategy Unit]] during Tony Blair's premiership. |
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| ⚫ | Innovation Unit was established in 2002 at the Department for Education and Skills, now the DfE, as part of the measures in the White Paper, ‘Schools - Achieving Success’.<ref>Schools Achieving Success, Department for Education and Skills, 2001 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/355105/Schools_Achieving_Success.pdf</ref> Between 2002 and 2006, the remit was focused on education and children’s work. Early work focused on responding to innovative ideas that were sent into the Government, mainly by teachers and head teachers. Innovation Unit funded a number of these and provided advice and practical support for many others. Alongside other innovative small-scale projects, it worked on several large-scale programmes, such as the [[Leading Edge Partnership programme]] and [[Teachers TV]]. |
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| ⚫ | Between 2003 and 2008, Innovation Unit advised on The Power to Innovate, a piece of [[legislation]] which enabled schools and [[Local authority|Local Authorities]] to apply to the [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of State]] to have regulations lifted if a strong case could be made that they were getting in the way of raising standards in education.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-04-06 |title=Power to Innovate - Schools |url=http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/schoolperformance/b0014624/power-to-innovate |access-date=2024-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406070450/http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/schoolperformance/b0014624/power-to-innovate |archive-date=2012-04-06 }}</ref> Since 2006 Innovation Unit has been independent of government and receives no grant funding. |
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==Areas of work== |
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Innovation Unit’s work is largely focused on innovation in education, healthcare and local government in the UK. It has also worked with the [[Smithsonian Institution]] in the USA and countries around the world as part of its international education work. |
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Innovation Unit works independently across the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The organisation is project-based, with clients ranging from local authorities and government departments, to charities and foundations. The Innovation Unit team, made up of innovation experts, researchers and designers, currently works to challenge and change systems for children and families, mental health, health and care, justice and violence and education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thoughts |url=https://www.innovationunit.org/people/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Innovation Unit |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=About Innovation Unit |url=https://www.innovationunit.org/about-us/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Innovation Unit |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Innovation Unit’s education work is centred on making school more engaging and meaningful for students. Its work ranges from consulting with individual schools in the UK, to changing school systems on an international, system-wide level and trying to influence global thought on education.<ref>http://www.gelponline.org/</ref><ref>http://www.ameinfo.com/wise-book-probes-education-employment-gap-319185</ref> It was recently awarded £906,000 by the Education Endowment Fund to test a project-based learning programme in secondary schools in the UK.<ref>http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects/innovation-unit</ref> Its international education project, the [[www.gelponline.|Global Education Leaders' Program]], has included governmental teams from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, China, Finland, India and South Africa. |
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Innovation Unit also offers an accredited Service Design course for professionals, through their Design Academy. The design academy focuses on building expertise in service and system design methodology, as applied to complex social issues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.iuda.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Innovation Unit Design Academy |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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===Healthcare=== |
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Innovation Unit’s health work is heavily influenced by the principles of [[coproduction (public services)|co-production]]. It has worked on projects concerning issues such as antenatal care, childhood obesity, long-term health conditions and mental healthcare. In 2013 it published as series of reports on People Powered Health, following a two-year project funded by UK innovation charity [[Nesta (charity)|Nesta]]. |
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===Local Government=== |
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Innovation Unit works as local and national levels with local governments in the UK. It has been involved with work addressing issues such as troubled families, supporting social entrepreneurs, early years services, adult social care and greening public services. Its approach is heavily influenced by [[service design]]. |
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===Publications=== |
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Visit <nowiki>https://www.innovationunit.org</nowiki> to view publications and blogs across the children and families, education, health inequalities, justice and violence reduction sectors. |
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[http://www.britishcouncil.org/dk_d160_book_5_reducing_health_inequalities_john_craig.pdf ''Reducing health inequalities - the challenge of public health''] by John Craig |
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[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Redesigning-Education-Shaping-Learning-Systems/dp/1620151324 ''Redesigning Education: Shaping learning systems around the globe''] |
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[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Living-Radical-Innovation-Education/dp/1780937547 ''Learning a Living: Radical innovation for education in work''] by Valerie Hannon, Sarah Gillinson and Leonie Shanks |
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With Nesta: |
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[http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/health-people-people-and-people ''People Powered Health: Health for people, by people and with people''] by Matthew Horne, Halima Khan and [[Paul Corrigan (civil servant)|Paul Corrigan]] |
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[http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/us-us-power-co-design-and-co-delivery ''By Us, For Us: the power of co-design and co-delivery''] by Katharine Langford, Martha Hampson, Julie Temperley and Peter Baeck |
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[http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/people-helping-people-peer-support-changes-lives ''People Helping People: peer support that changes lives''] by Katharine Langford, Martha Hampson, Julie Temperley and Peter Baeck |
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[http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/networks-work-partnerships-integrated-care-and-services ''Networks that Work: Partnerships for integrated care and services''] by Katharine Langford, Martha Hampson, Julie Temperley and Peter Baeck |
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[http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/redefining-consultations-changing-relationships-heart-health ''Redefining Consultations: changing the relationships at the heart of health''] by Katharine Langford, Martha Hampson, Julie Temperley and Peter Baeck |
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[http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/people-powered-commissioning-embedding-innovation-practice ''People Powered Commissioning: embedding innovation in practice''] by [[Paul Corrigan (civil servant)|Paul Corrigan]], Georgina Craig and |
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Martha Hampson |
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Latest revision as of 02:43, 13 February 2024
| Company type | Not-for-profit social enterprise |
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Key people | Paul Roberts (Chair), Sarah Gillinson (CEO) |
Number of employees | Approx 30 (excluding associates)[1] |
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Innovation Unit is a not-for-profit social enterprise with a mission to grow and scale the boldest and best innovations that deliver long-term impact for people, address persistent inequalities, and transform the systems that surround them.
Their innovation and impact formula combines decades of practical experience with recent research, to help design new solutions, implement them successfully and take them to scale for greater impact.[2]
History
[edit]Innovation Unit was established in 2002 at the Department for Education and Skills, now the DfE, as part of the measures in the White Paper, ‘Schools - Achieving Success’.[3] Between 2002 and 2006, the remit was focused on education and children’s work. Early work focused on responding to innovative ideas that were sent into the Government, mainly by teachers and head teachers. Innovation Unit funded a number of these and provided advice and practical support for many others. Alongside other innovative small-scale projects, it worked on several large-scale programmes, such as the Leading Edge Partnership programme and Teachers TV.
Between 2003 and 2008, Innovation Unit advised on The Power to Innovate, a piece of legislation which enabled schools and Local Authorities to apply to the Secretary of State to have regulations lifted if a strong case could be made that they were getting in the way of raising standards in education.[4] Since 2006 Innovation Unit has been independent of government and receives no grant funding.
Operations
[edit]Innovation Unit works independently across the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The organisation is project-based, with clients ranging from local authorities and government departments, to charities and foundations. The Innovation Unit team, made up of innovation experts, researchers and designers, currently works to challenge and change systems for children and families, mental health, health and care, justice and violence and education.[5] [6]
Innovation Unit also offers an accredited Service Design course for professionals, through their Design Academy. The design academy focuses on building expertise in service and system design methodology, as applied to complex social issues.[7]
Publications
[edit]Visit https://www.innovationunit.org to view publications and blogs across the children and families, education, health inequalities, justice and violence reduction sectors.
References
[edit]- ^ "Our people". Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "About Innovation Unit". Innovation Unit. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Schools Achieving Success, Department for Education and Skills, 2001 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/355105/Schools_Achieving_Success.pdf
- ^ "Power to Innovate - Schools". 2012-04-06. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Thoughts". Innovation Unit. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "About Innovation Unit". Innovation Unit. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Home". Innovation Unit Design Academy. Retrieved 2024-02-01.