Between polycrisis and singularity: the case for courageous public innovation

There is no lack of complex challenges facing our governments around the world today. The dramatic escalation of geopolitical insecurity, climate collapse and the rapid advances of AI are just a few of the accelerants of change facing society today. Discontinuity is the new normal and social cohesion is under threat.

The AI moment provides a particular innovation challenge for governments. The potential for creating public value is immense. As are the risks.
In this call to action, Brenton Caffin will describe the opportunity and necessity for public innovation practitioners to help governments to meet this moment with courage, by becoming more anticipatory, experimental and participatory.