a day in the life of govern-it story
DESCRIPTION
This presentation describes the process of a Govern-IT workshop. Govern-IT models a local authority. Teams play services, members and external partners, together they need to improve the virtual local authority. The community needs to be led. Gershon savings have to be made and quality improved without triggering incidents. It has been used in member induction and member / officer scrutiny & governance training.TRANSCRIPT
Let learning ripple through your organisation
Speaker: Mary Dees
Let learning ripple through your organisation
Nationally Recognised
Opening Exercise
Opening Excersise
After introductions and an initial presentation on Governance, the delegates do an ice breaker excercise.
Starting the Workshop
“Totally different approach to training – interactive”
Starting the Workshop
First Round
The members team make their pledges and divide money between the other teams: Community, Environmental, Children’s and corporate Services.
The Main Menu
“The most advanced computer led training course I have attended”
Main Menu
Shows a virtual community with problems such as air and water Pollution, congestion, poor housing, unemployment, poor health and rising waste.
The teams work together as a local Authority and need to negotitate with other teams and partners to implement their plan and improve the community.
“An excellent way of exploring issues particularly the
cross – cutting elements & how they impact across blocks”
Looking at the issues
Report Screen
Each team is given a mission statement outlining their objectives.
They are presented with updated reports to help them make decisions.
Decisions, decisions, decisions
Investment
Having looked at their reports and developed a strategy the teams can invest their budgets.
Can they balance their budget without cutting their core services as well as investing in discretionary items and stand up to members scrutiny?
Advance the Round, see the Changes
Update Round
After all the budget decisions have been made the round is updated.
Improvements made to the community are shown.
The Score
The Score
The score shows how the teams have performed jointly in the areas of Local Outcomes, Performance / Public Opinion, their Plan, Governance code and Pledges.
Red = 0 – 3Amber = 3 – 7Green = 7 – 10
An incident occurs!
Problems have occured
Incidents occur for the teams which need to be dealt with and can cost them money from their annual budget!
Final Round
Election Time
After 3 years there’s an election can the party hold on to power in this community?
Partnership working
“Enthusiasm of fellow members / officers”
Process:
Breakout Discussions
Teams Feedback
Final Thoughts
Report
Final Exercise
10 Minutes
10 Minutes
5 Minutes
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What learning message delegates said they would take away:
Ask more questions why? for scrutiny
committees
How whole organisation
should be working together
Greater discussion and communication of different options
Communicate with other colleagues
Feedback
“Attend another of your training courses – very
well done, really enjoyable!”
Real Change through Improved Decisions
10 Minutes
DimensionWhere are we now?
Where do we want to be?
IMPROVED DECISIONS
What are the wider impacts?What are the root causes?
Collaborative
Who should be involved?
Joined-up Dimension
StrategicDimension
