In this episode Dr Donagh Horgan speaks with CEO of Innovate Communities, Fiona Descoteaux about his awareness at a young age of societal inequalities that existed, the resulting career path and how we can develop our economic systems to succeed in building resilient, sustainable and equitable communities by collaborating with each other and ultimately working together.
On this episode of the Fitvision Podcast Mark and Fiona discuss the all too common cognitive barrier of imposter syndrome. In many cases this can be debilitating when you are trying to progress in your career but there are ways to overcome it which we identify today.
A more holistic approach to public sector challenges is required that values outcomes over processes, embraces diverse voices and inputs, and looks at the whole system instead of its separate parts. By adopting systems approaches, policymakers can focus on areas where change can have the greatest impact and fundamentally transform the policy-making process.
Today’s challenges are comprehensive and systemic, requiring a response that reflects similar principles. A portfolio-based approach is one such response, which seeks to develop, test, learn, and scale a suite of complementary interventions that can shift complex systems by focusing on multiple intervention points. This approach is a platform for strategic learning and action, helping to understand problem dynamics and identify effective interventions over time.
