How to build service resilience into local public services

Over the past two years, Covid-19 has been a massive burden for us all for a multitude of reasons. But it’s only now that we’re truly dealing with the shock that the pandemic has caused to the world economy and the harsh financial reality that we face.

We explore the threats and opportunities of Decentralised finance (DeFi) for traditional financial services providers.

Organisation design is at the core of any high-productivity organisation, by mapping the service delivery chain organisations can determine how to turn its resources into inputs, outputs and outcomes. This then helps to identify key constraints for improving budget efficiency, productivity and effectiveness.

In this report, you'll learn how to adopt visionary, collaborative, and creative approaches to transform your properties from cost centres into revenue generators.

Our paper considers the importance of balancing customer-company effort for retention: every interaction must be easy so customers are more likely to return.

Together with independent thinktank Localis, we hosted a roundtable to consider the challenges and opportunities for local growth and regional development in line with government agendas such as ‘Build Back Better’ and ‘Levelling up’.

As many of us start to return to offices and other workplaces, the hybrid approach has emerged as the most popular solution for both employees and employers.

Together with independent thinktank Localis we hosted ‘Going long’, a roundtable discussion which brought together national and local experts to discuss the implications of the 2021 spending review in respect to the local government’s ability to deliver for people and place.

Our previous articles have focused on the life and pensions workplace of the future, identifying new organisational structures, and working patterns that take account of the digital revolution we’re living through. Now we’ll turn our attention to the customer experience itself.