I have yet to see a department of innovation to actually do anything. The only innovation I have seen in any organization has always been from the inside, never imposed. Not giving Musk e.g. Treasury to bully everyone with budgets clearly indicates this is only to flatter his ego, but effectively protect everyone else from him wielding actual power. I am happy US administration remains sane even in these trying times.
> wall of weaponization of the complexities of law, policy, regulation, process, and lore in defense of the status quo
I have yet to meet a veteran civil servant with whom I cannot establish rapport and prepare the groundwork for a project.
The key is to actually increase their agency without needlessly exposing them to risks they cannot mitigate.
Yeah, sometimes you run into egos and people who are used to huge bribes, but that just means marking them for dismissal when possible and adding their favorite sponsor to the delivery team temporarily.
And if all fails, they refuse to budge and insist on protecting the old, unusable, siloed system to protect their bribes? That's where you report to their boss with final word said by the cabinet member. And find another project for 4 years until the situation resolves itself. These people usually don't last long.
But when things go well, public servants can really rip through the red tape and make the project reality. It's just that they need to see the benefit.
> wall of weaponization of the complexities of law, policy, regulation, process, and lore in defense of the status quo
I have yet to meet a veteran civil servant with whom I cannot establish rapport and prepare the groundwork for a project.
The key is to actually increase their agency without needlessly exposing them to risks they cannot mitigate.
Yeah, sometimes you run into egos and people who are used to huge bribes, but that just means marking them for dismissal when possible and adding their favorite sponsor to the delivery team temporarily.
And if all fails, they refuse to budge and insist on protecting the old, unusable, siloed system to protect their bribes? That's where you report to their boss with final word said by the cabinet member. And find another project for 4 years until the situation resolves itself. These people usually don't last long.
But when things go well, public servants can really rip through the red tape and make the project reality. It's just that they need to see the benefit.