Public Lectures and Workshops

Workshop 1: Public Administration Insights  

Our team is keen to help future leaders develop the required competencies for change management in the current complex private and public sector environments. We believe that when leaders take their organizations in the right direction and motivates them to continuously improve and innovate, the organization’s performance during a season of change will increase in a sustainable and effective manner.

1. Develop a shared characterization of change ready leadership,
2. Define the competencies necessary for change 
3. Enhance our understanding of leadership behavior that fosters change in a positive manner

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Workshop 2: Innovation Management insights

The Future carries with it great uncertainty, as we see with the COVID-19 crisis. Government leaders need to be able to define the uncertain future and more importantly, innovate towards these future goals. One type of visionary thinking is called Moonshots and became popular with the early space program. In the UAE, we are planning for 2117 - a Mars settlement, and a future few of us can imagine or live in. This is the MarShot. It requires a high level of imagination and innovation that pushes leaders and their people to their full capacity. This talk will take your through some key steps that define a MarShot. This is covered in greater detail in the various modules of the Master of Innovation Management program.

1. Explain what are characteristics of successful innovation
2. Identify elements of the MarShot
3. Justify the importance of successfully managing wicked problems 

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Workshop 3: Public Policy insights

The Master of Public Policy (MPP) program is designed to provide the unique opportunity to develop and demonstrate advanced intellectual and practical skills in Public Policy Development, Administration, and Evaluation. What is Public Policy? How is policy vital in times of crisis? How do we prioritise specific policies? We believe in providing students with the theoretical and practical knowledge to develop and apply the analytical tools necessary for high quality policy analysis and strategic development.

1. To gain a better understanding of the role of priority setting in evidence informed policymaking
2. To learn about the different steps involved in conducting priority setting exercise
3. To inform your priority setting approaches and tools for policymaking

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ورشة عمل 4: إضاءات على الإدارة العامة

المتحدث: د. يوسف الغلاييني، أستاذ مساعد
التاريخ: 13 مايو 2020
الوقت: 9 – 11:30 مساءً
 
تهدف هذه الحلقة النقاشية لإلقاء الضوء على الإدارة العامة كأكثر المسائل أهمية وحيوية في عصرنا الحالي، وذلك بالنظر إلى ما أصبحت تمثله من فاعل رئيسي في التنمية والرفاه والتصدي للأزمات على مستوى العالم عموماً، حيث سيتم نقاش الدور الحيوي للإدارة العامة في بناء مؤسسات الدولة وإدارتها وصنع السياسات الخاصة بها، و كيفية تشابك علاقتها بالجوانب الانسانية والسياسية والدينية والثقافية والتكنولوجية في حياتنا اليومية وعلى مستوى الوطن العربي على وجه الخصوص.

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