1 Tools for the Future Closing the gap between business as usual and where we need to be

2 The impact of change Source: FOLG Summit 2013

3 Co-design planning Co-design planning Technology enabled opportunities Technology enabled opportunities Place based delivery Place based delivery Councils Leading Change Councils Leading Change Council-centric decisions Council-centric decisions Fragmented resourcing Fragmented resourcing Service costs are rising LG at the crossroads Closing the gap Colugo at the cross-roads Where we need to be – Councils of the Future Where we are now – business as usual Performance and financial challenges Ad-hoc collaboration Ad-hoc collaboration Two speed LG Increasing community expectations Poor spatial awareness Strategic regional collaborations Strategic regional collaborations Community driven participation Community driven participation Broker of key services Broker of key services Adaptive Community cultures Adaptive Community cultures LG at the crossroads LG at the crossroads A question of leadership

Future tools for success Future of Local Government Summit Transforming Conversations Transforming Leadership Value Through Regions Championing Change

Transformational change impacts our sector Source: FOLG Summit 2012

Understanding the Future Massive change means the future for Councils looks very different and we need to understand those differences and the opportunities they offer Confronting Reality Recognition that “business as usual” will simply not prepare us for the challenges and the opportunities of the future Mobilising for Action Embracing change and committing to develop a gameplan for the future and engage with our community and stakeholders on this journey Transforming Conversations – Objectives

Transforming Conversations – Clarifying Questions Business as Usual What are the key challenges of business as usual for our Council? Councils of the Future What key opportunities does the future hold for us? Closing the Gap What are the priority actions that will take us to from where we are to where we need to be?

Transforming Conversations – Suggested Process

Transforming Leaders – Objectives Understand the challenges of a rapidly changing world on local government Harness the power of leadership and the importance of change leadership Develop a transformative leadership focus and a drive for value creation Develop key leadership styles and competencies

Transforming Leadership – Proposed Process

11 Regional collaboration is a key opportunity Source: FOLG Summit 2012

12 The importance of regional collaboration Source: FOLG Summit 2013

Value through Regions – Opportunities Councils drive reform and lead change through regional collaboration Building of key capabilities including those in short supply Economies of scale and sharing of services Value creation through new opportunities in strategic plans

Value Through Regions - Objectives

Establishing Priorities Workshop identifying key opportunities, priorities, deliverables and change champions to drive priority projects Monitoring Monthly phone calls or meetings with change champions and project teams over 3-6 months period to ensure project is on course and resolve “blockers” Review and Implementation Workshop where learnings on achievements issues and solutions are shared, sign off processes agreed and implementation framework developed Value Through Regions – Proposed Process

16 We have recognised the need to build change readiness Source: FOLG Summit 2012

Championing Change -Objectives

Focussing for Success Understanding value creation, generative change and building change capability and effectively prioritise and resource to create maximum value and deliver on real priorities Thinking Creatively Embrace value creation and “peel the onion” of organisational process to focus on value; utilise moments of truth to enable a fundamental rethink to our current assumptions and identify new solutions Leading for Success Manage key strategic relationships to get great outcomes; set leadership priorities within the context of changing expectations and become leaders of change to deliver great outcomes Championing Change workshop –Proposed Process

19 Source: FOLG Summit 2013 Future tools–Responding to what you told us

Future tools for success – Closing the gap Future of Local Government Summit Transforming Conversations Transforming Leadership Value Through Regions Championing Change

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