Slidecast of my keynote speech to IRISS' & SSSC Emerging Technologies conference in Edinburgh on February 23 20011 #emtech11

1. How public sector organisations can be more human February 2011 Steph Gray, Helpful Technology ?

3. Kenya, 2007

4. Westminster, 2010

5. Rugby & Zambia, 2011

6. South London, 16:13 to Teddington

7. Middlesborough, November 2010

8. Identity Voice Networks Sharing Comments Reuse

10. listen

11. porous organisational boundaries radical transparency lightweight, disposable platforms decentralised tools and control innovating for austerity

19. opportunities humanise accelerate extend surprise economise challenges niche volatile experimental scrutinised overblown

23. there’s no point it’s too risky we’ll be overwhelmed luxury we can’t afford don’t know where to start not my job it didn’t work when we tried it you’ll never get it past IT

25. Be sensible about risks, but don’t be scared of them

26. Be clear and open about the constraints, then trust people

27. Lightweight tools, pilot projects, honest feedback

28. The real value is in the connections and discussion

29. Thank You. Twitter: @lesteph Blog: http://helpfultechnology.com Email: [email_address] Pictures used under CC licence from Flickr users: flierfy, gr33ndata, s1monb3rry, whiteafrican, witness.org, paul j hogan, impuls-f, treehouse1977, phildowsin, solidether, gerlos, endemoniada, nickobec, mobology, cpt_fluffy, zoetnet