1. Knowledge and
Innovation programme

2. Knowledge and Innovation Programme
• Goals of the programme
• Knowledge & Innovation
• How to get there
• Knowledge management approach
• Drivers for Innovation
• Road map
• Innovation lab
• Communication

3. Goals for Knowledge management
 Preserve, share and develop knowledge
• Multi-annual plan CBS
• Innovation
• Retirement
• Supporting (IT-)tooling
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4. Goals for Innovation
 Accelerate innovation
• Not starting from methodology
(theory)
• But from idea for application
(practice)
• Facilities for experiments

5. Knowledge management approach
1. Literature – theory, best practices, instruments
2. Knowledge management lunches – ideas and
experience
3. Company visits - strategy and approach
4. Needs and priorities at CBS
 Supported approach & priority of projects
 Programme supports / facilitates the
(statistical) divisions by methods, best practices
 In collaboration with HR-division, companies,
other government agencies.
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6. Drivers of innovation
External pressure
(new output channels.
cooperation)
Technological
challenges Internal ideas
(big data, (empowerment;
social media) synergies)

7. Road map (1/2)
1. Rough idea
2. Enriched idea
3. Find sponsor
4. Concrete proposal
5. Proof of Concept
6. Implementation
The best way of having a good idea is having a lot of ideas

8. Road map (2/2)
• Innovation program supports and facilitates road map
process
• Survival of the fittest (accept failure)
# ideas > # PoCs > # implementations
• Resources from initiator, sponsor, methodology and
IT, outside partners, …
• Strong support from top management
• But little management interference and limited
paperwork (‘just do it’)

9. Innovation lab
Heerlen
Opening
April 2012
- Elaborating ideas
- Brainstorming
- Workshops
- Open IT-environment
- Communication facilities The Hague

10. Communication
Workshops to share/generate ideas
• Input innovation
• Collaboration with universities
• Big data
External visits (best practices, collaboration)
• Ministries, companies, research institutes
Informal meetings (thematic)
• Open Coffee
Sessions with management