We use a recognised suite of tools to support you to define the clinical problem, develop and implement your innovation project and map benefits realisation.
Please have a look at the tools and for further support and training including horizon scanning, adaptation, adoption, and sustainability of proven innovations, please see our training pages.
This suite of high-level flowcharts has been created to support individuals navigating health and care as part of their innovation project. Recognising that individuals are at different stages of their innovation journey, the three stages – discover, develop, deploy – have been utilised. It is recognised that implementation of innovation isn’t linear and as such you will need to consider this. The flowcharts are designed to be used as part of our discussions with you and a guide as to what you need to consider at each stage e.g. type of project and key points that we ask you about as part of our facilitative discussion.
A copy of these flowcharts is available.
If you have any queries regarding this document, please email dorsetinnovationhub@nhsdorset.nhs.uk
This is a comprehensive collection of proven quality, service improvement and redesign tools, theories and techniques that can be applied to a wide variety of situations. You can search the collection alphabetically for a specific tool or browse groups of tools using one of four categories.
Tools by stage of project – NHS tools, theories and techniques for implementing a service improvement project, ordered by the stage of project you are at, e.g. start out, handing over, sustaining, etc.
Our Dorset’s project management office offers a range of templates and tools to support clinical and operational staff delivering projects and implementing change.
To access these tools, please contact transformation.team@nhsdorset.nhs.uk
Our Dorset’s ‘Listening better in Dorset’ website summarises 11 listening approaches to support conversations and help make meaningful connections with local communities in Dorset. Each summary contains examples of where it has been successfully used locally as well as links/contacts for further information.
Listening better – Change your approach to conversations (ourdorset.org.uk)
LOTI is London local government’s collaborative innovation team, helping London borough councils and the Greater London Authority (GLA) use innovation, data and technology to be high performing organisations, improve services and tackle London’s biggest challenges together.
The LOTI approach covered the elements of:
- Method. LOTI uses an outcomes-based methodology – an extension of the Design Council’s double diamond approach – for all projects.
- People. A commitment to work with colleagues far beyond boroughs’ technology teams to understand the real nature of the challenges to be addressed and how they can be solved.
- Collaboration. Fundamental belief in the power of collaboration, but knowing that working across organisations can be hard. Therefore dedicated to making collaboration frictionless for our members.
- Transparency. Belief in working in the open and being honest about our successes and failures – it helps make our work better.
To find out more about the LOTI, their approaches, projects, and resources, please visit: London Office of Technology and Innovation
