Devastating bushfires, destructive floods, a global pandemic and even a mouse plague – the past three years have presented many challenges for our nation. Government operations that serve Australians in crisis have never been more complex and respite is not on the horizon.
This is the second blog in a two-part series that will outline the challenges and opportunities we’re seeing as Deloitte works with clients to build low-friction systems that support resilient communities.
The Victorian Government’s Licensed Hospitality Venue COVID top-up payment used this approach as a design principle. The program team sourced each venue’s patron capacity from liquor license data, used this information as a proxy for the venue’s size and then allocated a grant tier. Payments were instantly transferred without any input from the recipient.
A silver lining of the past 2.5 years is the impact of thousands of public servants, nurses, students, graduates, and call centre staff stepping into demanding operational leadership positions in COVID-19 response programs.
Through a combination of intense pressure and natural selection, a new cohort of leaders has emerged and excelled.
These junior leaders have effectively completed an intensive degree in leadership, systems thinking, process optimisation and how best to serve citizens under duress. They are armed with invaluable and hard-won experience.
The final step is to document the lessons they’ve learned and to build the tools and capability they’ll need for the next crisis, starting today.
Read more in our part 1 of this blog series
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