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Portfolio Economia Circular

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Type of Work
External Partners

Organisation
City Cleaning from Montevideo

Webinar
Public Sector in the Uncertain World - Building a Portfolio Muscle in Governments (22 June 2023)

Name
Ignacio Lorenzo

Summary
Emerging insights from over 50 COs who work with over 500 partners around the world indicate the system & portfolio approaches offer a response to the public sector’s need to adapt to an uncertain world. They can help policy makers retain a sense of agency & commitment to systemic change in the face of urgency that is coming from a set of compound crises. But pursuit of more systemic ways of policy design stands in contrast to more linear, predictable and siloed ways of operating that dominate much of the public & development sector. Doing this requires strong leadership & commitment to navigate legacies of more hierarchical ways of operating in bureaucracies, creating political space to pursue long term change in face of tackling short term emergencies. In this session we will hear insights from two policy makers about their experience of deploying system & portfolio approaches, specifically: What prompted the government to begin experimenting with different policy design approaches? How has the process allowed bringing together different city departments or ministries around a common intent? What tensions have arisen and how have these been tackled?What are the different insights that have emerged from applying a systems lens to the complex development challenges the government partners are working on?

Key Takeaways
"Leadership is key. need to find the right champion who has the experience and willingness. Strong leadership is required to create the space for innovation and experimentation (Mr. Suriyon and Mayor of Montevideo) Importance to show quick results that the new tools are working while pursuing a long term transformationNew institutional structures and ways of working are needed to work in systems way – creating linkages across departments and working with communities (Montevideu city waste management Department who had a very traditional siloed hierarchical organization)Seed finance is critical but together with capacity building. Communicating about this new way of working and pitching it to partners is criticalWork on technical capacity and expert input into Government management is seen as even more valuable than finance. New tools, data sources and methodologies within the approach are adding value.Complete conceptualization of the problem - a new way of looking at the problem"