open source welfare to work?
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Open Source Welfare to Work?. What is open source?. Universal access to a product's design or data and Universal redistribution of that design or blueprint, including improvements, to anyone. Examples Linux Wikipedia Android and Apple operating systems It’s why phones have apps. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
OPEN SOURCE WELFARE TO WORK?
WHAT IS OPEN SOURCE? Universal access to a product's design or data and Universal redistribution of that design or blueprint, including
improvements, to anyone. Examples
Linux Wikipedia Android and Apple operating systems
It’s why phones have apps
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM GOLD MINING? Late 90s, Goldcorp were in trouble, Losing money, staff on strike and they
were running out of gold, according to their geologists.
Traditionally a very closed, competitive market, don’t share your data, IP is King – it can affect your share price. Get the best experts and bring them in house.
But their CEO was from another sector, had heard of Linux and wanted to Open Source their search for Gold.
THE CHALLENGEShared all their geological data about their Red Lake mine online
They invited anyone to tell them where the gold was.
They offered prizes for the best solutions
RESULTS More than 1,400 scientists, engineers, and geologists from 50 countries
downloaded the company's data and started their virtual exploration The top winner was a collaboration by two groups in Australia: Fractal
Graphics, in West Perth, and Taylor Wall & Associates, in Queensland, which together had developed a powerful 3-D graphical depiction of the mine.
In 1996, Red Lake was producing at an annual rate of 53,000 ounces at $360 an ounce. When gold traded at approx. $370
By 2001, the mine was producing 504,000 ounces at $59 an ounce. Gold price approx. $270
HOW DOES THAT APPLY TO US? Margins and performance in Welfare programmes are similar, Our ‘Geologists’ are stumped for an answer
Could we open source what we do?
What is our geological data, what information do we hold on to that could be shared out?
How could we invite ideas from new players, any new players
Social Networking for people with health conditions
Started by a family who wanted to help their brother – who else has this condition and what medicine/ treatment are they getting?
Now has 220,000 members covering 2,000 conditions.
Patientslikeme is able to conduct research using its client base that helps the health sector understand what treatments work best
Patients are better informed about their health before going to a doctor, or are able to avoid going to a doctor, Patients can get a better treatment plan without the doctor.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US? Where is ‘jobseekerslikeme.com’?
Imagine what we could do if we knew what did and didn’t work for all customers.
What if people were able to help themselves back to work with minimal intervention from providers
How could we target our services better if we had this level of understanding
A DIFFERENT DELIVERY MODEL
TODAY
NEXT YEAR?
WHAT DO THESE TWO EXAMPLES HAVE IN COMMON Both frustrated by existing institutions which didn’t have a better answer
They opened up and shared their knowledge
Others joined in and shared what they knew
They got better answers