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=='''<big><big><big>The Surge Team</big></big></big>'''==
=='''<big><big><big>The Surge Team</big></big></big>'''==
<big><big>Established at the Canada School of Public Service (CSPS) in 2018, the Surge Team supports policy projects where quick action or breakthroughs are needed. We do not have ongoing files. Instead, we collaborate on time-limited projects with partners at the CSPS and across the federal public service.</big>
<big><big>Established at the Canada School of Public Service (CSPS) in 2018, the Priority Initiatives - or Surge - Team supports policy projects where quick action or breakthroughs are needed. We do not have ongoing files. Instead, we collaborate on time-limited projects with partners at the CSPS and across the federal public service.</big>
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<big>To learn more about us and our work, please reach out to [mailto:surgesolutionsunit@csps-efpc.gc.ca surgesolutionsunit@csps-efpc.gc.ca] or visit our [https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/teams/1000611/ '''GCXchange Site'''] for more details. This site also contains resources and reflections from past projects. </big></big>
<big>To learn more about us and our work, please reach out to [mailto:surgesolutionsunit@csps-efpc.gc.ca surgeteam-equipederenfort@csps-efpc.gc.ca] or visit our [https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/teams/1000611/ '''GCXchange Site'''] for more details. This site also contains resources and reflections from past projects. </big></big>
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==='''<big>Examples of Projects:</big>'''===
==='''<big>Examples of Projects</big>'''===
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|style=background:#cdeaeb|<big>'''Online Transition Planner and Checklist: A Tool to Support Government Transition'''</big>
|style=background:#cdeaeb|'''<big>Modern Public Engagement: Facilitated Discussions and Engagement Framework Development</big>'''
''<big>Partnership with the Privy Council Office</big>''
''<big>Partnership with Transport Canada</big>''
- Centralized a checklist of tasks to be completed for all incoming and outgoing Ministers, staff, and offices
- Curated tools and resources relevant to public engagement that will support Transport Canada's Transformation Plan
- Deployed a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tool across the GC
- Developed a public engagement framework in prototype format that articulates 5 broad phases of engagement and explores best practices
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|style=background:#d2daf2|'''<big>Behavioural Insights Blended Services Pilot: Facilitated Workshop Learning</big>'''
|style=background:#d2daf2|'''<big>Memorandum to Cabinet Process</big>'''
''<big>Partnership with Employment and Social Development Canada</big>''
- Conducted Research and analysis to support pre-drafting process (how to tell a good story through an MC)
- Offered strategic advice and Surge capacity for coordinating a horizontal MC
- Applied a team-based learning-by-doing approach to teach public servants about Behavioral Insights and make concrete progress on real problems
- Curated tools and resources to support drafting process
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|style=background:#ccc5e1|'''<big>Reconciliation Primer: Policy Brief and Learning Tool</big>'''
|style=background:#ccc5e1|'''<big>Renewed Horizontal Performance Measurement Framework</big>'''
''<big>Partnership with Health Canada</big>''
''<big>Partnership with Employment and Social Development Canada</big>''
- Engaged 12 federal organizations to identify practices for more consistent and meaningful performance measurement
- Primer for public servants on the need for reconciliation and the role they can play
- Took stock of data and briefing materials to support the adoption of a new logic model
- Developed in consultation with Indigenous public servants and policy experts
- Developed practices for viable disaggregated data collection and reporting
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|style=background:#358083|[[File:3.2bubble.svg|center|frameless|upright=0.5]]
|style=background:#cdeaeb|'''<big>Modern Public Engagement: Facilitated Discussions and Engagement Framework Development</big>'''
|style=background:#cdeaeb|'''<big>Behavioural Insights Blended Services Pilot: Facilitated Workshop Learning</big>'''
''<big>Partnership with Transport Canada</big>''
''<big>Partnership with the Policy Community Partnership Office, Privy Council Office, and Behavioural Insights Team</big>''
- Applied a team-based learning-by-doing approach to teach public servants about Behavioral Insights and make concrete progress on real problems
- Curation of tools and resources relevant to public engagement that will support Transport Canada's Transformation Plan
- Combined expert-led training and one-on-one support to develop BI-based interventions for real world challenges
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|style=background:#627DD0|[[File:3.3book.svg|center|frameless|upright=0.5]]
|style=background:#d2daf2|'''<big>Memorandum to Cabinet Process</big>'''
|style=background:#d2daf2|'''<big>Reconciliation Primer: Policy Brief and Learning Tool</big>'''
''<big>Partnership with Health Canada</big>''
- Drafted a learning resource for public servants on the principles, history, and policy of reconciliation and the role of the public service
- Research and analysis to support pre-drafting process (how to tell a good story through an MC)
- Engaged with Indigenous public servants and policy experts across the public service
- Strategic advice and Surge capacity for coordinating a horizontal MC
- Content contributed to the app [https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/tools/apps/ils/index-eng.aspx Reconciliation: A Starting Point]
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|style=background:#ccc5e1|'''<big>Renewed Horizontal Performance Measurement Framework</big>'''
|style=background:#ccc5e1|<big>'''Online Transition Planner and Checklist: A Tool to Support Government Transition'''</big>
''<big>Partnership with Employment and Social Development Canada</big>''
''<big>Partnership with the Privy Council Office</big>''
- Engagement of 12 federal organizations to identify practices for more consistent and meaningful performance measurement
- Centralized a checklist of tasks to be completed for all incoming and outgoing Ministers, staff, and offices
- Stock-take of data and briefing materials to support the adoption of a new logic model
- Deployed a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tool across the GC
- Provided an enterprise-wide view of transition activities for the Privy Council Office
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|<big><big>"...the most '''organized, helpful, and engaged''' capacity-building partners we've ever had"</big> <br> ~ Policy Community Partnership Office & Privy Council Office </big>
|<big><big>"...the '''most concise, comprehensive, and visually appealing''' summary of Crown-Indigenous relations I've come across."</big> <br> ~ Environment and Climate Change Canada </big>
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|<big><big>"...the '''most concise, comprehensive, and visually appealing''' summary of Crown-Indigenous relations I've come across."</big> <br> ~ Environment and Climate Change Canada </big>
|<big><big>"...the most '''organized, helpful, and engaged''' capacity-building partners we've ever had"</big> <br> ~ Policy Community Partnership Office & Privy Council Office </big>
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==<div id="Contact">'''<big><big>Contact Us</big></big>'''==
==<div id="Contact">'''<big><big>Contact Us</big></big>'''==
<big><big>If you are interested in working with us or want to learn more about what we do, reach out to us at [mailto:surgesolutionsunit@csps-efpc.gc.ca surgesolutionsunit@csps-efpc.gc.ca] or visit our [https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/teams/1000611/ GCXchange site].</big></big>
<big><big>If you are interested in working with us or want to learn more about what we do, reach out to us at [mailto:surgeteam-equipederenfort@csps-efpc.gc.ca surgeteam-equipederenfort@csps-efpc.gc.ca] or visit our [https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/teams/1000611/ GCXchange site].</big></big>