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Surge at the School
The Surge team helps organizations achieve their priorities. Our position within the School provides us with a neutral, bird’s-eye view across government; enabling us to work with any organization, on any file, to get results
In our work, we emphasize clear problem definition and rigorous analysis. We also provide a challenge function to help our partners identify desired outcomes and outputs. On horizontal files, we have acted as a neutral third party to help find common ground and build bridges within and across organizations.
Our policy professionals have a range of experiences and skills that help us deliver on partners' needs. We specialize in facilitated sessions, presentations, policy briefs, and synthesis products, and have experience developing reports and decision documents.
To learn more about us and our work, please reach out to surgeteam-equipederenfort@csps-efpc.gc.ca or visit our GCXchange Site for more details. This site also contains resources and reflections from past projects.
How We Can Help
We meet our partners where they're at - whether it's collaborating on a project from day one or helping push a file over the finish line.
| Problem Definition
Ensuring everyone has a common understanding of the issue supported by brainstorming, consultation, and research
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Options Development
Collaboratively identifying a range of workable solutions that are grounded in evidence, critical analysis, and creativity
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| Next Steps & Reflections
Offering support to put ideas into effect, and capturing lessons learned to apply to future work
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Engagement & Briefing
Validating possible solutions by engaging with stakeholders, and generating products that tell a compelling story
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We offer a range of policy services to meet our partners' needs, including:
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Research, Analysis and Synthesis
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Problem diagnosis, framing and definition; Environmental scans; Data collection, analysis, and synthesis; Conducting interviews and focus groups
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Challenge Function
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Soundboard for ideas; Providing strategic advice; Helping teams think through complex files and find clarity on how to manage the work (e.g., how to navigate through the system/process)
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Building Capacity
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Team learning through projects; Lessons Learned facilitation; Skills-oriented workshops
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Engagement & Facilitation
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Convening groups to tackle shared files and common problems; Designing engagement strategies; Planning and hosting engagement sessions; Strengthening horizontal collaboration; Driving groups towards agreement on next steps
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Synthesis & Briefing
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Decks; Placemats; Dashboards; Policy reports; What We Heard reports; Supporting the drafting of key policy and decision documents (e.g., Memorandum to Cabinet, medium-term planning, performance measurement frameworks)
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Our partnership model
Our mission is to help departments across the GC to achieve their priorities. Our model allows us to offer our services faster, at a lower cost, while providing high quality deliverables.
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| Lower costs
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Fast to deploy
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You are in control
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Expanded network
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| - We charge 85% of FTEs; providing access to dedicated team of analysts
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- Compared to hiring term/indeterminate staff or consultants, we can start working with you in as little as 1- 2 weeks
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- We’ll contribute new ideas and perspectives, while you retain the final say
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- You have access to our horizontal knowledge and connections
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Delivering Results for the GC since 2018
Since December 2018, we have worked with 15+ GC organizations and teams to deliver +60 projects with +150 deliverables and have received overwhelmingly positive feedback by:
These projects have helped to advance learning, innovation, and policy priorities across the federal government
Testimonials:
"...the most concise, comprehensive, and visually appealing summary of Crown-Indigenous relations I've come across."
~ Environment and Climate Change Canada
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"Love the expertise you provided, with customized support to make this work easier."
~ Employment and Social Development Canada
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"The team [has] provided us excellent support and have shown creativity and a high capacity to integrate concepts and show discernment. And the outcomes have benefited from our collaboration tremendously with our storytelling becoming clear, engaging, and compelling."
~ Public Services and Procurement Canada
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"This is very good work, especially given how little you've been given to work with."
~ Department of National Defence
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"There are a few [exercises] that have stood out over the course of my career, and this is one of the high flyers."
~ Employment and Social Development Canada
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"Your support over the last few weeks has provided DND a meaningful uplift in our capacity. Huge thanks!"
~ Department of National Defence
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"This is way better work than KPMG"
~ Natural Resources Canada
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"We’ve truly benefited from your incredible talents, insights, and dedication throughout this engagement. Looking forward to when our paths cross again. "
~ Public Services and Procurement Canada
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For more information, contact us
Via our generic mailbox monitored by our analysts: surgeteam-equipederenfort@csps-efpc.gc.ca Or, our Director General (DG) is available for exploratory and informal discussions: paul.pilieci@csps-efpc.gc.ca
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