Breakout: Beyond the Tipping Point: How do we make change happen in local government?

The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) and Commercial Services Group will jointly present an insight led session that deliberately moves beyond diagnosing the challenges facing local government to focus on the more difficult question: how do we actually make change happen?

We have been working with chief executives and senior leaders across local government and the wider public sector to explore the major “mega trends” shaping the next 3, 5 and 10 years. These include demographic and fiscal pressure, declining trust in public institutions, rapid technological disruption, workforce strain and changing expectations of place-based leadership. None of these are new. Leaders recognise them instinctively, and many have been managing their effects for years.

This session aims to bring together leaders with their diverse experiences and give them space to share and collaborate on what is happening in their areas and communities. Attendees will leave with new insights, examples of successful change and a greater awareness of the impact of these mega trends on the future of leadership in local government.