value for money: in pursuit of effectiveness
It's common to talk about efficiency, and inefficiency, in publicly funded organisations. But effectiveness, the other big 'eff word', can be harder to measure, and even harder to challenge. Most people working in publicly funded organisations are deeply committed to the public good, and they believe in the work they do. But belief is not the same as evidence, and sometimes that belief discourages us from looking for evidence, or accepting it. In this 5-minute video, We briefly explore what effectiveness means, and why ineffectiveness is so hard to find and fix. We also unpack four common drivers of ineffectiveness, and some tips on how to do more of the right things.