Innovation depends on creativity, but organizations need to control risk to allow for safe, productive experimentation. One way to lay a solid foundation for creativity and innovation is to embrace standards. Panelists will discuss the interplay of creativity, innovation and standards in financial management and governance.

Key Takeaways: • Creativity and innovation can improve program and organizational effectiveness. • Creativity and innovation thrive in an environment that encourages experiments, whether they succeed or fail, as a way to design new ways of working. • An accepted baseline for conducting business must be established to allow for the interplay of standards and creativity.

Matthew Garber

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fiscal Operations and Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury

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