How can stakeholders improve the workplace organisation in hospitals, which are subject to ever-increasing constraints? The organisers of "At the Heart of the Hospital" believe that staff are the ones best suited to answer this question. In partnership with professional associations, a national consultation was held, at the end of which five innovation projects were selected and presented at an evening discussion.

Led by Canada's Privy Council Office (PCO) and Policy Horizons Canada, the year-long "Canada Beyond 150" programme brought together a group of 86 early-career public servants (under five years of seniority) from a variety of roles and departments. Using strategic foresight, participants worked together to address diversity and inclusion challenges. They produced seven reports that advocate cultural change in the public service.

The Estonian government is seeking ways of reducing the gender pay gap in the public sector, which is the largest in the EU (nine percent). It recently adopted a series of proposals, including making salaries more transparent and an in-depth study to determine the reasons behind the gap. In the private sector, efforts by Estonia's largest bank, Swedbank, have reduced the company's pay gap to less than one percent.