1. re- imagining government public leadership and management in challenging times Rob Whiteman Cllr Sir Merrick Cockell Cllr Richard Kemp CBE Mayor Sir Steve Bullock Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP Barry Quirk

2. beware Greeks bearing debts Trojan Wars c3,200 years ago Virgil’s Aeneid Book 2, 19 BC

3. the Golden Gate Bridge 1933

4. Q1 - is this a pressing public problem that needs attention more than other problems? Q2 - what is the best and most cost-effective solution to the problem? Q3 - who should be involved in deciding what needs to be done? three public interest questions

5. public problems public reason: the requirement to deliberate publicly on a reasoned basis and also to explain reasons for considerations, decisions and actions public interest: identifying, articulating, disclosing and choosing actions in the public interest public value: expanding the real long-term value that is delivered to the public through projects and services the public triangle