ABSTRACT
It was 10 December 1919 when the world first witnessed a flight manned by two Australians and two mechanics depart London and land in Darwin 30 days later. This chapter is about the most cost-effective, economically stimulating, and innovative public policy – and how the humble telegram enabled it. It explores and reflects on why challenges are inherently collective intelligence approaches from which the public sector can benefit substantially while they are simple and innovative. More importantly, it is a call out to encourage public leaders and officers to trust the ingenuity of the human mind and the serendipitous consequences that arise when those minds are given the opportunity to connect and make history.
