Goyang-si Operates 'Team Red' to Foster a Horizontal and Open Organizational Culture

Seeking Discussions and Solutions Across Generations, Ranks, and Job Series in the Public Sector
Regular Communication Twice a Month... Operates from March to November
Focusing on Building an Autonomous and Creative Organizational Culture

Goyang Special City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Dong-hwan) announced on the 18th that it will operate ‘Team RED,’ a program where lower-ranking public officials can freely voice and resolve issues, to innovate organizational culture.

Goyang Special City Hall. Provided by Goyang City

This system supports employees in the public sector to flexibly and freely express their opinions on unreasonable elements scattered throughout the public service and to seek creative solutions.

‘Team RED’ is similar in nature to the Red Team from the 13th-century papal elections, which was tasked with finding opposing opinions about papal candidates. In modern times, a Red Team refers to people who identify potential loopholes in the policy-making process.

‘Team RED’ operates from March to November, divided into three terms, each consisting of up to 15 public officials at grade 7 or below. Each term lasts for three months, during which members meet regularly twice a month with the Planning and Policy Officer to conduct horizontal discussions in a free atmosphere.

Goyang Special City plans to support practical outcomes by linking creative and innovative ideas discovered through Team RED activities to the employee suggestion channel to ensure they are not overlooked. Additionally, the proposed improvements will be actively reflected after consultation with relevant departments.

Ahn Young-sun, Planning and Policy Officer, stated, “We will operate Team RED in a balanced and free atmosphere without distinctions of generation, rank, job series, or gender to expand opportunities for lower-ranking public officials to have their voices reflected in policies. We will continue to strive to create a horizontal and open organizational culture.”

Meanwhile, public officials wishing to participate in ‘Team RED’ can apply through internal city hall notices, and selected members will participate according to the term schedules.

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