An essay from a report that summarized a seminar on the 10-year-anniversary of the support organization for the central government. Hans Bergstrom´s intervention is based mainly on his dissertation Rivstart? (“Hitting the ground running”). The traditional way of driving reforms through commissions working for several years is obsolete in relation to the new global economy as well as the demands of EU membership. Decision making has to be accelerated, and with more active and innovative ministers.