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Collective capability for public problem-solving 

Posted by: Ottla Arrigoni, Sara Romanoski, Kalle Pettersson, Anna Henderson, Rachel Dowle and Lara Kinneir, Posted on: 2 April 2026 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Leading public designers write about the common ways they work across governments around the world.

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Comparing patterns across policing

Posted by: Andrea Ando Yau, Posted on: 5 March 2026 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
Designers at the Public Design Conference

Designers from around the world who specialise in policing share their common interests.

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Pattern principles in the welfare sector

Posted by: Janne Mattila, Posted on: 5 February 2026 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Finnish designer, Janne Mattila, explains what makes something a public design pattern.

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Tackling violence against women through whole system design

Posted by: Olumide Adisa, Posted on: 22 January 2026 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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London Government expert, Olumide Adisa, uses systems thinking to improve outcomes for victims.

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The power of patterns

Posted by: Joanna Goodwin, Posted on: 8 January 2026 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Design leader, Joanna Goodwin, writes about Wales's newest government design system.

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Putting Further Education teachers at the heart of the design process

Posted by: Becky Loftus and Jonathan Thompson, Posted on: 18 December 2025 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Policymakers and designers collaborate on improving education services.

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Three countries, eight designers, nine insights

Posted by: Susan Cullen, Kirsten Corney, Eevi Saarikoski and Nathan McDowell, Posted on: 4 December 2025 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
Designers in a workshop at the Public Design Conference

Tax designers from across the globe write about developing and using design patterns.

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From systems maps to system stories

Posted by: Becky Miller, Anne Thurston and William Hallows, Posted on: 27 November 2025 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Defra’s Policy Design Lab team show some of the design methods they use to make sense of complex evidence.

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Patterns for the global public sector

Posted by: Andrew Knight and Nicolás Rebolledo, Posted on: 6 November 2025 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Designers Andrew Knight and Nicolás Rebolledo reveal the potential of patterns from the Public Design Conference.

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Policy design and the 3 horizons

Posted by: Hugh Smith and Benny Souto, Posted on: 21 August 2025 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Hugh Smith and Benny Souto write about designing policies and services for the future in Camden Council.

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