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Event 3 October: Untapped potential for public policy from design research

Posted by: Liz Richardson, Lucy Kimbell and Andrew Knight, Posted on: 14 August 2022 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign
A photo of people listening to other people speak at an event about public services.

Join the our next event bringing together university academics and government practitioners to talk about policy design.

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It’s complex, not complicated

Posted by: Jeffrey Allen, Posted on: 11 August 2022 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
A hand-drawn map showing the complexity of the England's prison and probation service.

Jeffrey Allen from the Ministry of Justice writes about the complex nature of public services and how to design them.

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