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The ecosystem for public entrepreneurship

Posted by: Malcolm Beattie, Posted on: 18 January 2024 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Malcolm Beatie reflects on the past 10 years of leading Northern Ireland's Innovation Lab.

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Embedding a user-centred design team into a policy area

Posted by: Claire Folan, Posted on: 4 January 2024 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Claire Folan from the Department for Education writes about her experience of establishing a new policy lab in government.

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