UK Civil Service’s Policy Design Community are now 1000 people strong!
Our community members are officials who work in over 165 UK Government organisations. They are passionate about how design is modernising how governments make public policies and services
…and you can join the community here.
A bias to action
Not only do our community members connect through our monthly newsletters and meet-ups, they also advocate for design in the public sector through this blog and our monthly speaker series.
At its heart, our community is about improving design practice. So it’s our working groups – where people come together to design – that members value the most.
We currently have over 60 community members volunteering in working groups on events and education who are producing groundbreaking, long-term design infrastructure for governments everywhere.
A busy year ahead
We also have a fantastic board of over 30 design leaders who set our direction of travel each year.
They’ve just fixed our strategy for 2025/26 …and it’s going to be a landmark year for the community.
Besides our usual monthly mix of community activities and networking, this year we have two big milestones to strive for…
Building cross-government design networks
The World Design Organisation’s international congress is coming to London for the first time in 50-years. It will be hosted by Design Council, and we are an official part of the welcoming committee.
We will be hosting a series of events focused on government design including sector-specific mini conferences, residency at London Design Biennale, and hosting a side-conference as part of World Design Congress …and we’ll be inviting our policy design colleagues in other governments to take part.
Next generation design capability
In 2025, we will launch a new school of design. Policy and service designers in UK Civil Service are joining forces to teach the next generation of designers in the public sector. This builds on many years of research and practice about how designers make public policies and services. We will teach, accredit, and value those skills so that designers are seen as a critical investment for public organisations and ministries of finance.
Join an incredible community
If you have a gov.uk email address, then you can join government’s most innovative network to build your own design practice and drive change in governments - so that citizens get more meaningful outcomes.
Join our community
We use this blog to talk about the work of the multidisciplinary policy design community. We share stories about our work, the thinking behind it and what policymaking might look like in the future. If you would like to read more, then please subscribe to this blog. If you work for the UK's government, then you can you join the policy design community. If you don't work for the UK government, then connect with us on social media at Design and Policy Network and subscribe here to be notified about our monthly speaker events to hear from influential design thought leaders and practitioners.
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