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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
Designers in a workshop at a conference.

Designers Andrew Knight and Nicolás Rebolledo reveal the potential of patterns from the Public Design Conference.

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