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What does policymaking look like?

Posted by: Paul Cairney, Posted on: 9 February 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Professor Paul Cairney from University of Stirling writes about different ways to visualise the policymaking process.

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Democracy, Design and Public Policy: potential and pitfalls

Posted by: Lucy Kimbell, Posted on: 12 January 2023 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign
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Professor Lucy Kimbell from Central Saint Martins, University of London invites colleagues to join our next AHRC Design and Policy Network event on Friday 17 February 2023.

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The value of public design

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 1 December 2022 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Head of UK Policy Design Community, Andrew Knight, writes about why governments should be design-centred.

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Untapped potential from design research for public policy

Posted by: Ramia Mazé, Posted on: 17 November 2022 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Professor Ramia Mazé from London College of Communications reports the latest thinking from our policy design university network.

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Launching government’s first ever multidisciplinary course

Posted by: Paul Kett, Posted on: 3 November 2022 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Paul Kett from the Department for Education introduces the UK government's transformational Policy-to-Delivery Course.

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Improving the policymaking environment

Posted by: Rebecca Lester and Serena Nϋsing, Posted on: 20 October 2022 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Rebecca Lester and Serena Nüsing from UK Policy Profession examine what good policymaking environments look like and how they might be improved for policymakers.

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Back to the future: policy memory at the heart of reform

Posted by: Jonathan Mitchell, Posted on: 20 October 2022 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Jonathan Mitchell from Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education writes about the importance of maintaining a link to the past for making great policies and services.

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Making better policies and services

Posted by: Jeffrey Allen, Posted on: 6 October 2022 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Jeffrey Allen from the Ministry of Justice shares his advice on developing policies and services that deliver long-term positive change.

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Making policy inclusive

Posted by: Selvin Brown, Posted on: 22 September 2022 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Selvin Brown, Deputy Race Champion for the Civil Service, writes about how good policymakers clearly understand the impact of their work on the citizens they serve.

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Back to school: pupil designer wins award

Posted by: Lily Macaskill and Laura Gray, Posted on: 8 September 2022 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Lily Macaskill, Year 12 pupil at Alexandra Park School, in conversation with her teacher Laura Gray, on winning a national prize for design

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