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The case for designing democracy

Posted by: Michael Saward, Posted on: 5 June 2025 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Politics expert, Michael Saward, unpacks how design can be used to shape democracy.

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Co-designing with pupils

Posted by: Alex Mathers and Chahat Gursingh, Posted on: 10 April 2025 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Education policy designers Alex Mathers and Chahat Gursingh are finding new ways to develop public services with young people.

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Understanding people in places

Posted by: Rebecca Towers, Posted on: 15 March 2024 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Rebecca Towers from We Walworth writes about their successful collaboration with the UK's central government.

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Joining-up Whitehall with local places

Posted by: Ben Greener, Posted on: 15 February 2024 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Senior Civil Servant Ben Greener from Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities writes about how working with citizens in local places has strengthened his policymaking practice.

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Empowering Islington’s vulnerable communities

Posted by: Imogen Resnick, Posted on: 29 June 2023 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Imogen Resnick writes about how Islington Council have used innovative research methods to understand what their residents need.

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Reimagining community empowerment

Posted by: Cara Broadley, Posted on: 4 May 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Cara Broadly from Glasgow School of Art writes about putting Scotland's innovative community participation law into practice.

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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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Using doughnuts to deliver shared prosperity

Posted by: Claire Spencer, Posted on: 17 March 2022 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Claire Spencer from West Midlands Combined Authority writes about how they have adopted a radical new way of delivering meaningful outcomes for citizens.

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The Well-Being Sweet-Spot

Posted by: Sophie Howe, Posted on: 3 March 2022 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Future Generations Commissioner, Sophie Howe, writes about how Wales is leading the world on delivering public value to citizens.

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Making public policy more inclusive

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 2 September 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Principal Policy Designer, Andrew Knight, reports what policymakers and the evidence base says about inclusive citizen centred design.

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