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Making multidisciplinary teams work better

Posted by: Kate Bruckshaw and Chris Beardsell, Posted on: 16 September 2021 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Kate Bruckshaw and Chris Beardsell from DWP write about the challenges of making policy design teams work well.

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How we mapped the policymaking process

Posted by: Ben Tate and Heather Madden, Posted on: 8 July 2021 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
Civil servants working together to design a public service.

Government service designers, Ben Tate and Heather Madden, write about mapping the way that policy is made in the UK.

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11 things policymakers need to improve outcomes for citizens

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 1 July 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Principal Policy Designer, Andrew Knight, writes about what policymakers say they need to deliver more meaningful outcomes for citizens.

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How to set up a multidisciplinary policy design team

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 17 June 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
Civil Servant planning a team

Principal Policy Designer, Andrew Knight, writes about how teams across government are making multidisciplinary policy design teams work.

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What’s so good about a multidisciplinary team?

Posted by: Niamh Webster, Posted on: 10 June 2021 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
Civil Servants discussing ideas

Niamh Webster, a policymaker in Scottish Government, writes about her experience of joining a multidisciplinary team for the first time.

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Do you need multidisciplinary policy design?

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 3 June 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Principal Policy Designer, Andrew Knight, writes about the value of multidisciplinary teams from the perspective of the UK's policy design community.

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