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Better services: consigning silos to the bin

Posted by: Alec Steel, Posted on: 28 July 2022 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research, Thought leadership
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Alec Steel from the UK's National Audit Office writes about how important it is to join up policy with the delivery of public services.

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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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Achieving policy excellence with Austin's Butterfly

Posted by: Kate Lloyd, Posted on: 14 October 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Kate Lloyd from the Home Office writes about how the UK’s government might have acted differently in the case of the Windrush scandal.

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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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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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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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What does it mean to transform policy making?

Posted by: Simon Parker, Posted on: 27 May 2021 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Policymakers are keen to modernise their practice. Simon Parker, the UK government's leader for transformation and policy capability, writes about how policymaking may change in the future.

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