Systems thinking for policymaking
Alyx Slater from Food Standards Agency reflects on why systems thinking is an essential component of policy design.
Piloting a new model for assessing policymaking environments: our take-aways at HMRC
Natalie Corbett updates on how HMRC have created an open and honest discussion about their policymaking environment.
From refugee to policymaker: why representation matters
Rabia Nasimi from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry writes about the importance of having policymaking teams that reflect the communities they serve.
What is user-centred design without user research?
Designer Bhupinder Kaur Mann writes about how HMRC Policy Lab flexed their approach to work with policymaking constraints.
Democracy, design and public policy
FCDO's Anna Whicher and Professor Lucy Kimbell report on the debate at our last university-led Design and Policy Network event.
Empowering Islington’s vulnerable communities
Imogen Resnick writes about how Islington Council have used innovative research methods to understand what their residents need.
Queer(y)ing policy
Peter Matthews from University of Stirling writes about how more accurate LGBTQ+ representation can improve policymaking.
Nowt so queer as design
Policy designer Andrew Knight writes about why governments need more queer designers.
Multidisciplinary course is a hit
Permanent Secretary Susan Acland-Hood writes about Department for Education's succesful new multidisciplinary course.
Reimagining community empowerment
Cara Broadly from Glasgow School of Art writes about putting Scotland's innovative community participation law into practice.