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Next generation public policy design

Posted by: Andrew Knight and Lucy Kimbell, Posted on: 19 May 2022 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Dr Lucy Kimbell and Andrew Knight write about a major new initiative to join up government and universities on championing design as key for making policy and services that drive outstanding public value.

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New strategy for policy design

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 12 May 2022 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign
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Andrew Knight writes about the ambitious new plans of the UK Government’s Policy Design Community for building a thriving network for design experts and embedding design into government’s day-to-day way of working.

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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 a service map ...in a policy department

Posted by: Alice Goldman, Posted on: 24 February 2022 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Alice Whitehead writes about how the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities produced created a service map.

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Four things I’ve learnt as a Policy Designer

Posted by: Matt Nicol, Posted on: 3 February 2022 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Matt Nicol from the Department for Education reflects on his experience of working in public policy design.

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Get involved with the Policy Design Community in 2022

Posted by: Editorial team, Posted on: 27 January 2022 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign
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Read about the opportunities to meet and work with other policy design people in our cross-government community.

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Data and design-driven diplomacy

Posted by: Anna Whicher, Posted on: 20 January 2022 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Anna Whicher from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office writes about how the UK's diplomatic policy is being made in innovative new ways.

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What do policymakers do all day?

Posted by: Jonathan Mills, Posted on: 6 January 2022 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Jonathan Mills from the Department for Work and Pensions writes about how the focus of policymakers is becoming more multidisciplinary.

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What do you need to thrive in your job?

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 25 November 2021 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Andrew Knight from the UK's Policy Profession writes about how you can get involved with reforming government.

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