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Design helps governments work with people, not just for them

Posted by: Irene Hakansson, Posted on: 19 June 2025 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research, Thought leadership
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Irene Hakansson reports on Design Council's latest research on the value of public design.

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Designing policy with complex evidence

Posted by: Becky Miller, Anne Thurston and Robin Hancock, Posted on: 8 May 2025 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Farming policy design experts from Defra get to grips with making sense of complexity.

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Happy 100!

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 24 April 2025 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Civil Service's Head of Policy Design, Andrew Knight, celebrates this blog's 100th post.

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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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Mapping the justice system

Posted by: Antonio Perra, Posted on: 27 February 2025 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Designer Antonio Perra from Ministry of Justice values mapping citizen experience and systems.

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The challenge now for design in policy

Posted by: Catherine Durose, Posted on: 7 December 2023 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Catherine Durose from the University of Liverpool writes about the launch of a new AHRC-funded report about the future of policy design research.

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Share your views on public design

Posted by: Serena Nϋsing, Posted on: 22 November 2023 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Serena Nϋsing from Civil Service's Policy Profession invites people who work in design in the UK public sector to participate in a national survey.

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Future directions for design and public policy

Posted by: Liz Richardson, Posted on: 5 October 2023 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Professor Liz Richardson from University of Manchester reports on the discussion at the latest Design and Policy Network event.

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From refugee to policymaker: why representation matters

Posted by: Rabia Nasimi, Posted on: 10 August 2023 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Rabia Nasimi from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry writes about the importance of having policymaking teams that reflect the communities they serve.

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Queer(y)ing policy

Posted by: Peter Matthews, Posted on: 15 June 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Peter Matthews from University of Stirling writes about how more accurate LGBTQ+ representation can improve policymaking.

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