Looking back at 12 years of policymaking
Now that I have finally, finally left Government (after a few unsuccessful attempts), I thought it would be good to reflect on how policymaking has changed over those 12 years.
Policy Lab
Policy Lab mission is to radically improve policy making through design, innovation and people-centred approaches.
Data and design
Over the last few months, I’ve been asked to talk about data and design a lot. Last week I returned to my old uni, London College of Communication; last month I shared my thoughts with South Americans at the e-xperience …
Bringing together policy and digital design teams
More than three times as many people move onto health related benefits each month as those who come off. Therefore supporting people to manage their health in work to prevent them needing health related benefits is key. This is why …
Policy Lab at the Service Design Fringe Festival 2016
It’s thrilling, working to bring some of the most innovative techniques in design and data to government policy-making; but with such a focus on delivery in this challenging and fast-paced environment there can be little time to stop, reflect and …
Learning for Life: what will current students design?
Take a moment to think about the different ways you have learned knowledge and skills in your life. You’ve spent time looking at a black – or white – board in the classroom at school. Maybe you’ve done an apprenticeship …
Imagine a new mindset: the policy designer
I'm leaving both Lab and the Civil Service this week to join Deloitte Digital. But I know that I’m leaving a team and movement that is the future of the Civil Service. From its culture, to it's people and its ways of working; this is how the civil service will look in 10 or 20 years. And this is why.
Designing data
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Bringing data into the design studio; and design into data projects: by Cat Drew, Dr Lucy Kimbell & Stephen Bennett A couple of weeks ago, we took part in a ‘data studio’: an experimental workshop hosted at an arts university …
Why Labs are as much about mindset as toolset
Andrea Siodmok shares her thoughts from the back of an Uber, on how experiencing innovation is much better than just being told about it.
Reflections on education, skills and forecasting futures
Six months after graduating from an MA in design from London College of Communication (LCC), I was fortunate enough to be invited for dinner with the Vice Chancellor of my university (UAL) and the Head of my College (LCC). As …
Data Dilemmas - how Open Policy Making can help us use data ethically
Ever heard the term ‘data science’? Nearly 40% of the population have never heard about it, and over 20% have heard the term but don’t know what it means. But we’ve all probably experienced it in one way or another. So over the last 18 months, GDS has been working to develop an ethical framework for the use of data science in government so that people feel confident to innovate with and use data.