The Open Policy Making toolkit
Vasant blogged a little while ago about refreshing the open policy making toolkit. Thanks to those of you who told us how you were using it - it’s great to see our tools and materials in so many contexts: from …
Skills, tools and techniques
There are a multitude of skills, tools and techniques you can use to implement open and better policy making. We're always looking for new and innovative ways to design better policy - here's where you can find out all the latest on tools to help you deliver better, more open policy.
What’s the role of design in policy?
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Vasant Chari, Posted on:
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Policy Lab, Skills, tools and techniques, Thought Pieces
By Jasmine Robinson: It’s a big question for a short blog post, but over the course of my three month placement with Policy Lab, it is one that has been constantly on my mind. The Lab is a mix of experienced …
Prototyping for the Private Rented Sector
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sanjansabherwal, Posted on:
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Examples and findings, Policy Lab, Projects, Skills, tools and techniques
It’s important to pack light when testing prototypes across the country. As well as being practical, you have to leave weighty assumptions on the platform at, in our case, Euston or Kings Cross. Over the last few months Policy …
Mapping service design and policy design
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Dr Andrea Siodmok, Posted on:
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Policy Lab, Skills, tools and techniques, Thought Pieces
I am often asked by designers for specific examples where design approaches have been used in the creation of policy. From a design perspective, the ‘concreteness’ of physical artefacts is much easier to describe, whereas both service design and policy …
A look ahead to the London Design Festival
On 16 September, design is coming to town. We can't wait - the programmes for both the London Design Festival and the Service Design Fringe look amazing. It's a great chance to catch up with all our partners and friends, and hopefully …
From best practice to next practice
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Dr Andrea Siodmok, Posted on:
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Policy Lab, Skills, tools and techniques, Start the week, Thought Pieces
How new technologies are improving our tools for analysis and impact...
On prototyping and putting something out there...
Prototyping might be worth a try. Just putting it out there…
Imagining the future: lessons from the Jetsons
Imagining the future: lessons from the Jetsons 'Meet George Jetson'. George and his family - the Jetsons - were a 1960s view of the future. They can teach us something about policy futures too. In the 1960s, the makers of …
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 …
Speculating on the Future of Rail
Trains are my favourite mode of transport. My favourite thing about trains is that you can gaze out of the window and see the countryside rolling by. Imagine if you could exaggerate that so that all of the walls were …