...in policymaking. The new CILab builds on the insights from such work, with the emphasis on co-creating policy ideas from large, diverse groups of people, online. It will explore whether...
...and design sprints are a fantastic way of bringing that to life.” Rather than endlessly writing out businesses cases, design sprints are about doing - there’s not quite enough time...
...insight to local areas we can co-design and trial ideas, getting local buy-in and spotting errors early. Frontline staff will have more power The best front-line workers are translators between...
...to get as much information as they can to inform advice they give to ministers. Certain types of evidence were typically seen as of higher value than others - quantitative...
...mock them up and try them out at a very small scale. Prototyping identify and resolves flaws early, reducing the risk and creating buy-in. Our prototypes include a health and...
...design is growing ever more visible in the work of civil servants, not just as an expertise they can buy in, but one that should be developed as mainstream inside...
...to buy something. So we created something with value – a map of local landmarks – which we could sell, with some local currency thrown in. Sketching has a real...
...place in November 2021 at the Victoria & Albert Museum in Dundee, held alongside COP26 and streamed online. It’s aim was to support the UK and global design communities to...
...nervous people who see the benefits, but generally seem to come to the conclusion that the whole thing is a bit risky - what if they say something wrong! -...
...deeper insight to help rethink services. Several of these projects are available to explore online and we will continue to post about completed projects here. One particular project involved working...