...argue that the emotional, instinctive and irrational have always played a part in decision-making. Paul Cairney, professor of politics at University of Stirling, suggests that successful advocates on policy issues...
...children’s lives, the interactions of parents and guardians with children’s services play a significant role in determining how families navigate the care system. In order to understand the bigger picture,...
...support the pathway between policy and design, which often begins by studying the micro relationships, insights, interactions and irrationalities of everyday life. While I respect the world of the macro...
...working in the ministries. The network-model differs dramatically from the tradition where a working group or committee is set and participants are nominated to fulfill a particular, often elsewhere set...
The Croatian government launched the new central e-consultation platform in April 2015 as part of the National Open Government Partnership (OGP) action plan. The move is also an important step...
...of better positioning it on the page? Or formulating it better? Or asking yourself if it is even really necessary in order to achieve your policy objectives? 5) OK,...
...all participants are anonymous. A participant logs in and sees a single statement, which they can vote to agree, disagree or pass. They cannot reply directly to the statement, but...
...by hiring the UK government’s first Creative Technologist in Spring 2022. I’m Brendan and after over a year working in this role I wanted to share some reflections on what...
...the challenges that remain. Even in the UK there are still children who live in poverty and inequality, who experience violence, and who are not afforded rights on par with...
...traditional civil service career path (Fast-stream, think tank secondment, stint at No.10/Cabinet Office and head of a policy area in a department), I wanted to do something more ‘creative’ (more...