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Embedding wellbeing science in decision-making: an OPM/Sciencewise project

Posted by: Lisa Ollerhead, Posted on: 10 June 2014 - Categories: Examples and findings
Sir Roland is standing at a lectern giving a talk. A Sciencewise introduction slide is visible behind him.

...for interventions. In the second session they're presented back with some of these ideas to talk in more depth about how they might work and the benefits they would bring,...

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The Data Science in Government programme: using data in new ways to improve what government does

Posted by: Sue Bateman, Posted on: 30 May 2014 - Categories: Examples and findings, Skills, tools and techniques
Diagram showing data science in the centre of a triangle linking volume, velocity and variety (of data) encircled by new approaches and new technology.

At last week's Open Policy Making Sprint event, we presented some early work we are doing on data science in government. By this we mean exploring and trialling new techniques...

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Reducing regulation through crowdsourcing and challenge

Posted by: Beatrice Andrews, Posted on: 11 February 2014 - Categories: Examples and findings

The Government believes that deregulation is central to economic growth. Whitehall has used regulation to achieve policy outcomes, so deregulating signalled an ambitious change of approach.

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Emergency response: better communication with the public

Posted by: Beatrice Andrews, Posted on: 9 January 2014 - Categories: Examples and findings

The Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the Cabinet Office had to find a way to swiftly deliver messages to the public, alerting them to emergencies and providing information on what to do to stay safe. The team decided to trial different approaches.

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Using personas to make better policy

Posted by: Beatrice Andrews, Posted on: 8 August 2013 - Categories: Skills, tools and techniques

Design thinking has becoming an increasingly popular concept with policy makers. But what does it mean? Put simply, it means stepping into the shoes of the user, seeing the world and experiencing it from their point of view. If we …

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