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Queer(y)ing policy

Posted by: Peter Matthews, Posted on: 15 June 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Peter Matthews from University of Stirling writes about how more accurate LGBTQ+ representation can improve policymaking.

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Nowt so queer as design

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 1 June 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Policy designer Andrew Knight writes about why governments need more queer designers.

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Multidisciplinary course is a hit

Posted by: Susan Acland-Hood, Posted on: 18 May 2023 - Categories: Case study, Events, PublicPolicyDesign
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Permanent Secretary Susan Acland-Hood writes about Department for Education's succesful new multidisciplinary course.

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Reimagining community empowerment

Posted by: Cara Broadley, Posted on: 4 May 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Cara Broadly from Glasgow School of Art writes about putting Scotland's innovative community participation law into practice.

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What join-up across government makes possible

Posted by: Amelia Stewart, Posted on: 20 April 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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HM Tresury's Amelia Stewart writes about the power of joining-up work across government departments.

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Measuring the impact of design training

Posted by: Suzanne How and Diane Pochard, Posted on: 6 April 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Suzanne How and Diane Pochard from Department for Health and Social Care seek your help in understanding how best to evaluate investments in design capability.

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What does design do for policymakers?

Posted by: Catherine Durose, Lucy Kimbell, Ramia Mazé and Liz Richardson, Posted on: 23 March 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Four leading professors who specialise in political science and design research set out their vision for future policy design.

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Policy design’s big year

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 9 March 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign
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Head of UK Government's Policy Design Community, Andrew Knight, sets out what's been achieved over the past year and the exciting work planned for next year.

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The strategy is delivery

Posted by: Kate Bruckshaw and Naomi Sheppard, Posted on: 23 February 2023 - Categories: Case study, PublicPolicyDesign
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Department for Education's policy design team write about their innovative move into a delivery unit.

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What does policymaking look like?

Posted by: Paul Cairney, Posted on: 9 February 2023 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Research
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Professor Paul Cairney from University of Stirling writes about different ways to visualise the policymaking process.

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