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Tools for discovering data
I’m off to speak at Open Data Manchester this evening about both how open data and open working can make better policy. I thought I’d share some of the tools we in Policy Lab use to help us think...
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Parents, partnerships and why platforms aren't just digital
Platforms through partnerships I’ve been thinking recently about what we can learn from Government Digital Service’s organising principle of ‘Government as a Platform’. This is the idea of shared...
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Bringing together policy and digital design teams
More than three times as many people move onto health related benefits each month as those who come off. Therefore supporting people to manage their health in work to prevent them needing health...
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Policy Predictions for 2017
2016 brought a few surprises. We don’t know what 2017 will bring, but that hasn’t stopped us from putting together a few predictions based on the things we have seen in our various projects over the...
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How do we measure the ripple effect?
It has been some time since our last blog. The team have had their heads down (or, rather, their sharpies out) working alongside a range of departments on a dozen really interesting and interactive...
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The future policy-maker's bookshelf
You might remember when ‘selfie’ was declared the word of the year by the Oxford dictionaries. Shortly after, the term ‘shelfie’ (a photo of your bookshelf) became an instagram hit. Looking at other...
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Prototyping for the Private Rented Sector
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...
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Introducing a 'Government as a System' toolkit
At Policy Lab we are always interested in finding new ways to improve policymaking. We think that future public policy should be more open, inclusive, evidence-based, empathetic and informed by both...
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An independent review of children's social care: Appreciating the wider...
The recent independent review of children’s social care in England has placed the focus firmly on those with experience of the children’s social care system. From the start of their work, the review...
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Using collective intelligence in government: a view from the Policy...
We recently wrote about how Collective Intelligence tools can be applied to complex policy areas. This blog is the first in a series of guest posts from policy teams sharing their experiences of...
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