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At an IPANZ seminar on free and frank policy advice, Andrew Kibblewhite discussed the infrastructure for providing free and frank policy advice. He suggested that "the difference between knowing the rules and being skilled in the art of...

If you want to encourage a behaviour (nudge!), make it Easy, Attractive, Social and Timely (EAST). These four simple principles are the basis for a simple, memorable framework to increase targeted behaviours and improve the success of social initiatives...

Good policy decisions, informed by free and frank advice, optimise services and results for New Zealanders, including future generations. Investing appropriately in policy stewardship means we are well placed to provide free and frank advice to...

Read this report for information on Public Service agency practices related to policy people capability and potential options for collective policy workforce initiatives. This report is part of the Policy Project people capability workstream, agreed...

In this seminar, Jeanne Liedtka from the Darden Graduate School of Business discussed the application of design thinking to policy, with a particular focus on the social sector. Jeanne reached beyond the buzzwords to show how design...

On 23 August 2016, the Prime Minister and the Head of the Policy Profession officially launched the Policy Project’s three policy improvement frameworks. The Prime Minister delivered a speech which he said: “I’m impressed with the Policy Project...

In 2017, Sally Washington (Inaugural Director of the Policy Project) and Michael Mintrom (School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia) co-wrote this article on the context and creation of the Policy Project,...

This conversation tracker is a record of the People capability workshop, which brought together a diverse range of perspectives (HR/OD/Policy) from across the public service to shape the Policy Project's people capability workstream....

The session was led by David Albury who presented myths and emergent strategies to drive innovation/transformation, based on his wealth of international experience. David is Director of The Innovation Unit Ltd (UK); Associate of the UK Institute for...

Dr David Albury is a Director of the Innovation Unit Board. For almost two decades, David has consulted and advised on forming and implementing strategies and policies for transformation and innovation in education, healthcare and other public services....

The Ministerial Policy Satisfaction Survey is used by agencies to assess their minister's satisfaction with the services provided by the policy function. The survey is used for: external accountability – agencies with a policy appropriation are...

Government departments have started work on their inaugural Long-term Insights Briefings. The political term, news cycle, and demand for immediate action can focus us as individuals and institutions on the present. The Long-term...

This conversation tracker is a record of the special session in which the Tier 2 Policy Leaders Network were joined by the Head of the Policy Profession to identify longer term strategic policy questions. The challenge: what are the five...

Andrew Kibblewhite, Chief Executive of DPMC and Head of the Policy Profession delivered this speech to the Policy Managers Forum on 18 December 2018.

This is a presentation from Behavioural Science Aotearoa on a partnered approach to clearing Warrants to Arrest.

This presentation sets out the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Agency's priorities in motivating a generation to take climate positive action.

The Auckland City Council's presentation on encouraging sustainable food choices.

Purpose of this document The Development Pathways Tool identifies the actions a policy practitioner can take to develop their skills at three different levels – developing, practising, and expert/leading. These actions are organised into three ways of...

The Development Pathways Tool identifies the actions a policy practitioner can take to develop their skills at three different levels - developing, practising, and expert/leading. These actions are organised into three ways of learning - on the job...

Why does community engagement matter when creating policy, and how do we make sure it’s done well? Across the public sector, we recognise that community engagement is no longer an optional extra. It’s also not enough to put a discussion document online...

The Head of the Policy Profession hosted a roundtable for senior policy leaders with Professor Mark Moore from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. The session was designed to learn about the concept of ‘public value’ and how policy...

This document contains guidance on different types of communication with Ministers and Cabinet. Whether you're writing a Cabinet paper, a policy paper, an aide memoire, or an A3, you'll find high-level descriptions of what's involved, links to resources...

The Head of the Policy Profession wants chief executives and their departments to understand and meet their policy stewardship responsibilities. Policy leaders (Tier 2s and strategic advisors) came together to discuss what success in policy stewardship...

The Policy analyst forum was designed by analysts, for analysts. It provided an opportunity for 64 early career analysts from across the Public Service to share their ideas for improving policy capability, quality and performance. At the end...

This set of checklists can help policy advisers and law makers with the development and review of legislative reform. The checklists are an extract from Appendix 1 of David Goddard, Making Laws That Work: How Laws Fail, and How We Can Do Better (Hart...

In November 2022, Justice David Goddard made the presentation below on ‘Making Laws that Work’ to a Policy Forum for policy managers and principal advisors from across the Public Service. You can also see a copy of Justice Goddard’s Legislation...

What is the Policy Capability Framework?  The Policy Capability Framework (PCF) is a performance improvement tool. It aims to help agencies review and improve the overall policy capability of their organisations. It describes the key...

Checklist for reviewing papers in development This checklist can be used when reviewing a paper that you (or someone else) are developing. The Policy Quality Framework sets out four standards of quality policy analysis and advice. Detailed...

Start Right Guide Guidance on how to get policy projects off to a great start This document outlines how to apply the Start Right approach to initiating a policy project, so it is set up for quality and success. Start Right is designed to be applied...

This is the HTML version of the Guide to the Ministerial Policy Satisfaction Survey, also available as PDF. Guide to the Ministerial Policy Satisfaction Survey This guide contains information on how to use the Ministerial Policy Satisfaction...

Start Right: Green Light Framework The Green Light Framework below lets you record the things you learned during the Exploration phase. The Framework can be used to seek agreement and authorisation, and should be iterated over time as required. Getting...

Improving policy capability A case study of Inland Revenue’s experience of applying the Policy Capability Framework, and their commitment to using it as a health check every six months. Key points: In 2017, Inland Revenue (IR) embarked on a five-...