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Guide to nominations for New Zealand Gallantry Awards
PageNew Zealand Gallantry Awards and criteria 1. The New Zealand Gallantry Awards are Royal honours. They are designed to recognise acts of gallantry carried out at risk to or sacrifice of life, by members of the New Zealand Armed Forces and support...
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Exploration
PageStart Right Exploration lets you identify and confirm the most important dimensions of a policy project at the start, to assist with scoping, focus, direction and project efficiency. It is also known as policy analysis, policy scoping or...
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Design thinking
PageDesign thinking is also known as human-centred design, co-design and participatory design. On this page: Design thinking for policy Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...
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Journey mapping
PageJourney mapping helps you to understand a person’s experiences by creating a map of their interactions with the system. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...
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Role play
PageRole play helps you understand and prepare for a situation by acting out a scenario with fictional personas. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use Limitations...
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Prototyping
PagePrototyping helps you to build ideas for policy options by testing a model and refining it through active user participation. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...
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Experience interviews
PageExperience or empathy interviews are an inexpensive way to learn from people about their experience of a service or system. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...
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Personas
PagePersonas are research-based characters that you create to understand the real experiences of people who will use your service or be affected by a policy. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it...
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Behavioural Change Models
PageA summary of the different behavioural change models On this page: Nudge, system-thinking, and peripheral - and central-thinking models The theory of planned behaviour and related models of rational decision-making Motivated reasoning and cognition,...
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Futures Thinking Mythbusters
PageMyth: Futures thinking tries to predict the future. Fact: Futures thinking does not attempt to predict the future. There are a range of possible futures and the future can be actively shaped by the decisions we take today. Futures...
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Horizon Scanning
PageA structured process of looking for early signs of change that could disrupt the issue you are studying in unexpected ways. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...
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Assumption Testing
PageA method that identifies and questions the conscious and unconscious assumptions that shape policy analysis. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use Limitations...
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Futures Wheel
PageStructured brainstorming that helps participants visualise how important trends or events might impact on the policy area. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...
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Scenarios
PageStories that describe alternative ways the external environment might develop in the future. Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use Limitations References, guides and key...
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Wind Tunnelling (also known as policy stress-testing)
PageA method for testing the robustness of policy options against a set of scenarios to see how well they stand up against a range of external conditions. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal...
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Backcasting
PageWorks backwards from a desirable future to identify the actions needed to help shape your desired future/s. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use Limitations...
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Case study: Supporting individuals to develop and grow their policy skills
PageLand Information New Zealand case study: Land Information New Zealand has been using the Development Pathways Tool to help its policy teams develop and grow their skills and to enrich development plan discussions. The tool sets out the...
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Treaty of Waitangi analysis
PageTe Tiriti o Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi analysis applies the terms and concepts in the texts of the Treaty to policy development and implementation. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal...
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Citizen juries
PageUsing structured deliberation by members of the public to progress policy. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumtances for use Limitations References, guides and key readings...
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Policy Methods Toolbox
PageWelcome to the Policy Methods Toolbox The Policy Methods Toolbox is a repository of policy development methods that helps policy practitioners identify and select the right approach for their policy initiative. This first release of the...
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Commissioning a policy project
PageQuality commissioning is the starting point for producing quality policy advice. Many different things can initiate the need to produce policy advice. Ministers regularly ask for it. External events can precipitate the need for it. Our...
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Communicating policy advice
PageCommunicating advice effectively to a decision-maker relies on the art of good story telling. To tell your story well you need to: know your audience (usually a minister) how best to engage with your audience set the scene or context for...
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The Head of the Policy Profession
PageIn 2014, the then State Services Commissioner, Peter Hughes, created this functional lead role. The objective was to provide stronger leadership to those parts of the public service responsible for providing policy advice. Dr Brook...
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Ways to connect to the policy community
PageThere are lots of ways for you to connect with your policy colleagues across the New Zealand public service and overseas. You can find here ways to connect with the New Zealand policy community and the international policy community.
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Tier 2 Policy Leaders' Network
PageThe Tier 2 Policy Leaders’ Network constitutes deputy chief executives with policy responsibilities from every public service agency. The Network’s monthly meetings are chaired by Brook Barrington, Head of the Policy Profession. The scope of the matters...
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Engagement
PageGood quality engagement by government can solve complex problems, can lead to better solutions and build enduring relationships with individuals and groups in the community. Good engagement practice and ensuring a focus on engagement...
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Policy Project Navigator
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Behavioural insights
Content collectionIssue date: 4 Dec 2020Behavioural insights involves the study of human behaviour, often drawing on empirical research in fields including economics, psychology and sociology. Email Dr Marcos Pelenur at Marcos.Pelenur@eeca.govt.nz to be included in 'community of practice...
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Commissioning a policy project
Content collectionIssue date: 4 Dec 2020Quality commissioning is the starting point for producing quality policy advice.
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Communicating policy advice
Content collectionIssue date: 4 Dec 2020Communicating advice effectively to a decision-maker relies on the art of good story telling. External Resources New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's central government masterclasses External Conversation trackers and presentations Nikita...
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Engagement
Content collectionIssue date: 4 Dec 2020Good quality engagement by government can solve complex problems, can lead to better solutions and build enduring relationships with individuals and groups in the community. External Engagement Resources Guidelines for engagement with Māori Department...
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Design thinking
Content collectionIssue date: 4 Dec 2020Design thinking is also known as human-centred design, co-design and participatory decision. External Policy Community Resources Service Design Community of practice - Email Ben Briggs at ben.briggs@acc.co.nz to be included in emails and...
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Developing policy skills
Content collectionIssue date: 4 Dec 2020The Policy Project has a number of frameworks, tools and resources to support you or your team in developing their policy skills.
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Estimates reporting for policy
Content collectionIssue date: 4 Dec 2020As part of our commitment to accountability and transparency, agencies must include information in the Estimates and Annual Reports on the quality of their policy advice, and the satisfaction of their minister with the policy support provided by the...
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Evidence and evaluation
Content collectionIssue date: 4 Dec 2020Good policy advice is underpinned by good evidence. Good evaluation of policy decisions is important because it helps inform future decision-making – and contributes to continuous improvement. External resources Chief Science Advisor Forum Nesta's...
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Free and frank advice
Content collectionIssue date: 4 Dec 2020Free and frank advice underpins our system of government. External resources Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission's guidance on Free and Frank Advice and Policy Stewardship and Frequently Asked Questions External conversations, speeches and...