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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...

The policy system is led by the Head of the Policy Profession, Dr Brook Barrington, Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. He is supported by the Policy Profession Board, the Policy Project team, and the Tier 2...

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...

Behavioural insights involves the study of human behaviour, often drawing on empirical research in fields including economics, psychology and sociology. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it...

Using 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...

Futures thinking is also known as foresight, strategic foresight and futures studies. On this page: About futures thinking Futures thinking and the policy process Why you should use it What it involves What you'll get out of it Ideal...

A 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...

Stories 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...

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.

The Policy Project team supports the Head of the Policy Profession to fulfill his role of building a high performing policy system across the public service. Our work includes: promoting our three policy improvement frameworks amongst...

In 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...

Evidence Good policy advice is underpinned by good evidence. This means that the advice is informed by up-to-date data, contextual and other knowledge, people’s experiences and research from New Zealand and overseas. Achieving evidence-...

Communicating 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...

Public problems are increasingly complex and connected, which requires policy practitioners to tap into creative answers. The business case for innovation is well known. Faced with increasing citizen expectations, technological change, and...

Personas 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...

Journey 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...

Design 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...

Policy Capability Leads are people nominated by their agency to lead work on improving policy quality and capability. The Policy Project hosts workshops with Policy Capability Leads to discuss agency experiences using the Policy Project’s frameworks,...

Good policy advice depends on skilled policy practitioners with the right knowledge and tools to do the job. The Policy Project has developed useful, practical resources that policy practitioners can use to develop their policy skills and...

Free and frank advice underpins our system of government. Policy practitioners giving free and frank advice to their Ministers (and Cabinet as whole) is one of the principal tenets of our system of government. It demonstrates and upholds the...

This page collects policy-related publications and resources from past events, including conversation trackers, slide packs, videos, and publications. These events include those hosted by the Policy Project and a range of other organisations. They are...

As part of our commitment to accountability and transparency, agencies include information in their Estimates and Annual Reports on: the quality of their policy advice and the satisfaction of their minister/s with the policy support provided by the...

The Policy Project has built links to its counterparts in other jurisdictions, particularly Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Australian policy professionals There are more than 7000 policy advisors in the Australian Public Service. Their...

There 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.

A 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,...

The Policy Project’s newsletter View our latest newsletter to stay up to date with developments in the policy community. Email us at policy.project@dpmc.govt.nz to go on our mailing list. Policy forums The Policy Project regularly holds policy forums...

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...