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The Policy Project is working on building public service demand and capability for advice that in informed by evidence and insights. On 5 December 2017, Andrew Kibblewhite, Head of the Policy Profession, hosted an executive round table with Dr David...

Ministry for the Environment staff have initiated the Behavioural Insights Community of Practice, to build a public service network of people who can share their experiences and identify opportunities for using behavioural insights. Behavioural insights...

On 10 April 2018, the Policy Project co-hosted a round-table with the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University on protecting the interests of future generations, and foresight. The lead speaker was Marie Brousseau-Navarro, the...

Andrew Kibblewhite, Chief Executive of DPMC and Head of the Policy Profession spoke at the IPANZ seminar on why free and frank advice matters in the context of open government.

We need to maximise collaboration between public servants and academics in evidence-based policy making. The conversation tracker is about how Paul Cairney discussed ways to encourage greater use of research evidence in policy through greater...

The Policy Project's Open Government Partnership focus is on working across government to improve community engagement in policy making. The Policy Project supports lifting the community engagement capability of policy advisors and agencies...

In March 2018 the UK Civil Service Policy Profession asked Andrew Kibblewhite to reflect about the first three years of the New Zealand Policy Project. In an article for the UK Civil Service Quarterly, Andrew Kibblewhite shares his...

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...

Quality advice is the foundation of good decision making. The key resources we've created to help you produce high quality policy advice are: Developing papers with the Policy Quality Framework – Checklist for reviewing papers in...

Good policy advice depends on skilled policy practitioners – able to analyse and respond to policy challenges and come up with workable solutions that will add value to the lives of people in New Zealand. To do this, policy practitioners...

Policy agencies need to keep pace with current issues and prepare for the challenges ahead. Investing in continuous improvement enables maintaining their capability to produce good policy advice. The key resources we've created to help with that are:...

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...

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...