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The purpose of the workshop was to understand futures thinking and tools, as well as impart tips for putting these into practice in a policy setting.

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite CAB-21-SUB-0065 as a reference. The following documents have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC...

This user-friendly handbook is designed for those working in New Zealand's social sector, and beyond, who need to know more about how to measure and understand the effectiveness of their programmes. The handbook's introduction covers audience and...

This page contains links to the curated archived publications of Professor Gerrard's first term. It contains key reports and documents which were published between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2021. 2021 PMCSA Files released in 2021...

This conversation tracker was developed from the seminar held by the Auckland Co-design Lab. The seminar explored the current state and opportunities for co-design of policy that improves its efficacy and outcomes for New Zealanders.

The purpose of the workshop was to explore different approaches to enabling policy practitioners to produce policy advice that is better informed by various forms of evidence – through the lenses of practice-based evidence and evidence-...

Behavioural insights has the potential to help us understand how people and organisations actually behave. We can use this evidence to implement more effective policies and to identify the best levers to use to effect change.

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite CAB-20-MIN-0478 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite CAB-21-MIN-0235 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite CAB-21-MIN-0293 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite CAB-21-MIN-0309 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC...

The EngageTech Forum was an interactive event designed to help government staff understand the spectrum of technologies available for community consultation and stakeholder engagement both online and offline. The forum explored the different...

Public policy is fundamentally about managing or resolving collective problems. There is widespread interest in devising better processes and instruments for problem-solving. Can we develop evidence-informed approaches that are rigorous while...

To what extent can and should public servants expect their advice to ministers to remain confidential, ask Andrew Kibblewhite and Peter Boshier in a co-authored article in the May Policy Quarterly. In Free and Frank Advice and the Official Information...

Making government rules machine consumable so they can be used by service delivery systems is fast becoming a key component in the digital transformation of governments, particularly as we seek to integrate service delivery, automate information exchange...

Brook Barrington spoke at the Public Service Commission’s Graduate Welcome Event about the future of public policy and programmes.

This roundtable provided an opportunity for policy leaders to draw on Brenton Caffin’s work at Nesta, in partnering with governments around the world to help build their innovation capacity. It explored how to create the conditions for experimentation in...

The following is a list of Official Information Request responses released by the DPMC during the month of February 2022. Date Sent OIA Reference Title 2 Feb 2022 OIA-2021/22-0800 Ceasing work due to...

The Policy Project and the Auckland Co-design Lab co-organised two discovery workshops on 9 and 10 July 2019. The purpose of the workshops was to map the current state of practice within agencies, including the barriers, constraints and enablers to...

Summary 1The government wishes to see a more diverse range of individuals appointed to government bodies. Cabinet has directed those involved in appointment processes to explore alternative means of finding candidates if existing methods do not...

Agencies worked in groups to identify which skills in the Policy Skills Framework were both most important to improve, and most amenable to formal training.

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite CAB-21-MIN-0353 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite CAB-20-MIN-0517 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite CAB-20-MIN-0536 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite CAB-21-MIN-0136 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite CAB-21-MIN-0282 as a reference. The following document has been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (...

The following is a list of Official Information Request responses released by the DPMC during the month of March 2022. Date Sent OIA Reference Title 04 Mar 2022 OIA-2021/22-0967 Carbon Neutral Plan (PDF,...

The following documents have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of the Minister of Health, Hon Andrew Little: Health and Disability System Reform – Update on Plans for Implementation and...

What is your experience with innovation? What questions or need do you have? Download Brenton Caffin’s presentation to read how can governments better enable innovation to fuel growth and societal wellbeing.

A case study of Inland Revenue's experience of applying the Policy Capability Framework, and their commiment to using it as a health check every six months. The HTML is provided for accessibility purposes. Please don't print the HTML or use it as the...

This is a resource to help you conduct an in-depth review of your agency’s policy capability and to develop action plans for performance improvement. It's one of two tools that apply the Policy Capability Framework. For a light-touch version, see the...

Achieving the multiple dimensions of quality policy advice can be challenging. Here you will find information on how to develop and deliver policy advice effectively, and what good practice in key dimensions means. Over the years, a number of...

This conversation tracker is a record of the July 2014 Policy Leaders Forum, which provided an opportunity for 83 policy professionals (from 23 agencies) and thought leaders from across the public service to co-design the roadmap and programme...

The Policy managers forum included 39 policy managers from 20 agencies. This conversation tracker is a record of the forum, in which policy managers tested and iterated some key deliverables for the Policy Project including a common...

Andrew Kibblewhite presented this IPANZ speech in his capacity as Head of the Policy Profession. Andrew discussed the state of the policy profession, what future policy success will look like and what the policy community needs to do to get there.

Andrew Kibblewhite attended the official launch of the International Year of Evaluation (EvalYear 2015), a global initiative to promote evaluation and evidence-based policy making. The event was opened by the Hon Bill English, followed by...