Lighthouse Policy Design

Amplifying diverse voices and harnessing new methods to help policymakers make more informed decisions #policydesign #UCD

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@HelenKnights97 @benunsworth @JamesGreen6 Same here, thanks 👍🏻

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@PolicyProfUK Not sure if this counts as a policy book but I’d recommend The Blunders of Our Governments by Anthony King and Ivor Crewe. The sections on operational and cultural disconnect in particular are eassential reading for policymakers IMO.

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@jukesie Nothing like immersing yourself in the product ecosystem from day 1 😂 Fingers crossed it doesn’t get you bad.

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@richardjpope Thanks Richard, it’s this type of additional insight that helps us get behind the slightly formulaic implementation we often see now to the values that started this whole thing.

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I’m increasingly working with people new(ish) to government, who aren’t entirely familiar with the Government Service Standard. So I wrote a short history to share the story so far.

Useful?! Have I missed any important developments?

https://t.co/FiObs8Mlfi

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@ad_greenway @richardjpope @mookin @timpaul @mattsheret @alex_tea Great photo! And a huge achievement that has clearly stood the test of time 👍🏻👍🏻

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@vickytnz So good Vicky, thanks! Your standards Miro board is a thing of beauty.

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@ziv1lazar Totally - using the standard as a vital input to planning throughout and not as a last-minute checklist.

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@kirsty_joan @joseph_silv Hi 👋🏻 There’s lots to unpack but I’m happy to chat.

The timings depend on the subject matter expertise and authority of people involved. I always thought the design bit was easy, the hard bit was understanding the problem space. But we worked on policy, which is hugely complex!

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@MaxiPai Hey Maxine. Are you connected with Government Office for Science @foresightgovuk? That’s who I think of when it comes to futures thinking frameworks.

https://t.co/cASntdewBW

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This blog post nicely describes how traditional ‘green paper’ policy consultations and design research can compliment one another in practice to inform policy and #service development.

It doesn’t have to be one or the other.

https://t.co/vtsZMZZ8iz

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How good is this? Defra policy makers back on the road, travelling up and down the country to network with the farming community and understand more about their perspectives.

#farming #openpolicymaking

https://t.co/teWDmQFocs

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Here’s the original blog post about the strategy if you missed it: https://t.co/AR0H7yyfHK

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@thommeread’s Government Digital Service #strategy serves as a great reminder of where government digital #services are heading. It’s also a neat example of good strategy communication IMHO.

Hear more about it on the latest GDS Podcast.

https://t.co/uThEyyc2FQ

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@joannerewcastle Good luck Joanne, not that you need it. You and @pubstrat will make a brilliant double act.

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Hugely proud to be part of the team bringing this brilliant consortium together, especially for something of this magnitude 😊

https://t.co/W9gqAomm8t

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@welshflier There isn’t I’m afraid. These were personal reflections from a few years on the job (as opposed to a formal review)

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Last week ⁦@NHSBSA⁩ (NHS Business Services Authority) shared their new digital strategy. Worth a read 👍🏻 https://t.co/GIRsdxCVLG

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New Hippo Blog!

We’d like to share some news...

#HippoDigital #Blog

https://t.co/IrRTlLB7Ng

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@TrillyC @stevenjmesser @LucyEJessop @SDinGov This one is a little older but gives a bit more detail about what @LucyEJessop and I actually did.

https://t.co/ai5pK4nwXV

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@TrillyC @stevenjmesser @LucyEJessop @SDinGov There are a couple of blog posts out there that might be helpful @stevenjmesser. Happy to chat if you like.

https://t.co/2P2YAGLzbW