Making better decisions: tackling the biases we all hold Career Advice Should government projects conduct pre-mortems to avoid optimism bias? Are you ignoring that evidence that conflicts with your own beliefs? A new guide aims to help governments tackle their own biases.
Politicians happy to blame public servants — but not so keen on praise May 17, 2018 By David Donaldson Career Advice Cognitive biases — such as erring towards negative performance data — can undermine the potential benefits of increased transparency. They might also help explain bureaucrats’ notorious risk aversion.
The interdisciplinary mix you need for evidence-informed policymaking July 7, 2017 By The Mandarin Features Sax Institute’s Professor Fiona Blyth and Dr Carmen Huckel Schneider explain why breaking down the walls between different academic disciplines could enhance our understanding of why research evidence does − or doesn’t − make it into policy.
BETA ideas to nudge public servants back to work December 8, 2015 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The new behavioural economics unit in Prime Minister and Cabinet is taking on three APS-wide challenges in unscheduled absences, injured public servants, and “unconscious bias” in recruitment.
Rethinking public administration leadership: an education December 2, 2014 By Janine O'Flynn Features Melbourne University’s new MPA program reflects the new challenges and demands of modern public administration. Its leader explains the challenges and how these are reflected in the course.
