Once upon a bureaucrat: Exploring the role of stories in government Editors' Picks Effective story-listening and narrative skills will be essential to driving forward the government’s commitment to place-based reform.
The case for shared & end-to-end policy infrastructure December 13, 2023 By Pia Andrews Career Advice ‘Policy infrastructure’ isn’t a term that’s often used in government, and yet we use and rely upon it every day in the public sector.
Government to unleash power of data from 2024 to lift disability policy, services and funding June 9, 2023 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology The National Disability Data Asset will act as a single source of information to help public servants deliver better outcomes.
Premium Insights and analysis A cutting-edge framework to grow continuous adaptation in public service November 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal The Observatory of Public Sector Innovation shows how different jurisdictions use a special framework to track a project’s lifecycle.
New government spells out expectations for APS in October budget October 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Minister for the public service Katy Gallagher has highlighted why continued cultural evolution is necessary in Canberra.
Tensions and resistances in the field of design in policy August 15, 2022 By Jocelyn Bailey Editors' Picks If design approaches are so useful in policymaking, why haven’t they been more widely adopted?
What do policymakers do all day? April 6, 2022 By Jonathan Mills Career Advice A lot of work has gone on to emphasise the importance of thinking about delivery earlier in the policy making process. But there’s a lot more to it than that.
Promoted Five data challenges for the government sector in 2022 November 22, 2021 By The Mandarin As the world emerges from two years under the shadow of the COVID pandemic, there is an understandable yearning to return to a past that is now long since disappeared. It is now time to prepare plans for a year of transition, with all its complexities. Much has changed in the past two years, but […]
Premium Columnists ‘Unacceptable’, ‘mediocre’, ‘sound’ — and nothing anywhere near ‘excellent’ November 19, 2021 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Not one out of 20 new federal or state laws tested this year by two ideologically opposed think tanks has scored an ‘excellent’ for policy design.
Premium Expert briefings Everybody likes evidence-based policy but it has its problems November 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The challenges of applying evidence-based research to policy reform is something public servants grapple with every day.
Premium Insights and analysis A BETA way to achieve human-centred policy design November 10, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal We speak with the man who established Australia’s first central nudge unit, which brought behavioural insights capability to public policy.
Opinion: a deeper look into ministerial decisions on grants will help improve government February 25, 2021 By Sean Innis Australian Capital Territory The important role ministerial advisers play in government has evolved largely without design or structure.
PM&C leader makes case for ‘nudging’ people with public policy October 9, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has called for the use of behavioural insights in policy-making to subtly influence public behaviour. Dr David Gruen gave a lecture to the Canada-Australia Public Policy Initiative last month on the art of “nudging”.
How to tell if your design problem is strategic or human-centred September 26, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The relationship between design and the public good is studied through two very different lenses. Learn what they are and how they can help or hinder you in Design for Public Sector Leaders on October 10 at the Melbourne offices of CPA Australia.
Premium Expert briefings The gap between assumptions and reality is a policymaker’s risk. To bridge it, you need a research goal and the right questions to ask August 28, 2019 By Charles Lambdin Features When we want to be be perceived as having answers rather than as knowing what questions to ask, we are putting the cart before the horse. It means we end up prescribing activities with no clear goals. The best course of action is always determined by the sort of question we need to answer. Here are the mental traps to look out for.
