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Policy design

4 things I've learnt as a policy professional working in digital

Reuben - the blog post author - and colleagues sitting at desks

Policy professionals can learn a lot from the world of digital. In this blog post, Reuben, Policy Design Lead in MHCLG’s Funding Service team, shares insights he’s gained on user-centred design, agile working and cross-team collaboration.

What might a Policy Standard in government look like? 

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MHCLG teams in a workshop

Government is becoming more familiar with doing user-centred policy design, whether in creating programmes, support interventions, funding or even legislation. This post discusses the potential for a Policy Standard in government, built on the broader application of service design principles beyond digital services.

Adaptive funding: 8 ways to make funding effective in solving complex problems

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a laptop screen showing the 'apply for funding' page on gov.uk

As government programmes continue to tackle many complex challenges, there is an opportunity to evolve our delivery approaches to ensure they are optimally structured to deal with complexity. This post discusses the idea of ‘adaptive funding’, influenced by agile methodologies.

A foot in the Digital Front Door: expanding digital thinking in policy-making

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In this post, Greg Winfield, Head of User-Centred Policy Design at DLUHC, talks about how adding user-centred design support at the spend control gateway spreads digital thinking across policy-making.