A playbook to help public servants and those interested in developing impactful policy outcomes. It offers a framework for public servants to develop and deliver better policies and policy outcomes, outlining how to bring policies to life and make them measurable, impactful and adaptive. It is organised into three key sections: frameworks, fitness and foundations.

This book explores a fundamental problem that undermines the integrity, competence and trust in public institutions: the expertise deficit. It aims to contribute meaningfully to public sector reform efforts underway in Australia and globally, particularly with regards to capability development and leveraging diverse forms of expertise. It focuses primarily on the Australian public sector.