Drawing on United Kingdom (UK) engagement and international case studies, this paper identifies core design principles and eight key characteristics of successful long-term strategy-making. It develops them into practical lessons and proposed design features for system reforms that could help transform democracies like the UK to be more long-termist and capable at navigating challenges ahead.

The playbook is a practical and open-source account of what national strategy should look like in the United Kingdom (UK) – to make the UK more long-term, bolder in solutions, and able to mobilise all national capacities, not just central government. The playbook sets out the steps, stakeholders and tools involved, offering choices to suit...