This report presents a shortlist of potential policy instruments to promote sustainable and inclusive wellbeing regardless of economic growth. It presents a brief overview of each policy instrument, describing the main idea and providing real life examples. It also addresses technical infrastructure and governance elements that support these policies.

This paper explores how Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty (DMDU) can reshape policy analysis to better align with the demands of a rapidly evolving world and offers insights into the roles and opportunities for experts to inform societal debates and actions toward more desirable futures. DMDU can repair the fractured conversations among policy experts, decision...

This report argues major reform to the Commonwealth Parliament and Government is needed to enable brave policymaking. Out of 34 potential reform ideas, the report identifies seven key reform areas that will improve government in Australia, including limiting political donations, fixing parliamentary terms and more rigorous processes for appointing and terminating Secretaries of Commonwealth Departments.

This paper presents a process model to guide the production of quality policy advice. The 5D Model defines five key domains: understanding Demand, being open to Discovery, undertaking Design, identifying critical Decision points, and shaping advice to enable Delivery.

The playbook aims to support government teams embarking on test-and-learn projects. It explains how to build and run public policies and services using a test-and-learn approach, setting out a wide range of methodologies for each stage of the innovation cycle. It’s intended as a practical resource for teams to design and test solutions in an...