In policymaking, clearly defining the problem is essential to ensure effective solutions. A well-defined problem should outline the objective and guide the setup and direction, forming the foundation for successful policy development. This guide provides tools and tips on getting clarity around the problem you are trying to solve and how you will solve it.

Creating public value requires entrepreneurial imagination, empirical rigor, political skill and strategic action. This concept note offers an overview of the process, conceptual frameworks and vocabulary that thousands of public leaders have relied on to advance this work.

This project was designed to test the proposition that high quality, non-partisan, non-advocacy based opinion polling could become a useful asset in policy making.

The Institute of Public Affairs, for the third year running, has undertaken analysis of 20 public policies using the ten criteria of the Wiltshire test for good policy-making. This research project was commissioned ‘to coax more evidence-based policy decisions by all tiers of government by reviewing and rating 20 high profile government decisions against the...

This report analyses the skills and capacities governments need to strengthen evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM) and identifies a range of possible interventions that are available to foster greater uptake of evidence.