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 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.

This report provides governments with a practical manual for how to achieve better outcomes for the people they serve. It identifies six principles for an effective approach to transformational government change and makes 13 recommendations for practical actions that governments can take to ensure systems are set up to put wellbeing at the heart of...

The final report from the inquiry into the 2026 Commonwealth Games Bid presents 62 findings and 6 recommendations. These focus on the critical decision-making and process failures – from the conception of the idea through to the decision to withdraw from hosting. The report finds that the bid was was overly ambitious and not feasible...

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.