The review explores the role and value of design in the United Kingdom public sector. It brings together insights from across the public sector, design community and academia to explore how policies and services can be designed that are not only more effective, but more human. The review is comprised of a brief guide and...

In the United Kingdom, private office plays a crucial function in government, connecting ministers to their departments – and vice-versa – to help ministers achieve their agendas while in post. The fast-paced nature of private office work means that there is rarely time for a full induction into the role. This guide outlines some foundational...

This paper sets out the challenge of the new global democratic emergency and how this is threatening the political landscape in Britain. It makes the case to upgrade democracy by rebuilding the relationship between state and citizen, in order to win back trust and secure a better democratic future.

This paper sets out to examine how governments come to a national view of what really matters over longer time horizons, the ways governments can best confront and tackle future problems, and how the configuration, mechanisms and capabilities of the state can best enable the pursuit and delivery of long-term outcomes for citizens.

This report is the output of a series of four workshops that discussed applying artificial intelligence (AI) for the public good across four thematic areas: administrative justice, place, public health and market failure. The aim was to find gaps in the research agenda informed by policy needs. The report presents the observations, ideas and research...