Agile Policy Playbook
The Agile Policy Playbook provides tips and templates to help teams deploy Agile practices and tools to enhance their effectiveness.
ANZSOG Better Evaluation Hub
The ANZSOG Better Evaluation Hub is a centre of expertise developed to strengthen the capacity of the public and not-for-profit sectors to generate and use evaluation and other types of evidence to support decision-making and practice.
The ANZSOG Better Evaluation Hub is a centre of expertise developed to strengthen the capacity of the public and not-for-profit sectors to generate and use evaluation and other types of evidence to support decision-making and practice.
Behavioural Insights (NZ)
Behavioural insights tools assist understanding human behaviour, which can inform policy design.
BETA – eLearning Course
The Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA) has a free online course - Behavioural Insights for Public Policy. This is an introductory course aimed at people who want to train in basic behavioural insight concepts. The course will help you apply behavioural insight concepts to your work in the APS.
The free online course includes six learning modules, each with interactive quizzes to measure understanding, and a test with certificate at the end. The course covers the basics of behavioural insights, as well as an introduction to designing and evaluating behavioural insights interventions. You will also learn about the work BETA is doing.
BetterEvaluation international collaboration
BetterEvaluation is a site which fosters international collaboration which supports the improvement, practice and theory of evaluation by creating and curating information on choosing and using evaluation methods and processes, including managing evaluations and strengthening evaluation capacity.
BetterEvaluation is a site which fosters international collaboration which supports the improvement, practice and theory of evaluation by creating and curating information on choosing and using evaluation methods and processes, including managing evaluations and strengthening evaluation capacity.
Design thinking for policy
This site provides information on how to apply design thinking, also known as human-centred design, co-design and participatory design, to policy development. Design thinking methods approach helps incorporate an end user’s perspective into policy design.
Designing for Public services toolkit (IDEO)
Provides tools and techniques to incorporate design-thinking into public policy development.
Getting Evaluation Ready Process (DIIS)
A helpful framework to ensure your policy is able to be evaluated against its objectives, benefits and risks.
Innovation Toolkit (Nesta)
Nesta's online toolkit provides tools and resources to encourage innovative policy development.
Open Policy Making Toolkit (UK)
The Open Policy Making Toolkit is a product of the UK Government's Open Policy Lab. Access a range of tools and techniques to assist the policy development process.
Policy Assurance Checklist
The '5 Minute Policy Checklist' is to help staff in undertaking a quick 'reality check' on policy advice being prepared or considered.
Taskforce Toolkit
A practical guide to help APS taskforces through every stage of the taskforce lifecycle.
The Policy Project (NZ)
The Policy Project is an initiative of the New Zealand Government to support individual who provide advice to decision makers, access relevant tools, advice and information.
The site includes links to the project’s:
- Policy improvement frameworks
- Policy methods toolbox
- Links to policy communities
- Development pathways
- Design thinking for policy.