Visuals in policy making: ‘See what I’m saying’, from Evidence-based policy making in the social sciences

This single-page resource offers tips for developing a visual metaphor, by choosing the type of…


Data visualization checklist

This checklist describes what good looks like for the different aspects of a data visualization.…


Policy Quality Framework

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet hosts the Policy Project. This Policy Quality…


More effective social services at a glance

This is a summary diagram the 2015 Productivity Commission report, More effective social services,…


Social Investment Unit: Briefing to the Incoming Ministers

This 2017 Briefing to the Incoming Minister sets out why social investment matters, and what a…


Place-based public service budgets: Making public money work better for communities

In the context of austerity, public services in England have been focused on short-term crises…


Social sector commissioning: Progress, principles and next steps

In 2018, the then-Government tasked social sector Chief Executives to look into the way their…


Let it go: Devolving power and resources to improve lives

New Zealand’s system of social supports does not meet the needs of some people, and significantly…