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Public and Social Policy Design
Our Public and Social Policy Design service creates effective, sustainable, human-centred policy that addresses the complex needs of modern societies. We take clients from a clear understanding of the underlying problem to a designed, costed and testable policy, and we stay engaged to measure whether it works in practice.
The emphasis throughout is on evidence, inclusion and implementability.
What we do
Baselines and End-lines
We begin by understanding the needs and challenges facing the community or organisation through stakeholder engagement and rigorous analysis, establishing a shared picture of where things stand and where they should get to.
Human-Centred Solutions
We place people at the centre of strategy and policy development, and seek solutions that address the needs identified and measurably improve the lives of the people affected.
Evidence and Data for Design
We collect and analyse robust qualitative and quantitative data to inform policy design, so policy is grounded in evidence and more likely to be effective and sustainable.
Priority Mapping and Implementation
We map priorities so the most critical issues are addressed first, and translate them into actionable roadmaps with clear responsibilities, sequencing and resource implications.
Impact Assessment
We assess the impact of policy before and after implementation, measuring effectiveness, guiding adjustments and confirming that policy achieves its intended outcomes.
Policy and social-sector analysis for county governments and development partners, drawing on our baseline, evaluation and economic capabilities.
Baseline and end-line studies, policy and strategy documents, options papers with costings, implementation roadmaps, impact assessments.
Who we work with: Ministries, county and local governments, agencies, development partners and social-sector institutions.
Questions clients ask
What is human-centred policy design?
An approach that starts from the lived experience of the people a policy serves, using field research and feedback to test whether a design solves the problem it was written for.
Why assess a policy before it is enacted?
An ex-ante assessment models likely effects, costs and risks, so the design can be improved while change is still cheap.