Tag: games for public policy

In June 2018 we visited Washington D.C. to run a one-day workshop for the National Science Foundation. The agency currently develops a multi-annual strategy for its advanced operations. The challenge is to make it evidence-informed. During the workshop we used the Knowledge Brokers game to learn the key concepts that are useful for designing evidence-informed strategy. Then we applied those concepts for NSF strategic effort. For that part we used a specially developed canvas and procedure of Learning Agenda. The workshop contributed to making the new NSF strategy evidence-informed.

We continue our annual tradition of Knowledge Brokering workshop with MPA students at Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration, The George Washington University. As in previous years we conducted a workshop that confronted students with real life challenges faced by the personnel of government evaluation units. Thanks to this experience students discovered effective strategies of knowledge brokering in public sector.

Over two weeks of March 2018 we conducted four workshops with 100 policy analysts from all Polish government agencies. Our game inaugurated an elite post-graduate study program – the Academy of Regulatory Impact Analysis. It is a joint initiative of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland and the University of Warsaw. The goal of the program is to strengthen analytical capacity across Polish government agencies. The top 100 policy analysts learnt during our game how to improve their effectiveness in supporting decision-makers with the findings of their advanced analytical studies.