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Genre/Form: | e-books Livres numériques |
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Additional Physical Format: | Version imprimée : Design for policy. London : Routledge, 2016 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Christian Bason |
ISBN: | 9781317152408 1317152409 |
OCLC Number: | 1091898433 |
Notes: | Publié originalement en 2014 par Gower Publishing. |
Description: | 1 ressource en ligne (x, 225 pages) : illustrations |
Contents: | Sect. 1. Design in context -- sect. 2. Policy in practice -- sect. 3. Design tools for policy. |
Series Title: | Design for social responsibility series |
Responsibility: | edited by Christian Bason. |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
'This book masterfully combines cutting-edge research, findings from practice, and real-world examples of how design approaches are being used to improve societal outcomes across the globe. It introduces new avenues for pursuing design-based policies and is an essential resource for anyone exploring social innovation and design processes as a tool for meaningful public sector reform. Christian Bason has successfully delivered a volume that captures the essence of design and social innovation in policy development and offers useful lessons for those faced with the challenge of serving in the twenty-first century.' Jocelyne Bourgon, President, Public Governance International 'Design for Policy is a valuable and fresh insight into policymaking. It underscores the urgent need to bring design to the very heart of modern public policy. Through highly pertinent and illuminating examples from a variety of fields, this book shows that it is possible to transform the policy making process and make it much more innovative. I hope that policymakers across Europe will read it, so that they can become policy designers - and we can shape together the future we aspire to.' Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner, Research, Innovation & Science 'Can design improve the ways we address such 'super-wicked' challenges as climate change, energy precarity, or public health? It's a big ask, but this highly intelligent book makes a convincing case. Its succinct case studies show the ways that design has become a powerful tool for public administrations around the world. Design for Policy does not over-promise. Its clear and well-balanced texts illustrate the potential but also the limits of design when societal issues are massive, integrated and highly complex - all at the same time. Design, it emerges, is helping to drive transformation in the ways we govern. This important book marks a shift in models of public policymaking: from problem-solving, to envisioning; from service d Read more...

