ABSTRACT
Design for policy is intended as a resource for government departments, public service organizations and institutions, universities, think tanks and consultancies that are increasingly engaging with design as a tool for public sector reform and innovation. Increasingly, public servants, alongside academia, think tanks and consultancies, are undertaking an exploration of alternative tools of government' which may hold more promise than the current repertoire available to policymakers. As Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive of the UK's National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts has observed during encounters between British decision-makers in government and designers. The rise of a global networked economy driven by new technology, new patterns of global trade, finance and mobility, new media, new lifestyle and health patterns, combined with a literally more turbulent climate, poses daunting challenges. Public servants, alongside academia, think tanks and consultancies, are undertaking an exploration of alternative tools of government.
