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Jul 25, 2022

Improving public policies and services: It’s complex, not complicated

I’ve been working in government for four years now. I’ve been lucky enough to work across several roles, getting to experience digital…

Improving public policies and services: It’s complex, not complicated

Jeffrey Allen

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Feb 12, 2025

Prototyping Policy — Assisted Dying?

Are our Parliamentary committees set up to test out ideas before they enshrine the details in law? Should they be?

Prototyping Policy — Assisted Dying?

Jeffrey Allen

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Jan 27, 2025

UK GovCamp 2025: ‘Test and Learn’, Missions, AI and more…

GovCamp is an annual ‘unconference’ where people working in and around government get together to talk about what’s on their mind. Held on…

UK GovCamp 2025: ‘Test and Learn’, Missions, AI and more…

Jeffrey Allen

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Jul 26, 2022

Linking policy and delivery to make better public services

This is the second of three posts about how government can function better.

Linking policy and delivery to make better public services

Jeffrey Allen

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Jul 24, 2022

Leading in complex spaces

This is the third of three posts I wrote about how government can function better.

Jeffrey Allen

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Jun 14, 2018

Trust the process, or just trust trust

Better ideas emerge when diverse thinkers feel comfortable and encouraged to build on each other's ideas.

Trust the process, or just trust trust

Jeffrey Allen

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Jan 30, 2017

Could We Apply Trump’s Big Data Tactics… for Good?

If you’re the type of person who’s reading this, you’ve probably already read the Das Magazin/Vice story about how psychological profiling…

Could We Apply Trump’s Big Data Tactics… for Good?

Jeffrey Allen

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Jan 8, 2017

Service Designing… in Mali

In 2015, OneWorld was asked to join an Oxfam-led project in Mali to promote accountability in local government. Our role would be to design…

Service Designing… in Mali

Jeffrey Allen

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Oct 22, 2016

Can Design Thinking Generate the Breakthroughs We Need to End Poverty and Domestic Violence?

For the past seven years, I’ve designed and managed projects to improve lives in developing countries, focusing on education, health, good…

Can Design Thinking Generate the Breakthroughs We Need to End Poverty and Domestic Violence?

Jeffrey Allen

Jeffrey Allen

A service designer, project manager, writer and editor who’s worked in media, global development, and government policy. #servicedesign #govdesign #policydesign

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