Design in public policy
2023 - ongoing
As a designer at Policy Lab UK, a cross-government team, I planned research, facilitated workshops, communicated with policy teams & stakeholders, coproduced reports, & contributed to innovation of our methods. I played a key role in projects that explored using serious games in energy regulation development, systems change theories in improving social care, film ethnography in building evidence for increasing opportunities for young people, & more.
Due to the sensitive nature of government work, materials, events and research produced on many of my Policy Lab projects are not accessible to the public. The following are a selection of open access projects.
Systemic
Conceptualized by Alex Fleming and Vanessa Lefton of Policy Lab and game designer Mateo Menapace, Systemic is a systems-change game to be used by policymakers as a tool for breaking down complex policy issues. I brought the game to life with a visual identity and print-to-play format in 2023.
Systemic has since been played all over the world: from Camden town council to Japan, where it was translated for the country’s Systemic Design Day.
The materials to play Systemic can be downloaded at the end of this blog post.
RegBox
Funded by the Policy Profession Unit, RegBox was a design research project exploring the use of serious games in understanding regulatory challenges and stress testing ideas for change. The goals of the project were to research examples of serious games in policy, empower policymakers to use game mechanics, produce a few print-to-play prototype games, and bring together a community of practitioners.
Read the Policy Lab blog post here.