Art, Design, and Participation in Public Policy

Can artistic and design-led methods help government be more people-centred and participatory? Join us for this exciting, interdisciplinary event looking at how creative, people-centred and participatory approaches can play a role in forging a renewed relationship between the public and policymakers.

This event is supported by Policy Lab.

Speakers:

• Tamara Finkelstein, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and Head of Policy Profession
• Catherine Howe, Chief Executive, Adur and Worthing Councils
• Yara El-Sherbini, one half of pioneering social practice artist duo YARA + DAVINA
• Kieran Sheehan, Co-Director, Everyone Here, a new community arts programme based in West Cumbria running a long-term citizens jury
• (Chair) Miriam Levin, Director of Participatory Programmes, Demos

Artistic and creative approaches can transform how people are represented and involved in public life. This event seeks to bring together policymakers, artists and civil society, to consider how we can support more approachable, engaging and inclusive experiences of government.

Our speakers will provide first-hand experiences, from the challenges and opportunities of bringing creative, people-centred approaches into national government, to participatory arts and policymaking in local government and an arts-led citizens’ jury in Cumbria.

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About Policy Lab:

Policy Lab’s mission is to radically improve policymaking through design, innovation and people-centred approaches. Over a 10-year period we have developed a portfolio of more than 250 innovation projects in some of the UK’s most challenging areas of policy. We have engaged many thousands of people outside government to understand how policies affect their daily lives, and trained thousands of policy professionals in innovative approaches. Our methods are grounded in evidence, participation and experimentation and draw on diverse perspectives to tackle complexity and build consensus. Read more here.

About the Collaborative Democracy Network:

The Collaborative Democracy Network is a new event series created by Demos. It is for politicians, policymakers and civil society to come together to discuss innovations that put people at the heart of policy making.

If we’re going to build a more collaborative democracy that supports politicians to work with the public on the difficult choices that lie ahead, we’re going to have to do policy making differently. This means bold thinking about what’s possible, looking honestly at what the challenges will be, and drawing inspiration from democratic innovation from across the world.

Demos will be hosting a series of regular events bringing together leading voices in participatory ways of working with politicians, policy-makers and civil society from across the UK. Together we will explore how collaborative democracy can become a reality, creating better policy making processes, strengthening citizenry, and renewing trust in our democracy.

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