Public Value: How can it be measured, managed and grown?
June 2019
This paper brings together views from Nesta on better ways of mapping and measuring public value.
publication The Alliance for Useful Evidence is a network, hosted by Nesta, that champions the smarter use of evidence in social policy and practice. We do this through advocacy, organising events, sharing ideas, and delivering training and support.
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Advice and advocacy
We work with champions, partners and allies to campaign for the smarter use of evidence, and advise organisations on how to use evidence effectively.
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Research and ideas
We publish reports, articles and case studies, and we organise events to encourage discussion, debate, collaboration and innovation.
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Training and skills
We deliver a range of courses, from our flagship Evidence Masterclass, to more bespoke strategic support such as our theory of change workshops.
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publication What Works in Northern Ireland
5 June, 2019Last month Belfast hosted a second What Works Summit. Similar to the Summit in February, Campbell UK & Ireland invited What Works Centres (WWC), local researchers, practitioners and policy makers to share and discuss what works...
article The Evidence Quarter – an idea to join up the UK’s What Works Centres
23 May, 2019As Brexit sucks all the oxygen out of British government, it’s easy to miss an important success story. The UK has set up ten What Works Centres (WWCs) to orchestrate the best evidence for frontline professionals...
article Lessons from the winner of the Bazalgette Professorship – Champion of Evidence award
22 May, 2019Giving prizes to those who use evidence well is one of the ways that we can incentivise and normalise informed decision-making in many areas of policy. So earlier this year we were pleased to partner with...
article Towards a Learning Culture of Evidence Use: Lessons Learned from the U.S. Evidence Act
25 April, 2019The U.S. recently passed bipartisan legislation which embeds and systematizes the way evidence is used in decision-making. The act passed with overwhelming support, indicating the power that rigorous, credible research evidence has on traversing a polarised...
article Khulisa’s use of evidence
7 February, 2019In this short film Lisa Rowles, Director of Innovation and Evidence at Khulisa, explains how using evidence has helped the charity to develop effective services for children and young people. View subtitled version.
case study Evidence vs Democracy: what are we doing to bridge the divide?
30 January, 2019People are hacked off with politicians. Whether it’s hurling abuse at MPs outside the House of Commons, or the burning barricades of Gilets Jaunes in Toulouse, discontent is in the air. The evidence movement must respond...
article Evidence vs Democracy: How ‘mini-publics’ can traverse the gap between citizens, experts, and evidence
January 2019Can mini-publics - an alternative democratic platform - help democracy connect with evidence?
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