{"id":11526,"date":"2022-06-08T09:23:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T07:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coboilab.cat\/capsulab-5-framework-for-establishing-reviewing-and-evaluating-policy-labs\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T12:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:54:37","slug":"capsulab-5-framework-for-establishing-reviewing-and-evaluating-policy-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coboilab.cat\/en\/capsulab-5-framework-for-establishing-reviewing-and-evaluating-policy-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"CAPSULAB 5: Framework for establishing, reviewing and evaluating policy labs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4235\" src=\"https:\/\/coboilab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo_blog_2-300x95.png\" alt=\"logo_blog_2\" width=\"149\" height=\"47\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coboilab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo_blog_2-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/coboilab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo_blog_2.png 879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Capsulab<\/strong> is Coboi lab&#8217;s monthly knowledge capsule. We want to share our internal research on topics such as innovation, labs and multi-actor projects, among others. And, from there, generate concise and practical content and materials with the aim of sharing the key learnings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this capsule we talk about:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4296 size-large alignnone \" style=\"height: auto; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/coboilab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Anna-Wicher_CAT.png\" alt=\"Water-and-lemon_Gasco-&amp;-Timeus_CAT\" width=\"677\" height=\"1024\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the life cycle of a public policy lab? How can we improve its resilience? <strong>Anna Whicher<\/strong> , Head of Design Policy at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdr-design.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RDP (United Kingdom)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, developed a framework to establish, review, and evaluate policy labs. <strong>Policy labs can be vulnerable to political shifts<\/strong> , budgets changes, and uncertain contexts. Therefore, it is important to foster their resilience and legitimacy, and to evaluate their impact. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span> <b>framework for establishing, reviewing and evaluating policy labs<\/b> consists of<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0four components: proposition, product, people and process. This framework emerges from exploratory research through interviews, workshops and immersive work with policy labs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1) The<\/span> <b>proposition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> refers to the lab\u2019s vision, governance, financial models, and success metrics. It is important for labs to develop a long-term vision to enhance their resilience and legitimacy. Labs are often established as a one-year experiment. After their creation, they should develop a vision for the future that is continually reviwed in light of changing environments and priorities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2) The<\/span> <b>product<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> relates to the lab&#8217;s service offering, and how it aligns with the users needs. As the lab begins to develop a &#8220;market&#8221; for its services, its projects may evolve. <\/span>It is also crucial that labs apply innovation and design methods beyond their own walls.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3)<\/span> <b>People<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> refers to the methods, skills, experience and leadership required for the lab. In the early statges, labs often rely on agencies, consultants or academics and then they aim to internalize this expertise as the lab gains notoriety and the demand for their services grows. When external consultants leave and a lab seeks to build its internal capacity, a structured transfer of knowledge is essential. It is important to have a multidisciplinary team of experts not only in public policy and service delivery, but also in innovation and design methods. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4) The<\/span> <b>process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> refers to the user journey of lab participants, the criteria for selecting projects to be developed and the way in which good practices will be shared. It is also vital to build a community to improve credibility, integrate new approaches, evaluate their interventions and share case studies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This model has been developed and tested iteratively, but it&#8217;s still in its early stages of development and aims to encourage further researche to develop, monitor, and evaluate public policy labs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whicher, Anna (2021). Evolution of policy labs and use of design for policy in UK government. Policy Design and Practice. <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffec5f;\"> If you want to receive the latest news from <strong>capsulab<\/strong> , you can subscribe through this <a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/141OGQw1gSZ65XmVJxXkydw4aquz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">form<\/a> . <\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the support of:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4102\" src=\"https:\/\/coboilab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Generalitat.jpg\" alt=\"Government\" width=\"188\" height=\"50\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4104\" src=\"https:\/\/coboilab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Feder.jpg\" alt=\"Feder\" width=\"301\" height=\"50\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coboilab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Feder.jpg 428w, https:\/\/coboilab.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Feder-300x50.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capsulab is Coboi lab&#8217;s monthly knowledge capsule. 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