Board induction

1. BOARD INDUCTION
November 2018
1
@WhatWorksWB
@Work_Life_You
Linked Inwww.whatworkswellbeing.org

2. Finance
Michael Kyriakides
Head of Comms
Patricia Curmi
Comms
Officer
Andrea Edwards
Head of Evidence & Analysis
Deborah Hardoon
Analyst
Syliva Brunetti
Civil Society
Ingrid Abreu Scherer
Governments
Policy – Nancy
Analysts – Deborah
Civil Society
Strategic Councils:
Key groups
CREDIBLE
RELEVANT
COMMUNICATED WELL
Key function
Management structure
Programme, Governance and
Operations Manager
Anita Mukherjee
Methods group
Advisory
Panel
Board of
Trustees
Consultation Groups
Business
Director
Nancy Hey
Social Impacts
Task Force
Wellbeing in Wales
TBA
H/F Education
Gedminte Mikulenaite
Implementation Team
Analyst
TBA
Management Group
Wellbeing Economics
Paul Frijters, LSE
Skills, Work and Purpose
Kevin Daniels, UEA
Culture, Sport and Communities
Louise Mansfield, Brunel
Communities of Place
Rhiannon Corcoran, Liverpool
APPG
Programme, Governance & Operations Administrator
Lily Levinson
Local Government
& Health
TBA
Business
TBA

3. About the Centre
Vision, Mission, Approach
- What, Why, How and Who

4. Nancy Hey
Centre Director
What, Why, How and Who
Independent Unbiased Rigorous Concise Relevant Accessible
What Works
for Children’s
Social Care
Wales Centre for
Public Policy
• Independent of government
• Systematic reviews of the
evidence base
• Translate assessments into
practical guidance
• Identify and fill evidence gaps
through trials
• Incentivize and build the
capacity of decision makers to
generate and use evidence

5. Nancy Hey
Centre Director
What, Why, How and Who
What Works Centre for Wellbeing

6. Shared Systemwide Learning
Robust, Relevant & Accessible
CHARITIES
BUSINESS
PROVIDERS
Practice
GOVERNMENT
Policy
Central
Devolved &Local
ACADEMIC
& RESEARCH
Evidence
Evidence Informed
Policy & Practice
Policy & Practice
relevant research

7. What, Why, How and Who
Growing knowledge
2018...2021
Wellbeing Across the Life Course
Culture & Sport
Community Wellbeing – People, Power & Place
Work, Transitions & Adult Learning

8. Using Pictures
Translation: Simple, accessible communication for non-experts
Standardisation
Accessibility
Meaning

9. Underpinning evidence engagement with evidence
Being effective
The knowledge base for knowledge use

10. What we know about the evidence
The evidence base for public engagement activity
Systematic Review Summary Discussion Paper
Shorter Summary

11. Applying behavioural insights to knowledge use
How activity affects knowledge use behavior

12. Evidence behind the activity
Choosing what to focus on
Mechanism Evidence Pathway Activity Priority
1. Champion evidence informed
decision making No/Low
Motivation
Opportunity
Use in combination
Approach: Be curious with rigour
Case studies, partners, norms
Low
2. Define good evidence with
community No/Low
Motivation
Opportunity
Use in combination
GRADE & SERQUAL, DELPHI, Evidence journey, Evaluation
guidance, methods series
Medium
(important for
sector)
3. Visible evidence through access
and communications Reliable
Motivation
Opportunity combined
Synthesis, design, UX, index/tools, (digital), comms
channels, networks, A-I-A, Tailor & Target, Responsive,
Frame, Brand, Social media, case studies
High
4. Interaction between decision
makers & researchers Cautious
Ineffective for Capability
Motivation
Opportunity
Forums, Networks & Super Users,
Sector perspectives, Academic perspectives
Medium
5. Learning building evidence skills
& make sense of evidence Reliable
Motivation
Capability
e-learning, workshops, cohort, conferences
Medium
(where resources
available)
6. Adoption through decision
making structures & processes Reliable
Motivation
Opportunity
Green Book, Advisory groups, reviews, commissions,
measures, Innovation funds/labs, template for
commissioners, business case content, evidence
maps/strategies, What Works Centres/intermediary
bodies
High

13. Applying the evidence in practice
Applying in Theory of Change

14. Next Steps
Learn more
Link to Policy Profession Workshop
Wellbeing 101

15. Thank you!
Nancy.hey@whatworkswellbeing.org
www.whatworkswellbeing.org
@whatworksWB
@work_life_you