Open policy making involves engaging with a broad range of people and using the latest analytical techniques to develop policy in an iterative manner. An open policy maker is curious, challenges assumptions, experiments, is humble in recognizing others' expertise, collaborates across networks, and uses digital tools. The goal is to create policy that is well-informed, creative, and tested with real-world feedback.

1. Open Policy
Making
It starts with an open mind. The open policy
maker is curious, challenges assumptions
and is willing to experiment, as well as
being:
• humble – recognising that the civil
service does not have a monopoly on
expertise
• networked and collaborative; and
• digitally engaged
1. Broadening the
range of people we
engage with
2. Using the latest
analytical
techniques and
trends
3. Taking Agile,
more iterative
approaches to
implementation
Open Policy Making is about developing policy that is
well informed, creative and tested in the real world