gracefullypolitics
stories about design for policy [aka society]

To me, public policy is fundamentally an idea about the society we want to live in. Crafting such idea is, contrary to the established mindset, NOT a matter of public sector viewpoints only, on the contrary: the former take into consideration corporate, new tech, as much as ‘conventional’ political dynamics and viewpoints.

Active in and for better surfacing of heterogeneous perceptions, desires or needs, I base gracefullypolitics on suggestions and experiences from leading or building from scratch human-centric and value-driven innovation approaches across the public and private sector - and beyond.

Over the past ten years, I have thought- and action-led expertise and insights. I am sharing my early ideas with those equally interested in debunking tech, public and private sector, innovation and design (thinking) myths. I want the inspire a more open and holistic discussion about what ‘progress’ means to the world and, in particular, to those who live (in) it [aka not just ‘with’ or ‘under’ it].

Agile Governance: Reimagining Policy-making in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Agile Governance: Reimagining Policy-making in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Verena Kontschieder

Decision-making in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) entails hitherto unwitnessed consequences for how society lives, interacts and operates. The aim of the white paper I co-authored in my role at the World Economic Forum is to identify how decisionmakers across diverse sectors and industries can catalyze positive impact and inclusion from emerging technologies (such as AI, robotics, autonomous driving, drones, blockchain).

When it comes to emerging technologies, the business models they are wrapped into and the social interaction structures they enable, traditional governance institutions and approaches might be too restrictive and little holistic for an adequate 4IR policy. Institutions such as the Forum thus witness an urgent need for instruments and tools that foment a more “adaptive, human-centred, inclusive and sustainable" - i.e., an ‘agile’ - governance approach.

The paper analysis and suggests various tools for 4IR governed by multistakeholder efforts, including policy labs or regulatory sandboxes, etc.

Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash

Prototyping in Policy — What For?!

Prototyping in Policy — What For?!
The Rise of Design in Policymaking: In conversation with Verena Kontschieder

The Rise of Design in Policymaking: In conversation with Verena Kontschieder