Strategy Exchange

Welcome to the Strategy Exchange, a comprehensive online resource for those involved and interested in strategy.

Supported by the National School of Government in partnership with Strategy Unit in The Cabinet Office, and the Foresight Horizon Scanning Centre.

Post of the week | Must the urgent always be the enemy of the important? Why strategy matters now more than ever. An article by Sean Lusk, Head of Strategy Programmes at the National School of Government, in Public Servant June 2010.

Selected posts from The Library

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Published Date

Description

Who does UK Grand Strategy? - Issues and Questions paper

28-Jul-10

The Public Administration Select Committee announced in July 2010 a short inquiry into who does UK grand strategy. This short paper sets out the background and 'story so far' of UK 'grand strategy', sets out twelve questions that the inquiry seeks to address, and sets out guidelines for evidence submitted by the public.

Must the urgent always be the enemy of the important? Why strategy matters now more than ever

29-Jun-10

Article by Sean Lusk in Public Servant, arguing that the fiscal crisis provides an opportunity for UK government to reassess its priorities, but in view of the issues that will be important in the next 5, 10 or 15 year horizon. By taking action only to solve today's problems and not prepare for the future we risk approaching it ill-prepared and wasting resources on the way.

Global Food & Farming Futures

01-Jun-10

Project undertaken by Foresight in Gov't Office for Science, asking "How can a future global population of 9 billion people all be fed healthily and sustainably?". Project looks out to Food & Farming in 2050, and uses many strategic tools including driver analysis and systems mapping to good effect. Interim reports available, with final report due for launch in November 2010.

Outcomes Framework for Museums, Libraries & Archives

01-Apr-10

Underpinned by A passion for Excellence: An improvement strategy for culture and sport, this document sets out its contribution to the achievement of local authority outcomes via an outcomes framework, describing how overall national outcomes can be broken down to objectives and indicators and which of these MLA already contributes to.

A Magna Carta for Localism - three practical steps to make localism real

01-Mar-10

Document from the Centre for Policy Studies outlines three means by which the UK's highly centralised power-base, in which 70% of public spending is centralised compared to 50% or under in other EU states, can be devolved to local administrations to save up to £14 billion per year. These three means are: local support for the unemployed; local provision of community care; and local prevention of crime and anti-social behaviour.

Ahead of the game: Blueprint for reform of the Australian government administration

01-Mar-10

Report by the Advisory Group on Reform of Australian Government Administration to the Australian government, setting out a blueprint to modernise the Australian Public Service (APS). The document sets out nine long term, future focused recommendations to improve services, programmes and policies affecting Australians.