Putting well being metrics into policy action, Nancy Hey
- 1. Building the evidence base and civil service capacity 4th October 2019 Nancy Hey Director, What Works Wellbeing, UK OECD International Workshop whatworkswellbeing.org @whatworksWB @Work_Life_You
- 2. Nancy Hey Centre Director What, Why, How and Who 2014: What Works Centre for Wellbeing
- 3. Underpinning evidence engagement with evidence Policy Perspective
- 4. Shared Systemwide Learning Building evidence into policy & practice • UK is a world leader in science advice to policy • Policy Profession promoting approaches to make best use of evidence and involve people from broad range of disciplines • What Works Network organisations are an effective knowledge use mechanism* and are being taken up in Canada, New Zealand & Australia. *https://whatworkswellbeing.org/product/48172/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05414-4 Synthesis requires brokerage at the interface of public life and academia. Collaboration will bring academics, policymakers, practitioners, funders and publishers closer to a world in which decision-making can be built on solid ground, not sand. Policy Official perspective Professionalism as driver of knowledge use
- 5. Shared Systemwide Learning Building evidence into policy & practice • Access to best science advice to policy • Policy Profession promoting approaches to make best use of evidence and involve people from broad range of disciplines • What Works Network organisations are an effective knowledge use mechanism* *https://whatworkswellbeing.org/product/48172/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05414-4 Synthesis requires brokerage at the interface of public life and academia. Collaboration will bring academics, policymakers, practitioners, funders and publishers closer to a world in which decision-making can be built on solid ground, not sand.
- 6. Underpinning evidence engagement with evidence Being effective The knowledge base for knowledge use
- 7. What we know about the evidence The evidence base for effective knowledge use Systematic Review Summary Discussion Paper Shorter Summary
- 8. Evidence behind the activity The Science of Using Science – What Works in Research UseMechanism 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
- 9. Evidence behind the activity Building an evidence system for wellbeing Narrative Evidence informed professions Global Knowledge Base Evidence Synthesis Primary Evidence Generation Evidence Infrastructure Measures, Concepts 1. What Good Knowledge Brokers Do • Robust Evidence • Relevant & Useful • Communicate well 2. Partner with professions • Government: Policy, Analysis, Public Health, Local Authority Chief Execs • Business: HR & Occupational Health, Sector Bodies • Civil Society: Charity bodies & Evaluation professionals 3. Bring together, makes sense of and translate knowledge 4. Partner to fill evidence gaps 5. Methodology, Measures & Concepts
- 10. By the end of the session be able to Explain what wellbeing is, how its defined and measured and why it matters Describe key factors that influence wellbeing and examples of wellbeing in policy and practice Show how wellbeing is relevant to their area of work Take action and apply wellbeing findings and tools to their work area Introduction Learning Objectives
- 11. What Works Centre for Wellbeing For Whom, When, How and for How
- 12. The What Works Centre for Wellbeing
- 13. Evidence Programme 2015 - 2018
- 14. Mechanisms for wellbeing Visual Arts How does participating in visual art projects impact the wellbeing of adults with mental health issues?
- 15. Research perspective Evidence could be better! “Surprisingly, despite thousands of sport and dance interventions taking place across the UK, in the published literature from the past decade, there is limited good quality evidence, and very little conducted in the UK. This points to a need for better structures for measuring, collecting and using evaluations to build national and local evidence bases.”
- 16. Evidence Infrastructure Apples & Pears: data comparison
- 17. Local Area Adult Wellbeing Indicators Known drivers of wellbeing using existing local data UK wide -> Download
- 18. Applied to workplace Workplace drivers of wellbeing Development supported by
- 19. Voluntary Reporting Standards for wellbeing in the workplace Wellbeing at work
- 20. National Measurement of Good Work Industrial Strategy
- 21. Community wellbeing – tools and resources Building measures into evaluation -> Collate the findings whatworkswellbeing.org/measure