Length: 1.5 hours
Audience: All employees; of particular interest to Program Planners, Policy Practitioners, Analysts, and Evaluators
Facilitators: Kathleen Brennan and Mary Acorn
Location: TBA
Effective policy begins with a clear, well-structured understanding of the problem it seeks to address. How a problem is defined shapes the range of policy options considered, making it essential to isolate the issue and frame it accurately.
Using scenarios, this workshop will offer interactive approaches and tools to help participants define policy problems, articulate their scope, and frame them in ways that lead to actionable, evidence-based solutions.
Objectives:
- Learn how to define problem statements in concise, structured, and compelling ways.
- Learn about framing problems using data, evidence, and contextual understanding.
- Learn how an effective problem definition contributes to successful public policy outcomes.
- Learn about the importance of inclusive discussion when defining issues.
Applications in the Workplace:
- Introduction to the concepts of defining policy problems and framing issues.
- Understanding problem identification within the context of the policy cycle.
- Identify the major benefits of accurately defining the problem.
- Understanding the relationships between problem identification, policymaking and evaluation.
- Demonstrate the importance of inclusive discussions when defining the issue.
Upcoming Session: TBA