Report by Anna Goulden and Professor Rainer Kattel: “This policy report investigates the tools and resources used globally by practitioners to support them in design, implementation or evaluation of mission-oriented policies. In recent years, ‘policy toolkits’ (often called ‘playbooks’, ‘guides’, ‘resource libraries’ or similar) have become increasingly widespread in policy communities. In the context of policy approaches such as mission-oriented innovation, toolkits and many tools can be a means of bridging the gap between theory and practice by providing practitioners with tangible resources to support them in their work. As part of this work, IIPP engaged with practitioners in its Mission-Oriented Innovation Network (MOIN) to discuss cases of mission-oriented policy tools and toolkits developed in the field – and current and future needs for tool development.
The work has consisted of three strands, which will be explored in this report:
- Mapping the external environment: what does the current landscape of policy toolkits and resources look like, particularly for mission-oriented innovation?
- Understanding practitioner needs: what are the operational contexts, use cases and needs of practitioners in terms of tools?
- Scoping future priorities: what is the role of IIPP in the field and how is it developing?…(More)”