Seminar which presented key What Works Scotland learnings from Evidence to Action projects and practical advice and tools for incorporating the use of evidence in decision-making and public service delivery.

IRISS Impact Evaluation poster. Click on the image to see a larger version.

Evidence to Action is one of the themes of the What Works Scotland  project and over the past three years we have worked with a range of national, local authority and community partners to explore where evidence is being used effectively to inform and shape public service reform.

This event presented both strategic and pragmatic views of Evidence to Action (E2A) and aimed to:

  • demonstrate key What Works Scotland learnings from E2A projects
  • present practical advice and tools for incorporating the use of evidence in decision-making and public service delivery
  • identify opportunities for sustaining and growing E2A practices across Scotland beyond the What Works Scotland project

Resources

Presentations

Posters

Posters were displayed during breaks and the lunch period so delegates could find out more about E2A projects across Scotland.

Workshop questions

  1. In the workshops the attendees considered these questions:
  2. What’s the best thing you know of that’s ever been done with evidence in decision making?
  3. What type of evidence do you consider to be useful in decision making?
  4. What is the best medium to get evidence across (papers, video, audio, social media, chat…)?
  5. What beats evidence (politics, values, bureaucracy…) and how can evidence compete?

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The seminar took place on  21 June 2018 at Paterson’s Land in Edinburgh.

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