Heywood Quarterly

How do festivals and football turn into foreign policy wins? Joe Buss says Catriona Laing’s article highlights the effectiveness of soft power in diplomacy. Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/blending-hard-… #ForeignPolicy #Diplomacy #CivilService #Policy #SoftPower

Did you know that Jurassic Park influenced South Korea’s industrial strategy? Philip Bray explores the link in his article – plus what we can learn about long-term planning from South Korea, Japan, Spain and the Netherlands. heywoodquarterly.com/reclaiming-the… #SouthKorea #CivilService

What can dinosaurs teach us about the UK’s data? Thomas Britton says Doug Gurr’s article highlights the extraordinary potential of the UK's world-leading datasets – and the unanswered questions that hold us back. heywoodquarterly.com/dinosaurs-data… #Data #Government #Policy @NHM_London

The Sixth Edition of Heywood Quarterly – Time to deliver – is out now! Dive into articles on delivery, long-term thinking and leadership. heywoodquarterly.com/editions/ #CivilService #Government @profserious @Davrob5 @Rships_Project @BWoodward_UN @petercardwell

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Is the UK falling behind on long-term thinking? From Spain’s ‘España 2050’ to South Korea’s flotilla model, Philip Bray explores what the UK can learn from nations that prioritise the long term. heywoodquarterly.com/reclaiming-the… #LongTerm #NationalStrategy #Policy @BlavatnikSchool

In a moment when the Royal Family is very much in the news it might be worth revisiting our article on how the Palace once turned to Agatha Christie solve a constitutional dilemma… tinyurl.com/4fjad58v #Monarchy #CivilService

Why do we reward the wrong leaders? In the first episode of the Heywood Quarterly Podcast, @SuzanneHeywood is joined by @profalexhilland @DavidHalpernCBE to explore what impactful, long-lasting leadership truly looks like. Listen here: heywoodquarterly.com/heywood-quarte… #Leadership

Is our account of leadership completely wrong? In the first episode of the Heywood Quarterly Podcast, @SuzanneHeywood is joined by @profalexhilland @DavidHalpernCBE to explore what impactful, long-lasting leadership truly looks like. Listen here: heywoodquarterly.com/heywood-quarte…

Can democracies solve long-term challenges? In her latest article, Heywood Fellow 2024-25 Lucy Smith argues that democracies need not be short-sighted and explores how we can look beyond electoral cycles. heywoodquarterly.com/can-democracie… #NationalStrategy #Government #CivilService

In the latest article from our Sixth Edition, Ray Shostak, Richard Bell and David Robinson explore the power of human connection in public services. Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/the-role-of-re…  #CivilService #Policy #Government @Rships_Project @richardgnbell @Davrob5

In his FT column today, Martin Wolf called the questions raised by our new Heywood Fellow, Jenny Bates, on the new global order and its impact on the UK, “simple and compelling”.  You can read her paper here to see if you agree:tinyurl.com/mryvkc9m

What should a refreshed UK strategy look like? In her paper, published today, Heywood Fellow Jenny Bates launches her Fellowship and outlines the key questions that it will explore. Read the paper here: tinyurl.com/mryvkc9m #CivilService #Policy #Strategy @BlavatnikSchool

In our latest article, Bowie Penney explains how civil servants across government can use the latest research on deprived neighbourhoods. Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/a-new-data-set… #CivilService #Deprivation #Policy

Suzanne Heywood sat down with Alex Hill and @DavidHalpernCBE to discuss how leaders create change - can you guess what type of leader really makes a difference? Sign up to our newsletter to hear the podcast when it is out: eepurl.com/jsjOtQ #CivilService #Leadership

In the latest article from our Sixth Edition, Anthony Finkelstein argues that the UK needs stronger tech foundations to reap the benefits of artificial intelligence. Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/why-ai-exposes… #CivilService #Government #AI #Tech @profserious

In the latest article from our Sixth Edition, John Manzoni, business executive-turned Civil Service CEO, talks to Peter McDonald about his time in government and change from the inside. Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/reflections-of… #CivilService #Government #Delivery

In the first article from our Sixth Edition, @BWoodward_UN, the UK’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, explains the continued importance of the UK’s 80-year partnership with the UN. #UN #UnitedNations