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How to Save Hours on Email with AI

Lessons from the AI Skills Lab: six practical ways AI can sharpen your writing and shrink your inbox.

β€” Apolitical

How to deliver great policy advice

Introducing the 5D policy advice model.

β€” Sally Washington, Practice Fellow, Policy capability and public management, Australia New Zealand School of Government

Is systems thinking the best way to understand complexity?

Public sector are hugely complex and ambiguous - it sometimes feels like our tools aren't fit for purpose.

β€” Ed Houghton, Director of Research and Innovation, DG Cities at Royal Borough of Greenwich, UK

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AI prompts cheat sheet for public servants

We've put together this AI prompts cheat sheet to help public servants translate policy, draft comms, interpret data and prep briefings...

β€” Daisy Ireton, Preparing 1 million public servants to lead in the age of AI | Partnerships Manager | Government AI Campus, Apolitical

Advice for a bad writer

I've had feedback that my writing some times isn't good enough and am looking for some advice on what I can do to get better...

β€” Anonymous

How do you tell your career story?

I'm interested to hear how you've crafted your career narrative when you're applying for a new job, or simply trying to tell your story to a new contact, mentor or organization...

β€” Joshua Frame, National Chair, The Federal Youth Network (FYN), Ottawa, ON, Canada

This week we want to know...

πŸ’­ What's one thing you need help with?

Start a conversation that helps others and brings fresh ideas your way. Plus, you can now post anonymously β€” making it easier than ever to share your experiences and authentic challenges on Apolitical.

Events for you and your peers

AI Skills Lab | AI for Policymaking

25 Nov

 

How to Build Foresight Into Everyday Decisions

3 Dec

Policymaking 101: How to Deliver Great Policy Advice

10 Dec

 

The Career Mapping Toolkit

11 Dec

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Courses for public servants

Job Interview Skills for Public Servants

As we head towards the end of the year, you might be thinking about your next career move. In this quick free course, find out what to do before, during and after a job interview to put your best foot forward.

How to Make Better Decisions

As a public servant, you’re likely to be faced with a mountain of decisions every day. Have you ever wished that you could make those decisions just a little bit easier, and just a little bit more effective? This course can help get you on the right track. 

Poll: Which phrase do you say at work more than you'd like to admit?

Poll: Which phrase do you say at work more than you'd like to admit?
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And finally... 🚌

A man in Ontario, Canada, took a city bus for a four-mile spin while the real driver was on a break. But this wasn't a traditional highjacking: the man in question stopped at red lights, obeyed traffic rules and didn't alarm a single passenger during the heist. A bus driver in the making, perhaps?

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