Case studies

The London Borough of Ealing co-designed a new approach with housing staff that incorporated behavioural insights and nudge techniques.

Brent Council applied to the Design in the Public Sector programme with the desire to make the planning application process in Brent easier and quicker.

Plan Ahead is a tool designed to help residents travel in their daily lives and overcome anxieties or accessibility challenges they face. The solution is an easy-to-read, use and follow map with navigation aids, such as pictures of landmarks.

Oldham Council's new Early Help service aims to ensure individuals receive support to prevent them needing specialist services.

West Suffolk Council and its partners were keen to better understand each services pressures, targets and objectives for its older residents.

The Heart of the South West LEP and East Devon District Council have worked with Ampaire, a US hybrid electric aircraft developer, to complete the first English Hybrid electric test flight from Exeter Airport. This has led to an inward investment plan for the region, focusing on high potential opportunities for Smart and Sustainable Aviation within Devon & Somerset. The first stage of this plan will see the development of a Living Lab for Future Aviation testing and demonstration.

A group of disabled residents has used art to explore issues around accessibility in St Helens town centre, sharing its findings with local venues and businesses.

Childhood obesity has been described as one of the most serious public health challenges for the 21st century by the World Health Organization, while NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has dubbed it "the new smoking".

Essex County Council and their partners, including HCRG and Active Essex, aim to focus on the overall system within the county and aspire to build evidence-based, targeted, and collective approaches that promote healthy weight, rather than developing programmes in isolation.

The Healthy Stevenage Strategy provides a comprehensive and ambitious approach to improving health and wellbeing in the town. It has been created through collaboration with Hertfordshire County Council, the local NHS and Hertfordshire and West Essex STP.