Policy Design Summer Studio

ABOUT

The Maxwell X Lab and Center for Policy Design and Governance will host a Policy Design Summer Studio on August 23-24, 2025. This online weekend workshop will explore how to incorporate behavioral science, artificial intelligence and collaborative practices into public policy design. It will also cover how to formulate and implement policies within dynamic conditions. 

INSTRUCTORS

• Saba Siddiki, director of the Center for Policy Design & Governance
• Leonard M. Lopoo, director of the Maxwell X Lab
• Tomás Olivier, assistant director of the Center for Policy Design & Governance
  

STRUCTURE

Live, virtual sessions on the following topics:

• Policy design with political, economic and organizational constraints
• Policy design in dynamic and uncertain conditions
• Behavioral science for policymaking
• Use and evaluation of AI applications for policy design
• Collaborative policy design

SCHEDULE

Part 1: Saturday, August 23 (8 - 11:30 a.m. EST)

• Session 1: 8 - 9:30 a.m.
• Session 2: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
• Session 3: 12 - 1:30 p.m.

Part 2: Sunday, August 24 (8 - 11:30 a.m. EST)

• Session 4: 8 - 9:30 a.m.
• Session 5: 10 - 11:30 a.m.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Graduate students, policymakers and researchers interested in the policy process