Suzanne Heywood CBE

Lady Suzanne Heywood on a childhood spent at sea

It was wonderful to talk to Ali-Ashghar about my childhood growing up at sea on his podcast #thecareercircus 👇

#homeschool #education

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Doug Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum and Interim Chair of the CMA, warns that the UK is missing out on the fruits of scientific research.

🔗 Read the full article here: heywoodquarterly.com/dinosaurs-da...

#Data #CivilService #Innovation #DigitalPolicy

With students in England and Wales returning to school this week, attendance remains a challenge – but data could provide a solution.

🔗 Read the full article by Susan Acland Hood and Simon Blake: heywoodquarterly.com/how-attendan...

#School #BackToSchool #Data #Policymaking

Join us online on 2nd October at the #PolicyFestival for our Heywood Conversation panel on long-term thinking, with James Ancell, Lucy Smith and @suzanneheywood.com

James Ancell’s article: tinyurl.com/4kcpjavc
Panel sign up: tinyurl.com/du445jtu

@PolicyProfUK #CivilService

The Arts Hour - Actor Lucian Msamati on Netflix series Hostage - BBC Sounds Nikki Bedi talks to British Tanzanian actor Lucian Msamati about Netflix series Hostage

Looking forward to watching #hostage and exciting to hear on @bbcarts that #lucianmsamati used my book What Does Jeremy Think to inform his character! 👇

@harpercollins.bsky.social

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How did the London 2012 Olympics shape one of Whitehall’s top civil servants?

In her conversation with Peter McDonald, Helen MacNamara reveals the surprising lessons behind the Olympic project.

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What can the Blavatnik Index teach us about the UK Civil Service?

Kathy Hall and Gus O’Donnell explain how it could help us to improve.

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#CivilService #PolicyMaking

We are thrilled to announce that @suzanneheywood.com will be chairing an online panel at this year's Policy Festival!

⏰ Thursday 2nd October 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
🗒️ The Heywood conversation: Thinking about the future
🔗 Register here: policy-profession-festival-25.orcula.co.uk/register

An old compass

A lot of people have asked for more photos from #Wavewalker. I have now uploaded more on the link below, including this photo of the compass ❤️

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Wavewalker The international bestselling True story

I have just uploaded a set of popular book club questions for #Wavewalker - you can find them here 👇

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What makes a good civil servant? 🤝
Discover the ten key traits valued by Jeremy Heywood…👇
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#policy #civilservice

As Heywood Quarterly marks its one-year anniversary, founder @suzanneheywood.com reflects on the successes of the past year - and what's to come...

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🎉🎈 This week we are celebrating one year of The Heywood Quarterly 🎉🎈

Thank you for reading, sharing and growing with us. Here's to many more.

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Great set of papers from my colleagues at the Heywood Foundation @blavatnikschool.bsky.social

Publications Lucy Smith Long-Term, National Strategy – Designing a Contemporary Practiceof National StrategyDownload Alex DowningHeywood Fellowship Team Case Study: España 2050 – Considering Spain’s Appro…

How do governments plan for the long term while handling today’s challenges?

New research from Heywood Fellow Lucy Smith explores the importance of long-term strategies and how to build them based on historic and international examples 👇

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Congratulations to Doug Gurr, new interim CMA Chair! Doug also leads the Natural History Museum, and has just written this article for us on how to turn ancient data into gold. Watch out for woolly mammoths 🐘🐘!👇
@nhm-london.bsky.social @cmagovuk.bsky.social

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How can understanding human behaviour transform government policy? @DavidHalpernCBE , founder of the Nudge Unit, explains this for us👇

Why the UK needs to be better at long-term strategy - Heywood Quarterly Lucy Smith, Heywood Fellow, explains the importance of long-term strategy for the UK – and how other countries may be leading the way.

Does the government ignore things about the future known to be true, not wanting to confront them in the present?

This year's Heywood Fellow, Lucy Smith, argues the British state must get better at long-term strategy.

@blavatnikschool.bsky.social

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From Gut Feeling to ‘Grounding’ the Truth: Policing’s Quiet Revolution - Heywood Quarterly Matt Bland highlights examples of evidence-based innovation on the front line, and what policy professionals across the Civil Service can learn from this experience

Across UK policing, a quiet revolution is underway. Evidence-based approaches take the scientific method and apply it to public safety. The results are compelling. 

📖Read our latest article 

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#EvidenceBasedPolicing #Innovation

Why does soft power matter? Catriona Laing explains in our latest article 👇

James Norton's new drama is based on a "thrilling" and "horrifying" story and you won't want to miss it The writer of Adolescence, Jack Thorne, is also on board.

Plans for the screen adaptation of #Wavewalker starring James Norton are progressing 👇!

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Joseph Nye defined the concept. Jeremy Heywood brought it to life inside government.

Catriona Laing explores how their legacies can guide a smarter, more strategic UK approach to soft power👇

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#Wavewalker has reached the shores of France. Looking forward to hearing the reaction from French readers!

#sailing #books

"It's a rare, honest reflection from someone who was at the very centre of events and still cares passionately about the civil service"

See Peter Mcdonald's reflections on his conversation with Helen MacNamara (and find the article at heywoodquarterly.com)👇

Wavewalker is available for only 99p on Kindle today! I would love more people to read it👇

tinyurl.com/Wavewalker99p

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In Conversation With... Helen MacNamara - Heywood Quarterly Peter McDonald talks to one of Whitehall’s most senior civil servants of the last 15 years about the lessons she took from being at the centre of government, and having a ringside seat during Brexit a...

As former Deputy Cabinet Secretary, and one of Whitehall's most senior civil servants, Helen Macnamara has seen it all. From the Olympics, to Brexit and Covid-19, Helen reflects on lessons learnt from the heart of government.

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How can digital government provide services for individuals across silos? That's what @VictorDominello discusses in our latest article 👇

#FutureGovernment  #Innovation #PublicSector #UserCentricDesign #DigitalTransformation #GovTech

Science and Scientists to the fore…. - Heywood Quarterly Penny Endersby talks to Tim Dickson about her journey from specialist researcher to running the Met OfficeThe days when specialists, notably economists, operated mostly in Whitehall silos and took a b...

Science + Government  → Good Policy Making

But is it really that simple? We sat down with Professor Endersby, CEO of @metoffice to discuss AI, climate change and the crucial, yet often complex, relationship between science and politics 👇

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The Third Edition of the Heywood Quarterly - Fuelling Government with Data - is now live!
Our latest edition, which explores the importance of data, technology, and AI in government is available to read on our website 👇

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