Utilising Evidence In Decision Making

Better policy and management decisions happen when evidence is properly sourced and understood. This workshop explores how evidence can be effectively sourced, assessed and applied to support better decision making. Through practical examples, participants will examine how evidence interacts with judgement, risk, organisational constraints and political realities.

This workshop helps participants develop a practical framework for identifying relevant evidence, evaluating its strengths and limitations, and using it effectively in policy or organisational decisions.

Key Training Features:

Participants will explore:

• How beliefs, assumptions and values influence interpretation of evidence
• How to identify and source relevant evidence
• Techniques for analysing evidence in context
• Managing uncertainty, incomplete information and risk
• Organisational and institutional barriers to evidence-based decision making
• How evidence fits into wider policy and decision-making processes

Who Can Attend:

This course is designed for policy professionals, analysts, project managers and others who need to understand, interpret and apply evidence in strategic or organisational decision making.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course participants will:

• Understand the role of evidence in policy and organisational decision making
• Be able to identify and assess different types of evidence
• Recognise common pitfalls and biases in evidence interpretation
• Be able to apply evidence more effectively within policy or project cycles
• Develop practical approaches to making decisions in situations of uncertainty