Evans Policy Innovation Collaborative

https://evans.uw.edu/community-engagement/epic/

Description

The Evans Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) is a policy lab at the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy & Governance that brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the public to co-design actionable solutions to complex societal problems so that our public systems serve all individuals equitably and justly.

Our work involves the blending of human-centered design principles, traditional mixed methods policy research designs, inquiry into current implementation practices, and the perspectives of those with lived experience to inform recommendations for action. Through a unique toolkit of facilitation, research, and implementation support, EPIC works with public agencies and nonprofit organizations to share knowledge, explore and analyze ideas, and develop plans and action steps that keep the needs and perspectives of stakeholders centered to build institutional capacity to support systems change over time.  

Reporting Structure

Evans School of Public Policy and Governance

Funders

Center funding comes from a mix of contracts and grants with state and local government and philanthropic partners.

Keywords

Research, researcher, practitioner, policymaker, public, solutions, complex societal problems, public policy, governance, human-centered design, nonprofit