Welcome to the Lab Manual
When you work in a
government
research lab, you confront countless questions.
What makes a good research question?
How can we leverage data?
How do I find collaborators?
How do we handle the politics?
You know the
what.
Policy should be driven by evidence. You want to establish a process for governmental policymaking fueled by the scientific approach.
You know the
why.
When we create policies and programs without evidence, we build them based on assumptions. When we bring scientific research into the process, we test our assumptions and learn what’s real.
Do you know...
how?
The Lab Manual is your guide tobringing evidenceinto policymaking.
This is for anyone looking to build governments capacity to generate and use evidence. With downloadable templates and real life examples, find the practical guidance you need to organize an effective Lab.
The processes
describedin this manual have helped:
Develop Learning Agendas
to identify and manage Priority Questions.
Build teams
who can answer those questions.
Use evidence
in ways that meaningfully involve the community.