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National policy sets the direction.
Who is connecting it to practice?

Policy-to-Practice Labs help students and practitioners decode national policy priorities, understand what they demand from sectors on the ground, and produce a structured brief that bridges policy intent and practical implementation.

Programme at a Glance
Format Intensive bootcamp
Duration 2 days or 5 days
Who it is for University students and early-career professionals
Group size 15 to 50 participants
Delivery In-person or hybrid
Language English or Arabic
Output Policy-to-practice brief

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How It Works

Three phases. Policy in. Brief out.

Each lab takes a specific policy area and works through its real-world implications — from intent to sector demands to a structured brief participants can use in professional and academic contexts.

01
Phase One

Decode the Policy

Participants unpack a chosen policy area, its intent, its targets, and the sector and workforce implications behind the stated commitments. They move from headline language to what actually needs to happen on the ground.

Output:  Policy translation map
02
Phase Two

Identify the Practice Gap

Participants examine what the policy requires from practitioners, institutions, and systems in practice. They map the distance between current conditions and what implementation actually demands — and where the critical gaps are.

Output:  Policy-practice gap analysis
03
Phase Three

Write the Brief

Participants produce a structured policy-to-practice brief. It documents the policy area, the key implementation demands, the identified gaps, and actionable recommendations for how institutions and practitioners can close them.

Output:  Policy-to-practice brief
An Example

What a lab looks like in practice.

Each lab is scoped around a specific policy area and participant group. Here is what a two-day lab looks like when the focus is culture and sustainability.

Culture and Sustainability

Illustrative Example
Policy focus Intersection of cultural heritage preservation and environmental sustainability commitments under Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green Initiative
Context KSA is simultaneously expanding its cultural sector and committing to net zero. Practitioners navigating both face a new and largely undefined skills landscape.
Participants 25 students across heritage, tourism, environmental studies, and urban planning
Format 2-day lab
Output Policy-to-practice briefs documenting how cultural sustainability policy translates to sector implementation demands and recommendations
Practice gaps identified by participants
Heritage site operations lack environmental compliance frameworks. Policy mandates net zero but no sectoral implementation guidance exists for cultural assets.
Vision 2030 cultural expansion targets are not yet connected to sustainability standards. Institutions are scaling without an ESG baseline.
No shared language between cultural sector practitioners and sustainability policy teams. Briefs from both sides are not reaching the people who need to act on them.
Delivery Formats

Two formats. Same output.

Both formats produce the same deliverable. The five-day version allows for deeper policy analysis and more rigorous capability planning.

2
Day Format

Intensive Lab

A focused two-day bootcamp. Day one covers policy decoding and skills gap mapping. Day two is dedicated to building the policy-to-practice brief. Best suited for targeted policy areas with a defined participant group.

5
Day Format

Deep Lab

The extended format. Allows for multiple policy areas to be explored, peer review of capability plans, practitioner input sessions, and a final presentation of each participant's plan. Recommended for university commissions and institutional programmes.

Commission a Policy-to-Practice Lab

Ready to run one at your institution?

Tell us your context: institution, policy focus, group size, and preferred timing. We will come back with a tailored proposal within five working days.

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