
{"id":374700,"date":"2026-10-28T20:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374700"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T16:11:37","slug":"pub-ad-optional-daily-brief-28-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pub-ad-optional-daily-brief-28-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief \u2013 28 \u2013 October \u2013 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><span data-text-with-entities=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;KEYWORD OF THE DAY || Metapolicy Making\\n\\nMetapolicy making means making policies about how policies should be made.\\n\\nFor e.g. before launching a new welfare scheme, the government establishes clear procedures for consultation, impact assessment, interdepartmental coordination and evaluation. These arrangements improve the process through which the policy is formulated.&quot;,&quot;entities&quot;:[{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;length&quot;:40}],&quot;shape&quot;:&quot;&lt;strong &gt;KEYWORD OF THE DAY || Metapolicy Making&lt;\/&gt;\\n\\nMetapolicy making means making policies about how policies should be made.\\n\\nFor e.g. before launching a new welfare scheme, the government establishes clear procedures for consultation, impact assessment, interdepartmental coordination and evaluation. These arrangements improve the process through which the policy is formulated.&quot;}\"><strong>KEYWORD OF THE DAY || Metapolicy Making<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-text-with-entities=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;KEYWORD OF THE DAY || Metapolicy Making\\n\\nMetapolicy making means making policies about how policies should be made.\\n\\nFor e.g. before launching a new welfare scheme, the government establishes clear procedures for consultation, impact assessment, interdepartmental coordination and evaluation. These arrangements improve the process through which the policy is formulated.&quot;,&quot;entities&quot;:[{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;length&quot;:40}],&quot;shape&quot;:&quot;&lt;strong &gt;KEYWORD OF THE DAY || Metapolicy Making&lt;\/&gt;\\n\\nMetapolicy making means making policies about how policies should be made.\\n\\nFor e.g. before launching a new welfare scheme, the government establishes clear procedures for consultation, impact assessment, interdepartmental coordination and evaluation. These arrangements improve the process through which the policy is formulated.&quot;}\">Metapolicy making means making policies about how policies should be made.<\/p>\n<p>For e.g. before launching a new welfare scheme, the government establishes clear procedures for consultation, impact assessment, interdepartmental coordination and evaluation. These arrangements improve the process through which the policy is formulated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><span data-text-with-entities=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;THINKER OF THE DAY | Michael D. Cohen, James G. March and Johan P. Olsen\\n\\n Work - A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice (1972)\\n\\nViews\\n\\n- Organised Anarchy - The model explains decision-making in organisations where goals are unclear, technologies are poorly understood and participation is fluid.\\n\\nFour Streams\\n\\n- Decision making involves four relatively independent streams - problems, solutions, participants and choice opportunities.\\n\\nSolutions Seeking Problems - Solutions may exist before problems are clearly identified. \\n\\n- Decision making is not always a systematic process of identifying a problem and finding the best solution.\\n\\n- Chance and Timing - Decisions often depend on which problems, solutions and participants happen to come together at a particular time.\\n\\nLimited Rationality - The model challenges the assumption that organisations always make decisions through a clear, logical sequence\\n\\nSay A government committee may adopt an already prepared solution when a suitable opportunity arises, even if the original problem was different.&quot;,&quot;entities&quot;:[{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;length&quot;:72},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:74,&quot;length&quot;:60},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityItalic&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:83,&quot;length&quot;:44},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:136,&quot;length&quot;:5},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:146,&quot;length&quot;:23},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:306,&quot;length&quot;:12},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:320,&quot;length&quot;:2},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:446,&quot;length&quot;:29},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:649,&quot;length&quot;:20},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:785,&quot;length&quot;:22}],&quot;shape&quot;:&quot;&lt;strong &gt;THINKER OF THE DAY | Michael D. Cohen, James G. March and Johan P. Olsen&lt;\/&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt; Work - &lt;em &gt;A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice&lt;\/&gt; (1972)&lt;\/&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt;Views&lt;\/&gt;\\n\\n- O&lt;strong &gt;rganised Anarchy - The &lt;\/&gt;model explains decision-making in organisations where goals are unclear, technologies are poorly understood and participation is fluid.\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt;Four Streams&lt;\/&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt;- &lt;\/&gt;Decision making involves four relatively independent streams - problems, solutions, participants and choice opportunities.\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt;Solutions Seeking Problems - &lt;\/&gt;Solutions may exist before problems are clearly identified. \\n\\n- Decision making is not always a systematic process of identifying a problem and finding the best solution.\\n\\n- &lt;strong &gt;Chance and Timing - &lt;\/&gt;Decisions often depend on which problems, solutions and participants happen to come together at a particular time.\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt;Limited Rationality - &lt;\/&gt;The model challenges the assumption that organisations always make decisions through a clear, logical sequence\\n\\nSay A government committee may adopt an already prepared solution when a suitable opportunity arises, even if the original problem was different.&quot;}\"><strong>THINKER OF THE DAY | Michael D. Cohen, James G. March and Johan P. Olsen<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-text-with-entities=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;THINKER OF THE DAY | Michael D. Cohen, James G. March and Johan P. Olsen\\n\\n Work - A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice (1972)\\n\\nViews\\n\\n- Organised Anarchy - The model explains decision-making in organisations where goals are unclear, technologies are poorly understood and participation is fluid.\\n\\nFour Streams\\n\\n- Decision making involves four relatively independent streams - problems, solutions, participants and choice opportunities.\\n\\nSolutions Seeking Problems - Solutions may exist before problems are clearly identified. \\n\\n- Decision making is not always a systematic process of identifying a problem and finding the best solution.\\n\\n- Chance and Timing - Decisions often depend on which problems, solutions and participants happen to come together at a particular time.\\n\\nLimited Rationality - The model challenges the assumption that organisations always make decisions through a clear, logical sequence\\n\\nSay A government committee may adopt an already prepared solution when a suitable opportunity arises, even if the original problem was different.&quot;,&quot;entities&quot;:[{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:0,&quot;length&quot;:72},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:74,&quot;length&quot;:60},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityItalic&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:83,&quot;length&quot;:44},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:136,&quot;length&quot;:5},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:146,&quot;length&quot;:23},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:306,&quot;length&quot;:12},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:320,&quot;length&quot;:2},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:446,&quot;length&quot;:29},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:649,&quot;length&quot;:20},{&quot;_&quot;:&quot;messageEntityBold&quot;,&quot;offset&quot;:785,&quot;length&quot;:22}],&quot;shape&quot;:&quot;&lt;strong &gt;THINKER OF THE DAY | Michael D. Cohen, James G. March and Johan P. Olsen&lt;\/&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt; Work - &lt;em &gt;A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice&lt;\/&gt; (1972)&lt;\/&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt;Views&lt;\/&gt;\\n\\n- O&lt;strong &gt;rganised Anarchy - The &lt;\/&gt;model explains decision-making in organisations where goals are unclear, technologies are poorly understood and participation is fluid.\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt;Four Streams&lt;\/&gt;\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt;- &lt;\/&gt;Decision making involves four relatively independent streams - problems, solutions, participants and choice opportunities.\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt;Solutions Seeking Problems - &lt;\/&gt;Solutions may exist before problems are clearly identified. \\n\\n- Decision making is not always a systematic process of identifying a problem and finding the best solution.\\n\\n- &lt;strong &gt;Chance and Timing - &lt;\/&gt;Decisions often depend on which problems, solutions and participants happen to come together at a particular time.\\n\\n&lt;strong &gt;Limited Rationality - &lt;\/&gt;The model challenges the assumption that organisations always make decisions through a clear, logical sequence\\n\\nSay A government committee may adopt an already prepared solution when a suitable opportunity arises, even if the original problem was different.&quot;}\"><strong>Work &#8211; <em>A Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice<\/em> (1972)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Views<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>O<strong>rganised Anarchy &#8211; The <\/strong>model explains decision-making in organisations where goals are unclear, technologies are poorly understood and participation is fluid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Four Streams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; <\/strong>Decision making involves four relatively independent streams &#8211; problems, solutions, participants and choice opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solutions Seeking Problems &#8211; <\/strong>Solutions may exist before problems are clearly identified.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Decision making is not always a systematic process of identifying a problem and finding the best solution.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Chance and Timing &#8211; <\/strong>Decisions often depend on which problems, solutions and participants happen to come together at a particular time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Limited Rationality &#8211; <\/strong>The model challenges the assumption that organisations always make decisions through a clear, logical sequence<\/p>\n<p>Say A government committee may adopt an already prepared solution when a suitable opportunity arises, even if the original problem was different.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KEYWORD OF THE DAY || Metapolicy Making Metapolicy making means making policies about how policies should be made. For e.g. before launching a new welfare scheme, the government establishes clear procedures for consultation, impact assessment, interdepartmental coordination and evaluation. These arrangements improve the process through which the policy is formulated. 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