Center for Policy Design Email Format
Public Policy OfficesMinnesota, United States2-10 Employees
Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, the Center for Policy Design is a small organization that designs policies intended to improve large public systems, including health care, K-12 schooling, and post-secondary education. It also offers assistance to those seeking to implement its policy recommendations. The center emphasizes reforming incentives within the broader system rather than directly pushing organizations to perform better, arguing that misaligned incentives drive poor performance. By advocating systemic redesign, it aims to align incentives with desired outcomes so that performance improves through the structure of the policy environment. Its primary audience includes policymakers and public institutions seeking to reform health care and education systems and implement the recommended policies. The organization operates from a small team, reflecting a specialized role within the public policy field.