Workshop: Introduction to public affairs, politics and business

Key questions and goals

• 21^st century British politics 
• Psychology of the politician
• The Overton window
• Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
• Emotional intelligence
• The political data skills gap
• Artificial intelligence and public affairs
• Nudge and liberal paternalism
• Working with Think Tanks

Analysis of the issues

• Plus ca change (assessing the damage as Tech smashes into analogue  politics)
• Institutional collapse
• Understanding the Think Tank ecosystem
• The reality of policy formation outside HMG
• The internal politics of government
• Funding politics

Works well for	Often bought by	Format
Large audiences to lift them out of day to day and into thinking about bigger issues	CoSecs planning Board strategy days, comms teams framing public affairs strategies, public affairs managers/directors	30 – 60 minutes of front of room teaching Q&A sometimes added for final quarterHalf day workshop