I mostly agree. Though having worked in research, policy and now policy analysis, it’s also the case that sectors can get stuck in established practices. Big-picture /blue sky thinking is of course also important. But I agree that the value of work to get the basics/details right is under recognised. So thumbs up for your post, except the framing of “boring”; one person’s boring is another’s wildly fascinating—who are we to judge.
I mostly agree. Though having worked in research, policy and now policy analysis, it’s also the case that sectors can get stuck in established practices. Big-picture /blue sky thinking is of course also important. But I agree that the value of work to get the basics/details right is under recognised. So thumbs up for your post, except the framing of “boring”; one person’s boring is another’s wildly fascinating—who are we to judge.