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Macro–Meso Mapping Framework RDS Macro-Meso Policy Assessment FrameworkThe RDS Macro-Meso Policy Assessment Framework connects macro-economic policy levers (rows) to meso-economic business vectors (columns), scoring each intersection by Relevance × Execution to surface strategic gaps between current and target states.
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Diagnosis — How to score
Here we ask that you assess the state of the current policy platform as you perceive it. For each cell in the table we request that you evaluate a relevance score and an execution score.
The Research and Development Society's initial assessment has been provided as a starting point. You can modify our assessment or provide your own from scratch using the options in the toolbar.
Relevance (0–5)How important is this macro-economic lever to the corresponding meso-economic vector?
Execution (0–5)How well designed and resourced are the existing lever policies in impacting this vector?
Tips for filling in the table from scratch
The Fill all 2×2 button sets every cell to a Relevance and Execution score of 2 — a slightly below-neutral starting point. This is a useful blank slate if you prefer to build your own assessment from scratch rather than modifying the RDS starting point.
The table opens in Levers view by default, which shows one row per macro-economic lever. Clicking a cell in this view sets the same Relevance and Execution scores for all of its sub-levers at once — useful for a quick first pass. Switch to the Sub-levers view to fine-tune individual cells.
Use the Export button in the top toolbar to save your assessment as a file. You can re-import it at any time using Import — useful if you want to return to your assessment later or share it with a colleague.
Examples
Digital Infrastructure × Market SpacesThe design and capacity of digital infrastructure has considerable impact on the structure of market spaces. Increased capacity facilitates faster development of emergent market space structures, and its design has considerable impact on which players and products can achieve strategic advantage. (The design of the NHS' Secure Data Environments is an example of this put into practice.)
Relevance reflects how important digital infrastructure capacity and design is to the market spaces you operate in. Execution reflects how well current government digital infrastructure policy is delivering on that.Legal Procurement Frameworks × Commercial StrategyHow procurement frameworks are designed can significantly impact how commercial ventures will plan their commercial strategies. Ensuring frameworks are trusted to be open, competitive and identify products that fulfil the desired criteria can encourage more firms to engage with them and improve the quality of the products procured. (The recent UK defence procurement reforms are an example of this in practice.)
Relevance and Execution can be difficult to separate here — a well-designed procurement framework both defines what is commercially viable and simultaneously executes that constraint. Ask yourself: could this be highly relevant to my commercial strategy but still poorly designed? That separation is the key.Narrative × Manufacture & DeploymentBuilding a sustained narrative to emphasise intent can influence the trajectory of how new products and services are manufactured and deployed. Indicating a greater focus on deployment can encourage private business to adopt new technologies earlier and increase investor confidence in certain areas. (While narrative policy does not manifest in a single policy, threads of this can be observed in the UK government's efforts to promote the adoption of AI tools and the creation of a specific sector plan for advanced manufacturing.)
Relevance asks whether government narrative meaningfully shapes manufacturing and deployment decisions in your sector. Execution asks how coherent and sustained that narrative currently is.Target — How to score
Here we ask that you provide your view on how a future policy platform should be designed. For each cell in the table we request that you evaluate a relevance score and an execution score.
The Research and Development Society's initial assessment has been provided as a starting point. You can modify our assessment or provide your own from scratch using the options in the toolbar.
Relevance (0–5)How important is this macro-economic lever to the corresponding meso-economic vector?
Execution (0–5)How much attention and resource should be provided to this lever in impacting this vector?
Tips for filling in the table from scratch
Rather than filling in the Target from scratch, consider using the Copy from Diagnosis button to start from your Diagnosis scores and then adjust upwards. Alternatively, use Set E = R to align all Execution scores with their Relevance scores — a useful baseline that reflects what full execution of relevant levers would look like. A Target where E = R across all cells represents a perfectly resourced policy platform, where every lever is executed to the full extent of its relevance.
The table opens in Levers view by default, which shows one row per macro-economic lever. Clicking a cell in this view sets the same Relevance and Execution scores for all of its sub-levers at once — useful for a quick first pass. Switch to the Sub-levers view to fine-tune individual cells.
Use the Export button in the top toolbar to save your assessment as a file. You can re-import it at any time using Import — useful if you want to return to your assessment later or share it with a colleague.
Examples
Digital Infrastructure × Market SpacesThe design and capacity of digital infrastructure has considerable impact on the structure of market spaces. Increased capacity facilitates faster development of emergent market space structures, and its design has considerable impact on which players and products can achieve strategic advantage. (The design of the NHS' Secure Data Environments is an example of this put into practice.)
Relevance reflects how important digital infrastructure capacity and design is to the market spaces you operate in. Execution reflects how well current government digital infrastructure policy is delivering on that.Legal Procurement Frameworks × Commercial StrategyHow procurement frameworks are designed can significantly impact how commercial ventures will plan their commercial strategies. Ensuring frameworks are trusted to be open, competitive and identify products that fulfil the desired criteria can encourage more firms to engage with them and improve the quality of the products procured. (The recent UK defence procurement reforms are an example of this in practice.)
Relevance and Execution can be difficult to separate here — a well-designed procurement framework both defines what is commercially viable and simultaneously executes that constraint. Ask yourself: could this be highly relevant to my commercial strategy but still poorly designed? That separation is the key.Narrative × Manufacture & DeploymentBuilding a sustained narrative to emphasise intent can influence the trajectory of how new products and services are manufactured and deployed. Indicating a greater focus on deployment can encourage private business to adopt new technologies earlier and increase investor confidence in certain areas. (While narrative policy does not manifest in a single policy, threads of this can be observed in the UK government's efforts to promote the adoption of AI tools and the creation of a specific sector plan for advanced manufacturing.)
Relevance asks whether government narrative meaningfully shapes manufacturing and deployment decisions in your sector. Execution asks how coherent and sustained that narrative currently is.Edit Scores
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