The 2025 Gender Index report (out today) underscores persistent barriers to women thriving in entrepreneurship across the UK. While regions like Wales and Northern Ireland show promising growth (it) underlines the need for systemic change" www.thegenderindex.co.uk

What do you think about the new AI principles for government ? www.gov.uk/government/p...

I want to design and make a tea pot but this is next level!

Interesting digital ID update in The Times. A couple of things on this from me: firstly, does someone at DSIT need reminding that govt is not a tech company? Govts should have transparent public road maps for delivery. Tech cos do launches to feed the hypebeast www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...

If you wish to send a message to the friends and family of Vicky Teinaki, @vickytnz.bsky.social, about how much she meant to us and the community she was so much a part of, please add them here. I now have access to a compilation by a close friend of hers (not on BlueSky) and will add ours.

Russell ( @undermanager.bsky.social ) is running Interesting again and I know many of you would be brilliant speakers - russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/202...

#hackney #snow

❤️ Doechii www.youtube.com/watch?v=J53Z...

“Wow, I hope you enjoy crying in the dark.” amp.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10

If you run an indie or community web service of some kind and are worried about the incoming Online Safety compliance duties, we’ve put together a @carefultrouble.bsky.social mailing list and been in touch with Ofcom to see if they’ll do some engagement buttondown.com/indie-and-co...

Victoria library, Buckingham Palace rd, Westminster

A great thread We’re here for multi-disciplinary, iterative working but you have to not set a gannt chart roadmap or indeed pretend it’s a “start up”

Really love my new mug design

The festive activities begin! Snowman at the Peacock theatre, always a treat

This is brilliant, how amazing :)

Distracting scenery at a work event in The Nave at Grand Junction W2

Imagine the world if we’d been willing to learn from COVID… What if we’d embraced WFH to slow climate change? What if we’d installed filtration systems in public buildings to reduce the spread of illness? What if we’d demanded disability justice re long COVID? A better world is still possible.

Thanks @6music.bsky.social Mary Ann Hobbs for bringing this beautiful Massive Attack track voiced by Sinead O’Connor to my attention - absolutely gentle friday listening youtu.be/zLkLyjIheo0?...

Great talk on "Getting into Service Design" from the @theschoolofgood.bsky.social Feat Sofia Kakembo, Stephen Mccarthy, @rufflemuffin.bsky.social @loudowne.bsky.social talk about their journeys and what employers are looking for. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2jQ... #servicedesign #publicsector #ucd

Also, speaking of nerds and television, I made a quilted winter cover for the window-unit air conditioner in my TV-less living room.

Got the warm and fuzzies from seeing and chatting to so many of my old connections from that other place here. Realised how much I've missed those interactions. Hello, old and new ! What are your favourite starter packs?

This is a really fascinating move and wonder how they will actually police it - as most teens I know lie about their age to get a social media account

I made a starter pack but it made me tense because all taxonomies are political and no, I absolutely did not overthink this. Also! It is really hard to find people in your graph who have fewer followers. Bluesky should let you sort the list with least followers first. go.bsky.app/VFxSES6

I’ve been making some Christmas decorations this year👀 trying out new glazes and handholding … different to my usual wheel thrown pots !

I had a brilliant first trip to #newyork and squeezed a ridiculous amount of things in to 6 nights. Here’s some things I wish I’d known before I went and places I’d visit again (and some handy Google maps with pins)

I'm visiting New York City next week for the first time ever (!) and I've got a list of things as long as my arm I want to do, packed into 6 days. I just want to soak it all up. Music, art, theatre, eating, walking around and cycling! What's your favourite things to do in NY?

Having given up (that other place) earlier this year, am finally launching myself into BlueSky. HELLO!!

We're looking for an interim Senior Product Manager to come and work with us at Hackney Council with our housing product teams. More info: bit.ly/3QjkkM0 Happy to answer any questions you may have. (More permanent product and UCD roles to go live soon).