👏 @tessaq.bsky.social

#Weeknote 49/2026 | TL;DR honesty, hope, and catharsis at #CampDigital @rds-scotland.bsky.social @nexerdigital.com @weeknotes-bot.bsky.social @tessaq.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social #Weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Funny, warm talk from Tessa Quinn on delivering the Ukrainian resettlement scheme. So much to learn. The importance of agile actionable user research. It’s not so much about making the right decision - as about avoiding the wrong one. Those are different things. #CampDigital

Having a lot of pride and heartache listening to Tessa Quinn's #CampDigital talk about the Scottish Government response to the illegal invasion of Ukraine. I wish we were having this talk with a free, safe Ukraine.

Tessa Quinn: “Scotland welcomed 29,000 Ukrainian refugees… we had 2 ops staff and a spreadsheet” #campdigital

The brilliant Tessa Quinn of ScotGovt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on the difficulties of operating in a new and evolving situation, reflecting on how her team pragmatically used the tools and people available to quickly build a service from scratch which enabled thousands of Ukrainians to settle in Scotland #CampDigital

Can you help connect @stamanfar.bsky.social / @dasbarrett.bsky.social?

My niece reading out the poll card instructions was my only reminder I now need photo ID to vote. 😅 Yes, it's written on the card. No I didn't do more than glance at the name and the poll station address. Certainly didn't read the print at the top before the main heading! #ContentDesign #Vote

Total masterclass from @dasbarrett.bsky.social at #campdigital talking about Citizens Advice data and AI…some really fascinating insights and a great approach. Less sure about private citizen Dan and his 🔥 takes though 😆

I really loved that talk, she was amazing. Did anyone else in the room catch the speaker’s name? #CampDigital

Powerful keynote from Himal Mandala on the parallels between personal burn out and organisations that require heroics from individuals in order to simply cope. Slack in the system is necessary for organisations and humans - it’s the space to sense risk and set boundaries 🙌 #CampDigital

Am I part of the problem, if I keep filling in the gaps? Am I helping drive unsustainable change? @himal.bsky.social on restoring our ability to survey the conditions and make sure we don't burn out trying to make a bad plan work #CampDigital

Really honest and insightful personal reflections from @himal.bsky.social about slack as mental capacity, how when we lose this we also lose the ability to notice signals, and how heroics can feel good and can be useful in a crisis but we don’t want to be in a perpetual crisis #CampDigital

Enjoying @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social keynote kicking off @nexerdigital.com #CampDigital Hope spreads

A hopeful start to the day at #CampDigital with @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social and The Society for Hopeful Technologists @nexerdigital.com

#Weeknote 48/2026 | TL;DR Arthur’s Seat, re-sizing and realism @rds-scotland.bsky.social @weeknotes-bot.bsky.social #Weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 46/2026 | TL;DR March reflections, service blueprints and a running sidenote @rds-scotland.bsky.social @weeknotes-bot.bsky.social medium.com/@adam.coulso... #Weeknotes

#Weeknote 45/2026 | TL;DR climbing hills, playing with new tools, and reducing off-system workarounds @rds-scotland.bsky.social @weeknotes-bot.bsky.social medium.com/@adam.coulso... #Weeknotes

#Weeknote 44/2026 | TL;DR User interviews, sprint planning and a team day out at The Social Hub in #Glasgow medium.com/@adam.coulso... @rds-scotland.bsky.social @weeknotes-bot.bsky.social

#Weeknote 43/2026 | TL;DR Chatting with the Singapore Biomedical Data Hub, DOIs with DataCite and happiness is... tinkering about in Figma medium.com/@adam.coulso... #weeknotes

The CTMF brings together philosophers, technologists, policymakers & researchers to tackle one of the defining questions of our time: How can we build technologies that truly serve human flourishing? This video captures the heart of that mission & the voices of those shaping it ▶️ edin.ac/4ai5OiC

#Weeknote 42/2026 | TL;DR big approvals are like buses, aurora borealis and comfort in pastry medium.com/@adam.coulso... #weeknotes

And now something positive: solar and wind energy production in the EU surpasses fossil energy for the first time. ☀️ 💨 #TippingPoint Source: dr.dk

#Weeknote 41/2026 | TL;DR design playbacks, diary juggling and a spotlight on #usercentreddesign medium.com/@adam.coulso... #weeknotes @rds-scotland.bsky.social

#Weeknote 40/2025 | TL;DR marvellous metadata, 2025 reflections and staying on an even keel… #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

OK, here is a 5-minute sketch, @tomski.com

#Weeknote 39/2025 | TL;DR Certainty and value, silly agile-y phrases and performance metrics … #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 38/2025 | TL;DR Sprint Zero, a RAS celebration at @rds-scotland.bsky.social and a peek at Scott Colfer's Product in Service #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 37/2025 | Coaching, another retrospective and preparations for a big week… #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Siccar Point is one of the most important geoheritage sites in the world; we think visitors deserve to hear why. Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point youtu.be/OeHsVJiO9gE

#Weeknote 36/2025 | TL;DR Celebrating a year of #weeknotes 🥳, time for a retrospective and spotting areas for improvement… #Scotland medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 35/2025 | TL;DR spinning plates, working at pace and a big milestone for the @rds-scotland.bsky.social Researcher Access Service… #weeknotes #Scotland medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 34/2025 | Collaboration, funding calls and a bit of surfing #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 33/2025 | Mapping/crystalizing, an emerging vision, and celebrating the wins at @rds-scotland.bsky.social #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 32/2025 | In a good groove after a bitty period, retrospectives and gaining some perspective #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 31/2025 | Feeling less like Mr Grumpy this week, miro boards and waffly explanations, scrum and Smart Data Foundry #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Are your sheep always turning up late for work? Are they taking too long on their lunch break or simply struggling to get through the workload? Are they always just mucking about? Then you need some

#Weeknote 30/2025 | a growing team, some in-person problem-solving, good news on funding and a bit of shipping forecast #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 29/2025 | A short week of planning, presenting and cycling #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 28/2025 | "Go away, I am on a call", talking metadata with the UK Data Service and a service design playback #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 27/2025 | Back to it after a (delightfully sunny) summer holiday, working from the west coast, and some head-scratching intellectual stimulation #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 26/2025 | Getting the digital ducks in a row for Autumn, struggling with non-fiction and now it’s time for a breather… medium.com/@adam.coulso... #weeknotes

#Weeknote 25/2025 featuring a new release of the Researcher Access Service, digging into the Digital Economy Act and a flying visit to Manchester for a top day at #CampDigital H/T to @tumshie.me @jukes.ie @herahussain.bsky.social @shaungomm.bsky.social medium.com/@adam.coulso...

A funny & thought-provoking dose of perspective from @tumshie.me on the state of tech capitalism in the afternoon session at #CampDigital

Big love for @jukes.ie at #CampDigital ❤️

It’s “the weird poster boy for working in the open” 😂 and #weeknote inspiration @jukes.ie at #CampDigital @nexerdigital.com

Participatory design with @herahussain.bsky.social at #CampDigital

#Weeknote 24/2025 featuring a cathartic chat, putting energy in the right places, GovCamp #Scotland and 5/15s… #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 23/2025 featuring a whirlwind of a week, more recruitment and GovCamp Scot excitement… medium.com/@adam.coulso... #weeknotes

I was recently speaking to a small local charity who said 'a large company has selected us as their charity of the year! The prize: some interns from the company will build us a CRM!' This made me tap the sign 👇 Why the warning? 🧵