"Transformation isn’t about forcing change through sheer will. It's about creating environments where testing and learning feels natural and inevitable." public.digital/pd-insights/...

[Make things open] Picking a platform digitalbydefault.com/2025/06/08/m... When I am yabbering on about working in the open I sometimes get asked my opinion about what platform to use so I decided to write my really basic advice up for any future asks.

You know Data Orchard? They're good people doing great work, helping not-for-profits get better with data. They're recruiting an Analytics Engineer, look: https://www.dataorchard.org.uk/news/use-your-data-skills-were-recruiting-for-analyst-engineer Deadline 7th July. RT welcome! #jobs

👋 Anyone got great examples of annual report / review for a public sector org? Accessible, no fluff and waffle, to the point. HTML not designed for print as vanity document? Bonus point if you have any evidence to back up design approach?

Lovely sketch-notes from one of the participants! medium.com/@karinasketc...

Karina’s gone and published her sketchnotes from @devmoran.bsky.social's talk too! medium.com/@karinasketc...

The best thing I’ve read in ages. (Hat tip to @twice0.bsky.social for sharing originally.) brilliantcrank.com/eject-disk/

We've opened a ticket ballot for GovCamp Scotland 2025 www.govcamp.scot/tickets. Please register and spread the word 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This promises to be a great opportunity to connect with people involved in digital across the public sector in Scotland. Tickets to be released next week…

If you have some training budget you would like to use up before the end of the financial year, I have some availability for coaching sessions. Make an inquiry here, let me know your timescales and anything else important and I will be in touch. 21cmindset.com/inquiry/

Klarna, the company that got so much press for dropping customer service and replacing them with AI, is now saying that they are now going to "become the best at offering a human to speak to." Great stuff!

Hello folks interested in user research! I've opened up a couple slots a week to offer free mentoring/advice/CV reviews. Take a look here: www.cyberwomen.co.uk/mentoring if you're keen

Love using Obsidian! Highly recommend

If you're involved with #localgov #digital then this event is for you. Meet with Theo Blackwell, who is looking at how the new digital centre might collaborate and innovate with local government to deliver the blueprint for modern digital government. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/73aad7...

Cyfle cyffrous i fod yn rhan o Fwrdd Ymddiriedolwyr ProMo Cymru ⭐️ Awyddus i groesawu wynebau newydd i greu bwrdd amrywiol a chynhwysol. Yn croesawu ceisiadau gan ferched ac unigolion o gefndiroedd lleiafrifoedd ethnig yn arbennig ✅ Manylion pellach yma: promo.cymru/cy/2025/02/0...

Great opportunity to join our Trustee Board. Click the link to find out more.

DeepSeek took off in part because, in a first, it offered a reasoning model that explains to you what it's doing. Its success shows how little AI product teams have done so far to make their products appealing to normal people: www.platformer.news/deepseek-des...

"DOGE has become the great Wishing Well of political punditry." // The difficulties of IT modernization in large organizations, well explained in a mini-case study. It's always people and culture, etc. open.substack.com/pub/arnoldkl...

Hello 🙂 I'm looking for my next public sector role and would appreciate your support. Let me know if you hear of anything or wanna catch up. #OpenToWork 💼 Preferably agile delivery manager. 📜 Open to contract, permanent or temporary roles. 🌎 Remote or based in Manchester, London or Sheffield.

If anyone knows of any office furniture going spare in Cardiff, please let me know Gadewch i mi wybod o unrhyw ddodrefn swyddfa sbâr yng Nghaerdydd

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I think my #localgov chums would be fascinated by the podcast “The Fifth Floor” (Y Pumed Llawr) by former Welsh Government minister @waterslee.bsky.social . It’s a fascinating description of what happens when a huge _scope_ meets (relatively) limited _scale_ meets … a complex workforce environment.

I must confess, I'm a bit of a 'dark mode' enjoyer. 🙋‍♂️ www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Software, the Tough Tomato Principle, and the Great Weirdening of the World

Resilience comes in different flavours. Absorbing an unexpected shock and ‘bouncing back’, can cause a change, but retaining your purpose and identity is an important characteristic to survive in a volatile world. Be more salt marsh. - Chris Bolton whatsthepont.blog/2024/11/19/b...

It amuses me that the dog thinks she’s perfectly camouflaged.

Any good e-recruitment software out there that align to Gds Standards? And also handle bilingual / multi-language

Reposting my popular post from elsewhere. It's still relevant 6 years later. I made a handy flowchart called "Should I say resources?" Please use as needed.

We need to book a Welsh language interpreter for an event I'm supporting, in Cardiff - anyone got any recommendations of people you've worked with? :wales_flag:

"Cash strapped politicians are always on the lookout for quick fixes – which is fertile ground for bad ideas" paulitaylor.com/2024/10/20/t... < Really good post by @paulitaylor.bsky.social on the thinking behind the weight loss jobs

GovCamp Cymru is back! 🥳 Early bird tickets are available later today.

Bore da! Newyddion cyffroes i ddod yn fuan! Good morning! Exciting news coming soon!

Has anyone come across any good guidance on responsible (if that’s the right word?) use of AI in the workplace?

Any other NHS digital folk joined here in the past few days? Be great to build up a bit of a community here.

TODAY'S BRILLIANT ROLE at Bristol City Council Assistive Technology Support Officer - tinyurl.com/2k38u6be

Saw this shared by @katebevan.com yesterday and it is *brilliant*. A very visual, and simple, explanation of how generative AI actually works.

I've published, #blogclub for weeknotes" jacattell.medium.com/blogclub-for... by @jacattell.bsky.social (that's me). Published 15 August 20204. #blogging #weeknotes

If you'd like an informal chat on this or other roles that are coming up (Including IT and Digital Business Partner, Assistive Technology Support Officer, Senior Service Designer and User Researcher), my Calendly is here - calendly.com/sarahcarter_...

We are now going live with a number of roles at Bristole in IT and Digital, which means I get to talk to people before they apply to chat about the roles, the work and all that good stuff. First role is ce0389li.webitrent.com/ce0389li_web...

I wrote up my company’s AI policy a few weeks ago, and I’ve finally finished the longer post about why I’m planning to avoid it. It’s also intended to help folks who are trying to push back on the hype With lots of links to @zitron.bsky.social @parismarx.bsky.social and @techwontsave.us (of course)

A starter pack for adding folks who work in, with, adjacent to etc.. local government digital and transformation go.bsky.app/4Dx5Coq

With a lot of people moving back to hosting their own blogs and also being spread across multiple social media networks that are not Twitter, I’ve decided to dust off RSS to keep all my regular blog reads in one pace.

We've launched our second Open Digital Planning (ODP) service, this time to report a potential planning breach. We were able adapt the work already completed by other councils, and it's further proof that this model enables #localgov to share and deliver new digital services with a lot less effort.

As noted by @helivans.bsky.social - For those working in the #PublicSector in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Wales, the GovCamp Cymru #Unconference is also set to take place this autumn. ⤵️ www.govcamp.cymru

Is there anyone I know that might be able to help?

Sustainable, accessible website builder for anyone looking to start their own blog. sprout.site/en/

Calling all Service Designers! Want to help work on an exciting genetic health project? We'll pay you money to do that! apply.workable.com/our-future-h...

Ooof! This isn't it. www.theregister.com/2024/05/08/d...

Am running an online course for people who want to know more about making 'digital' work in their organisations. Details here, if you or someone you know would find it helpful: sensibletech.co.uk/online-digit...

Here's my first #weeknote of 2024. I'd really love to strive for a bit more consistency with these this year. Wish me luck! 🤞 - neiltamplin.blog/weeknotes-en...