Stamanfar
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Service designer, tinkerer and generally just getting in the way, UK Gov.
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Husband is genuinely worried about the photos I take but how is it possible not to recognise this as pure art? Who is he? What is he thinking as he stares out to sea? Is he happy? His colours are one with the vast ocean.
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add a skeleton here at some point
6 days ago
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Migraine hangover + clock change jet lag
6 days ago
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Weeknotes complete for the week, no weeknotes next week as I'm on holiday, have a good weekend :)
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Weeknotes S22 Ep10
Short but long week
https://medium.com/p/0157762c45d9?postPublishedType=initial
8 days ago
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Hallo! I have finally got my bum in gear and posted the next upcoming One Team Gov meetups, both in-person (London) and virtual, if you want to sign up you can do so on the link below and please RT!
www.linkedin.com/posts/onetea...
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Luma | OneTeamGov
We've had a great start to the year with 3 in-person breakfasts in London and 3 virtual OTG meetups. We've just listed the next 3 months meetups and you'll find them on Luma here: https://lnkd.in/eViN...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/oneteamgov_luma-activity-7443249887464546304-r26B?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAALnK5cBe8yWfeqf8W1UPRkb25qSNIxAsTk
9 days ago
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Apparently going to Wales to see The Cure was too far away so we are now going to Tallinn 😂
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Martin Wright
12 days ago
So your boss built a prototype on the train...
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Husband: what is this? Me: I’m definitely not planning my outfit for angine de poitrine at end of the road festival already…
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Weeknotes complete featuring the crunchy bit of discovery...
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Weeknotes S22 Ep9
Two weeks since the last note, mostly powered by mini-eggs at this point.
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Seamus Blackley
20 days ago
Sometimes, or even usually, having some idea of how things really work is a huge bummer.
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17 days ago
Fancy a breakfast time natter with fellow public sector colleagues on current topics of interest? Then coworking in a Civil Service office? The
@oneteamgov.bsky.social
North meetup is monthly on the 3rd Tuesday in
#Manchester
. Signup via
luma.com/oneteamgov-n...
(public sector employees only).
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One Team Gov North · Events Calendar
View and subscribe to events from One Team Gov North on Luma. An in-person meetup in Manchester for people who work in government and the public sector.
https://luma.com/oneteamgov-north
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I’ve just remembered that earlier today I saw a drone with a hose cleaning windows in London. Same energy:
17 days ago
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Pretty sure nobody will care but I’m going to see deus tonight and I’m excited
19 days ago
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I would like to know how many times a day mural sees me pull this face. C’mon mural why are you soooo bad.
25 days ago
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Weeknotes done, a little grumbly this week apparently
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Weeknotes S22 Ep8
Mumbleweek
https://medium.com/web-of-weeknotes/weeknotes-s22-ep8-28f3a803ca33
28 days ago
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Fun thing I just heard someone say: ‘data suppository’
about 1 month ago
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It is possible that my key role on any piece of work is that of "magpie" - I will collect and sort through all the things so that when other people need them I will have them to hand. I am a shiny service design treasure seeker, you want a map for that? I have probably found one.
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Judge me if you like but I watch a lot of police documentaries. Anyway, I’m here to tell you that there are some bassists out there who are bringing a level of funk to police documentary backing tracks that is entirely unwarranted.
about 1 month ago
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Husband: I made my new album and I put more cowbell on it which is the only note you’ve ever given me about it Me: and it’s the only note I will ever give you.
about 1 month ago
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Okaaaaay, weeknotes done. Bit of a rablerant but generally not a bad week. TTFN
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HT to
@tashwillcocks.bsky.social
and
@mynameismartin.co.uk
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Weeknotes S22 Ep7
The challenge of making complexity visible
https://medium.com/p/0a9c731ca5c2?postPublishedType=initial
about 1 month ago
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Ahhhh so the second half of this project is in a mercury retrograde. It all makes sense now!
about 1 month ago
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“It might, potentially, cover a part of a need… potentially” Me talking to my husband about my prototype. 🤦♀️
about 1 month ago
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Hive mind: don't suppose anyone in my network has links to anyone leading or working on Adult social Care at Coventry City Council - thank you!
about 1 month ago
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An actual Friday afternoon weeknotes completion, this is a momentous occasion. I slightly burned myself out this week and I need a break - see you on the other side
#weeknotes
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Weeknotes S22 Ep6
Feels like a long week — looking forward to the weekend
https://medium.com/web-of-weeknotes/weeknotes-s22-ep6-490f59cc8084
about 1 month ago
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Ever wonder what on earth these people talk about at One Team Gov meetups? Well it's all blogged here:
medium.com/oneteamgov/o...
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One Team Gov virtual — February 2026
We held our second virtual meetup this week on Wednesday.
https://medium.com/oneteamgov/one-team-gov-virtual-february-2026-94d8c9756208
about 1 month ago
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Typo of the day: ladscape
about 2 months ago
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Ach I now have a blog comment that is so lovely and well written that my brain believes it can’t be anything but a bot.
about 2 months ago
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Meta train
about 2 months ago
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Oh hey, it’s One Team Gov virtual today and you can come too, sign up here:
luma.com/oneteamgov
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One Team Gov · Events Calendar
View and subscribe to events from One Team Gov on Luma. Making the public sector better
https://luma.com/oneteamgov
about 2 months ago
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I genuinely just wondered for a full few minutes what new slang fire hose was, it's the year of the fire hose? Like, eh? Ohhhhhhh horse, its the year of the fire horse. Not this then:
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Big Train - Showjumpers & Firefighters
YouTube video by Albin Olsson (abbedabb)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCPhkxskRVs
about 2 months ago
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Le yikes.
about 2 months ago
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Martin Wright
about 2 months ago
Report from the field, trying to figure out if I'm about to be automated out of a job.
www.mynameismartin.co.uk/blog/how-im-...
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How I’m dealing with the pressure to adopt AI as a designer — mynameismartin
I’ve spent the last month trying to catch up with AI in design, and I have news. Things haven't settled, the ground is still moving, and sitting with uncertainty might be the best position right now
https://www.mynameismartin.co.uk/blog/how-im-dealing-with-the-pressure-to-adopt-ai-as-a-designer
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Non working day weeknotes writing:
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only 4 days this week so short and sweet
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Weeknotes S22 Ep5
Always a bit awkward when you go from a 2 week note to a 4 day note (as today is my non-working day) feels like I have little to say, so…
https://medium.com/p/feb55474af33?postPublishedType=initial
about 2 months ago
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In a random thought that popped into my head today which is both niche and embarrassing, why does the cnyfin framework look like two people squashing their bum cheeks together though, and what does that tell us about managing complex environments?
about 2 months ago
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Really enjoyed this by
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Five relationships, one pattern: what I keep noticing about councils in 2026
Over the past few days, I’ve been writing about different relationships at the heart of local government.
https://noelito.medium.com/five-relationships-one-pattern-what-i-keep-noticing-about-councils-in-2026-dbf4453d304d
about 2 months ago
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I got into another fight with copilot today, is this my life now?
about 2 months ago
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Anyone want to enlighten me about why I might have woken up with Kokomo by the beach Boys still k in my head?
about 2 months ago
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Dear economists. I would like to know how many appointments are missed due to poor hospital car park design. See also: how many hours of productivity lost to the workforce. NB: I am currently trapped in a car park
about 2 months ago
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Ah yes, the old turns-up-for-hospital-appointment / your-appointment-has-been-cancelled switcheroo
about 2 months ago
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Weeknotes for 2 weeks as there has been a bit much happening all at once, this probably features a little too much thinking out loud and not enough condensed thoughts, still, it is what it is.
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Weeknotes S22 Ep4
A reminder of how easily your world can go off balance
https://weeknot.es/weeknotes-s22-ep4-78933339ee5f
about 2 months ago
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I caught a bug, lost my voice and long story short I won’t be at one team gov breakfast tomorrow (unless everyone there also wants the plague)
2 months ago
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Props to the universe who clearly didn’t think I’d had a difficult enough week, I have now had a bug and completely lost my voice.
2 months ago
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Well this news sucks.
2 months ago
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Ah, finally Instagram might have forced me out! I might be freeeeeeee!
2 months ago
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If you're interested in joining an upcoming One Team Gov event you'll find them all listed on our Luma events page:
luma.com/oneteamgov?k=c
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One Team Gov · Events Calendar
View and subscribe to events from One Team Gov on Luma. Making the public sector better
https://luma.com/oneteamgov?k=c
2 months ago
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Everybody: ... Spotify DJ: Next up songs that'll make you wanna bake a cake Everybody: ??? [Yes this actually happened]
2 months ago
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I'm about to make a playlist titled 'Gd Damn that sounds like Souxie and the Banshees' and the first track on it will be by High Vis
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Walking Wires
YouTube video by High Vis - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r64Ro65LPH0
2 months ago
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Weeknotes in which I'm an idiot:
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Weeknotes S22 Ep3
This week I was wondering if I could use my weeknotes as a way of seeing how the frequency of my migraines has differed over time, in case…
https://weeknot.es/weeknotes-s22-ep3-afe4fa00712b?postPublishedType=initial
2 months ago
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One Team Gov virtual is happening this Wednesday, if you want to you can still sign up here:
forms.gle/PEQ669VijpXZ...
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One Team Gov VIRTUAL sign up form
We plan to meet virtually once per month on the third Wednesday of the month Each meetup will use Lean Coffee with the agenda set by the people who attend on the day. Where? Online meeting (Most li...
https://forms.gle/PEQ669VijpXZ5HcM7
3 months ago
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The lady opposite me has brought her whole office to the train; laptop, charger, mouse (wired), mouse pad, pens, pad, folder of printouts, calculator (!). She is so in it for the long haul.
3 months ago
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