Stumbled across Mori Yuzan’s wave design series via the internet archive - this link works on mobile theartofzen.org/mori-yuzan-a... which resonated really deeply. Beautiful.

Welcome to the archives.

I have written a second essay on what it means to govern in a time of radical uncertainty, and the ability to respond to and cope with crises. This blog post is a messy, imperfect, and personal reflection. I am sharing it nevertheless. medium.com/fawlty-minis...

Check out this moment from Dept. Q | Episode 4, starting at 10:12 till 12:00 ish. What a lovely piece of writing and pearls of wisdom.

Afternoon all :) After 5 years in my role in Defra, I'm going to be leaving this June to take up a new role as Director General of Civil Service Reform and Efficiency in the @cabinetofficeuk.bsky.social

Thinking way too much about this. What size is the store? can I get a planet earth size piece to fall the Vogons, what if it came as a square shape would the Vogons still be fooled, and why am I talking to a dog.

I love your #TypoOfTheDay @markdalgarno.bsky.social and having just typed Ladership Brief I suddenly thought I should share.

Pondering about what my recipe for creativity is 1. Save energy for it 2. Look back at past projects 3. Let it happen any where 4. Be open 5. Be prepared

Sat down to write long-form but I don’t have the energy. Back to microblogging! What @ukgovcamp.bsky.social means to me in 2025 🧵 #ukgc25

I’m going to be getting a new blank A6ish notebook. Any recommendations

Tough choices yesterday for which drinking vessel to bring #ukgc25 getting closer to filling it up with the 1st brew.

Just two more sleeps until the wonderful organisers and volunteers of @ukgovcamp.bsky.social open the doors to #UKGC25.

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.

Almost 15 years ago I invested a small amount in a somewhat fanciful project to create a train service run by a co-operative. All these years later the ORR has finally given Go-Op permission to run an actual service. They just need to raise the capital to make it happen. go-op.coop

This morning we’re announcing Surf, a new kind of browser for a new kind of web — the open social web. Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about. More at surf.social

Ceak and tea with @noursidawi.bsky.social and @pubstr.at was so nourishing, uplifting and energising. Looking forward even more to my 1st @ukgovcamp.bsky.social as an attendee.

Pivotal vacancy at @mencap.bsky.social for a Head of Communities - a social entrepreneur, developing and leading innovative community-led programmes nationally - programmes that empower and support people with a learning disability to engage in their communities. jobs.mencap.org.uk/vacancies/32...

Made this starter pack of #OneTeamGov people, working together to radically reform the public sector through practical action. go.bsky.app/32t35D4 Who else is here making public service better?

Second time this week I’ve put milk in peppermint tea, by accident.

I wondered today, what if nationalised railway fares were free. Would all the spin off benefits be worth it. In my head they were.

Time for a cup of tea.

I’ve created a starter pack of people to follow across UK agriculture - if I’ve missed anyone let me know. Nice to see some old faces from t’other place… go.bsky.app/EJFoZ2u

This year, my user-centred design career turned 21 – and I've worked at Cake for 16 years 🎉 . Cue a tidied up client list, and shiny new #projects portfolio, to give a flavour of the wonderfully varied informational #content and #UX design I've worked on across those years. #LateNightPortfolioDrop

Is there a collective noun for cables on a desk?

Registrations close on Sunday at midnight so you still have time! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Nom, nom.

Why do so many strategic initiatives fail? Too often, organisations focus entirely on the target customer experience, without thinking about how they’ll make it real. They want to create a new experience, but their operating model holds them back.

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Just over a week left to sign up for UKGovCamp25, what are you looking forward to most? If you want to share your ideas or just reconnect with the community - we've got you. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

If you could ask anyone in your team a question, what would you ask? Maybe it’s something you find yourself holding back from asking, maybe you ask it repeatedly or maybe someone has asked you and it’s sitting with you waiting to ask someone.

Hello, it’s @stamanfar and I’ve been given the keys to the GovCamp accounts 😮🗝️🙋‍♀️ Just a quick update to let you know that we will be closing registrations at the end of this month, so if you’ve been on the fence it’s time to apply! Hope to see you there! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)

The lovely organisers of @ukgovcamp.bsky.social are looking for a new venue for the next gathering...can you help? www.ukgovcamp.com/2024/10/08/u...

So, gang, I am in this group helping DSIT put some flesh on the bones of a future vision for digital public services, and what being the digital centre for government means. Hit me up with your reckons / pointers. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Rain is like nature’s glitter.

@edent.tel done. But what is squatting in the Bluesky context?

Definitely getting last day of Summer vibes.

@noursidawi.bsky.social am I gathering your back?

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,461,217! so many meetings :) Which is also a part for a wooden lathe and a Caterpillar Tractor avspare.com/caterpillar/... I'm interested to know who was #5,891,319 as that's when it really got going.

I believe that change happens all the time and is driven by conversations, the words we use in them, the way we listen and what we choose. We can reinforce things, let them go, or start creating something else.

Come. Join our high street.

Good day of prep for awayday tomorrow. My hand aches from writing so much and holding my pen to tight. But worth it. Still an odd feeling, using a pen for so long is definitely a thing of my past.

Keep coming back to this trello.com/b/40BwQg57/r... so handy. Thank you @jamiearnold.bsky.social for pointing me towards it.

Does anyone know if Collette Stone is here? Wonderful article www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...

I’m not good at remembering to take pictures of food, so have pictures like this of one of the best meals, from our recent trip to Taiwan.

I attended the last event and it was a great opportunity to meet and connect with others working in #Government and the #PublicSector. Mark your diary for 📌 Saturday 18 January 2025 and keep an eye on the @ukgovcamp.bsky.social site; www.ukgovcamp.com for updates. 🙂

Ah happy days :)

I’m wondering about the path of recognising system inequalities might be. I figured the 1st step being. System inequalities exist but are not perceived by anyone. I wonder if anyone as worked out all the steps.