🚨 6PM NEXT WEDS 29 JULY 🚨 - Charlie Browne (Hansard) and Michael Kibedi on ‘Beyond and Between Our Screens: how design ethnography is informing the evolution of Hansard’s technology’ ​- Katie Thorpe on “Churn!” - a board game about making good policy against the odds Join us! luma.com/5ux09nfv

REMINDER Tonight's @transformgovtalks.bsky.social has been cancelled BUT - Sign up for the next one, on design ethnography/Hansard and a policy making board game, 29 July luma.com/5ux09nfv - Catch up on the 17 excellent events to date www.transformgov.org.uk/previous.shtml

🚨 This week's event is cancelled 🚨 Due to the extremely hot weather in London this coming Wednesday we have taken the difficult decision to cancel this week's event. Our July event is still going ahead as planned. You can register for that here : luma.com/5ux09nfv. Thanks for your understanding.

🚨 6PM NEXT WEDS 24 JUNE 🚨 @transformgovtalks.bsky.social with: - ​Paul Drechsler, lead NED, DBT, on 'The Power and Potential of Great Government-Business Engagement' - ​Neha Sharma & Ellen Adams, Policy Lab, on co-designing a co-design toolkit with local authorities Join us! luma.com/yl6zvj1h

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WEDS 24th June 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Paul Drechsler, DBT, on 'The Power and Potential of Great Government-Business Engagement' ​Policy Lab folks , on co-designing a co-design toolkit with local authorities. luma.com/yl6zvj1h Please share! Thanks 🙏

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WEDS 24th June 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Paul Drechsler, DBT on 'The Power and Potential of Great Government-Business Engagement' ​Neha Sharma and Ellen Adams, Policy Lab, on co-designing a co-design toolkit with local authorities. luma.com/yl6zvj1h Please share! Thanks 🙏

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WEDS 24th June 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Paul Drechsler, DBT on 'The Power and Potential of Great Government-Business Engagement' ​Neha Sharma and Ellen Adams, Policy Lab, on co-designing a co-design toolkit with local authorities. luma.com/yl6zvj1h Please share! Thanks 🙏

Great stuff from @gavinfreeguard.com

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WEDS 24th June 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Paul Drechsler, DBT, on 'The Power and Potential of Great Government-Business Engagement' ​Policy Lab folks , on co-designing a co-design toolkit with local authorities. luma.com/yl6zvj1h Please share! Thanks 🙏

Had a lovely time playing Air Trombone at @transformgovtalks.bsky.social last week.

Another great event last night, this time at @publicdigital.bsky.social . First up was Caitlin Wakeford, Product Manager, LNER, on ‘Fancy Sketches: how to use AI to prototype quickly, centre the user and not get stuck in magical thinking’.

Come join us on Thursday.

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, THURS 21st May 🚨 At the Public Digital or online. Caitlin Wakeford, Product Manager, LNER Jagpal Jheeta, Chief Product Officer at the FCA luma.com/zgd2gv3p Please share! Thanks 🙏

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, THURS 21st May 🚨 At the Public Digital or online. Caitlin Wakeford, Product Manager, LNER Jagpal Jheeta, Chief Product Officer at the FCA luma.com/zgd2gv3p Please share! Thanks 🙏

Another great event last night at the MoJ. First up were Lisa Trickey and Rebekah Wilson, Local Government Association on the state of digital Local Government and LG2040: The State of Things to Come.

Q: Jonathan Slater's answer to Civil Service reform at @transformgovtalks.bsky.social this evening? A: Open up (stop working in secret). #CivilService #government #reform

Looking forward to seeing you James 😄.

@derekalton.bsky.social 's substack is really good - you should subscribe to it. substack.com/@civicpunks

And if you're interested in @transformgovtalks.bsky.social you may also be interested in @policycamp.bsky.social Some exciting news to follow soon - sign up for updates at policycamp.org.uk

TOMORROW! @transformgovtalks.bsky.social with: - Lisa Trickey/Rebekah Wilson @local.gov.uk, state of digital local govt & LG2040: The State of Things to Come - Jonathan Slater, visiting prof @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social, civil service reform MoJ/online, 6pm luma.com/7nu2j853

Timely, with former perm sec Jonathan Slater on civil service reform, and @local.gov.uk on the future of local government Join us in person or online next Wednesday 29 April 👇

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WED 29th April 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Lisa Trickey and Rebekah Wilson, LGA : LG2040: The State of Things to Come ​Jonathan Slater (ex DfE Perm Sec), Visiting Professor at King’s College London and QMUL luma.com/7nu2j853 Please share! Thanks 🙏

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WED 29th April 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Lisa Trickey and Rebekah Wilson, LGA : LG2040: The State of Things to Come ​Jonathan Slater (ex DfE Perm Sec), Visiting Professor at King’s College London and QMUL luma.com/7nu2j853 Please share! Thanks 🙏

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WED 29th April 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Lisa Trickey and Rebekah Wilson, LGA : State of digital Local Government and LG2040: The State of Things to Come ​Jonathan Slater, Visiting Professor at King’s College London and QMUL luma.com/7nu2j853 Please share! Thanks 🙏

And sign up for the @transformgovtalks.bsky.social newsletter here: transformgov-talks.kit.com/b6dac7cdd5 Who knows, there might be an(other) exciting event announcement soon...

A huge thank you to last night's excellent @transformgovtalks.bsky.social presenters: - Oliver @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social on AI transcription in social care www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/scrib... - Owen @infocommission.bsky.social on Better Records Together ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...

Another great TGT event last night at the MoJ. Our first speaker was Oliver Bruff, Ada Lovelace Institute, on Scribe and Prejudice? Exploring the use of AI transcription tools in social care.

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WED 25 March 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Lara Groves and Oliver Bruff, Ada Lovelace Institute, on AI transcription tools in social care ​Owen Prendeville, on the ICO’s campaign to drive improvements for access to care records luma.com/8i84tnwy Please share! Thanks 🙏

Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WED 25 March 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Lara Groves and Oliver Bruff, Ada Lovelace Institute, on AI transcription tools in social care ​Owen Prendeville, on the ICO’s campaign to drive improvements for access to care records luma.com/8i84tnwy Please share! Thanks 🙏

Two weeks today! Sign up for the latest @transformgovtalks.bsky.social with: @laragroves.bsky.social, @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social on www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/scrib... Owen from the ICO on ico.org.uk/about-the-ic... In person (central London) or online 👇

Happy Monday! 👋 Our next event! 🚨 6PM, WED 25 March 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Lara Groves, Ada Lovelace Institute, on AI transcription tools in social care ​Owen Prendeville, on the ICO’s campaign to drive improvements for access to care records luma.com/8i84tnwy Please share! Thanks 🙏

Great video from @derekalton.bsky.social on organising #CivicPunks. Definitely worth a watch. youtu.be/JHk92bjHjDI?...

An appointment is an activity. A healthier life is a result. If we want to move the needle on climate or health, we have to stop measuring what we spent and start measuring the difference we made. Read why the project model is broken: transform.wales/blog/2026/fr... #Wales #PublicSector (2/2)

Join the next @transformgovtalks.bsky.social on 25 March, with: - @laragroves.bsky.social, @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social, on www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/scrib... - Owen Prendeville, ICO, on ico.org.uk/about-the-ic... Sign up in person or online! luma.com/8i84tnwy

Another great TGT event last night at the MoJ. Liam Hawkes, Principal Service Designer, and Violette Gadenne, Senior User Researcher, Policy and Innovation Lab (CoLab), Home Office, on setting the scene, not running the show: service design in a spending review.

Had a lovely evening @transformgovtalks.bsky.social highly recommend going! Intently listened to @jamestplunkett.bsky.social 'the energy at the edges'. Thought-provoking, has made me want to read and reflect more on 'rewilding' institutions and 'civic renewal'. "what we pay attention to grows"

Hi everyone. Apologies - due to a technical error the livestream URL for tonight's event has changed. You can now watch the event for free here. youtube.com/live/mJVdkeU...

@derekalton.bsky.social 's post today on his #CivicPunks YouTube channel is great. It's only 3 mins - you should definitely watch it. youtu.be/pRYKE0kJSKU?...

Excited to be finally giving a talk at TransformGov! 👏👇

🔥 Last call for... 🔥 🚨 6PM, WED 25 February 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Liam Hawkes and Violette Gadenne, CoLab HO on service design in a spending review ​James Plunkett, Kinship Works, on the energy at the edges - and how the centre can spread it luma.com/q19znan6 Please share! Thanks 🙏

Next week, it's the 14th @transformgovtalks.bsky.social Join us on Weds 25th, 6pm, MoJ/online, with: - @liamhawkes.bsky.social & Violette Gadenne, CoLab, Home Office, on service design in a spending review - @jamestplunkett.bsky.social @kinship.works on the energy at the edges luma.com/q19znan6

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for UKGovCamp 2026! It was an incredible event. We have finally put our thoughts into words. Check out our write-up in the comments below!

🚨 6PM, WED 25 February 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Liam Hawkes and Violette Gadenne, CoLab HO on service design in a spending review ​James Plunkett, Kinship Works, on the energy at the edges - and how the centre can spread it luma.com/q19znan6 Please share! Thanks 🙏

🚨 6PM, WED 25 February 🚨 At the MoJ or online. Liam Hawkes and Violette Gadenne, CoLab HO on service design in a spending review ​James Plunkett, Kinship Works, on the energy at the edges - and how the centre can spread it luma.com/q19znan6 Please share! Thanks 🙏

Some of us @transformgovtalks.bsky.social & some great govt policy people are planning @policycamp.bsky.social - a new unconference for people who want to make govt policymaking even better Help shape it - here's a short survey! Microsoft Form: bit.ly/MSPolicyCamp Google Form: bit.ly/GPolicyCamp

A *huge* thank you to @lindasasta.bsky.social @mattwoodhill.bsky.social, Patrick and a brilliant audience for a great @transformgovtalks.bsky.social last night - our best attended so far! A big thank you to @tpximpact.com for hosting Write-up, video, podcast all here medium.com/@transformgo...

Yesterday's event was a great success. We have over 50 people in person and 20+ online to watch Matt Wood-Hill, and Linda O’Halloran on public service market-shaping and Patrick Diamond on 25 years of research on government effectiveness. Blog post here : medium.com/@transformgo...

🚨 6PM, WED 28 January 🚨 At TPXImpact or online Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda O’Halloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping. ​Patrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, on government effectiveness luma.com/pc7ji8sg Please share! Thanks 🙏

🚨 6PM, WED 28 January 🚨 At TPXImpact or online Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda O’Halloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping. ​Patrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, on government effectiveness luma.com/pc7ji8sg Please share! Thanks 🙏