A short weeknote for a short intense week. noreen.wales/weeknotes-23...

A smol weeknote, with nothing out of the ordinary. noreen.wales/weeknotes-22...

Happy birthday KV!

Last week's weeknotes which I wrote and forgot to share because my weekend was so chilled I turned into a potato and forgot half of everything. (It was nice.) noreen.wales/weeknotes-20...

This week's weeknotes (#18 - lots of delivery this week) and reading (#10 - including the GREAT workshop outline for telling the story of your project or case study in an engaging way, via the medium of The Tiger Who Came For Tea - hat tip to Sam Villis). noreen.wales/blog/

Some further thoughts about measuring relationships (or actually not!) further to the excellent @rshipsproject.bsky.social discussion today on Relational Readiness. noreen.wales/measuring-no...

Weeknotes from a tough week. noreen.wales/weeknotes-17...

I just read another of the folder of links that I saved "for later" ages ago. Stuff about nature affecting our sense of time, a moving photo project called "Leaving and Waving", and the best tiny zine ever. Also some work articles and stuff. noreen.wales/reading-9/

This week's weeknotes contain croissants 🥐 and cakes 🍰 but also quite a lot more work than I realised until I wrote up my weeknotes. Oh yeah, that's why I write weeknotes. noreen.wales/weeknotes-16...

I don't believe that "few seem to care" about the near-annihilation of youth clubs. It's one of the issues I hear people caring about passionately every day. I can believe that few with the political power to effect large-scale change care enough to use it. But many people care very deeply indeed.

Weeknotes #15 - it's been an emotional roller coaster of a week and I have nevertheless achieved to Do Some Work so yay me! noreen.wales/weeknotes-15...

Latest weeknotes (#14) and reading (#8). Nice light-hearted icebreaker game of INTENSE rock-paper-scissors found in the reading this week. noreen.wales/blog/

It might feel a bit early, but I’ve had so many requests already… My 2025 Christmas Cards are now available to pre-order www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-ca...

Weeknotes for last week, a bit late because mainly this weekend I was finishing a Big Report Of Doom. (Tis done now.) noreen.wales/weeknotes-13...

@colossive.com Thought you might like to know I have been sporting your colours today. 😃

Summer's over, back to school, back on my regular weekly schedule of weeknotes (#12) and reading my backlog of saved links (#7). noreen.wales/blog/

A mini weeknote from last week since I wasn't actually in work but I was on my cruise holiday. Some reflections on the experience. noreen.wales/weeknotes-11...

Weeknotes 10: noreen.wales/weeknotes-10... In which I don't achieve much because I'm way too excited about going on holiday tomorrow.

Literature Wales is inviting applications from fiction writers looking to develop their skills for a free-of-charge 5-day residency - they are looking for fiction writers who are under-represented within the publishing scene in Wales www.literaturewales.org/lw-news/appl...

Sometimes we all need a little word of encouragement.

Weeknotes for last week (it's still officially the week-end, just about, right?). Contains Kids Say The Darnedest Things 😀 noreen.wales/weeknotes-9-...

This week's weeknotes (#8) and reading (#6) - I'd say don't bother with the reading, it was very slim pickings. This week had some pretty good stuff in it tho! noreen.wales/blog/

I continue my little experiment with weeknotes (week 7) and reading my pile of bookmarked pages (week 5). noreen.wales/blog/

Morning all. We're looking for a freelancer to produce a research report on the best examples of local news funders from outside the UK. 🌍 🗞️ 📈 20 days, £250/day. Do share with anyone you think might be keen: tiny.cc/PINFfreelance

Belated and retroactive weeknotes (for last week), because of being away at the Eisteddfod at the weekend (more details inside): noreen.wales/weeknotes-6-...

Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate

Weeknote! Features ospreys. No reading of bookmarks this week because I've been on jaunts (including to see the ospreys) and less at my desk. noreen.wales/weeknotes-5-...

Academics who’ve been pointing out the flaws in New Public Management Theory for more than twenty years can now increasingly point to effective models for alternatives that aren’t just ‘throw money and hope’. Relational public service design is starting to cohere as a delivery model.

"A treat for public service reform nerds" Two podcast episodes, this first one on 'relational practice' and one to come on 'place working'. Low-key but potentially radical approaches towards better outcomes at lower cost. pca.st/episode/f9e1...

[Make things open] Open Ancestors digitalbydefault.com/2025/07/20/m...

I am continuing to weeknote (week 4!) and to read my saved bookmarks (also week 4!). Even though I stressed about giving myself a ton of weekly actions, it’s a nice thing to do at the end of a week. Sunday evening seems to be a good time for this. noreen.wales/blog/

Proud to be a critical friend on this! While on a full time contract, I don’t have brain capacity to help more now, but those are first steps. Whatever happens here on the NHS England side, might also lead to crucial extra funding for diagnostic services in devolved nations too via consequentials

"Community is the only non-violent action." I wrote down that thing Katie Charlwood said, also you should listen to her podcast Who Did What Now? because it's very excellent. noreen.wales/community-is...

Some thoughts about psychologically safe spaces, from a facilitator's perspective (so working with new groups rather than existing teams) - noreen.wales/psychologica...

Our relationships with one another are the foundations, the bedrock, on which all else is built. And yet UK society has consistently undervalued them, marginalising the evidence. David Robinson maps how we could set a different course and build a different future: Read the essay: bit.ly/3SyahnU

Yesterday I spoke some Welsh to a real person in the real world outside of my classroom. Just hi and two sentences but still - MILESTONE! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Experiment one: weeknoting noreen.wales/category/wee... Experiment two: reading my saved links noreen.wales/category/rea... I was in full on procrastination mode last weekend when I started both, but week 2 is done and was enjoyable also. Will I do week 3? Only one way to find out. 😅

Well this is fun. The Met Office are taking suggestions for new storm names. Sure would be a shame if we named them BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, and Shell 👀 www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...

Intent and Affinity in community projects discussion • People perceive shared intents more easily than affinities. Makers > Meeters • People don’t necessarily need affinity to achieve purposes. Community connectors are critical to holding this wobbly sociability

Trans is not an ideology unless you think your right to be who you are is an ideology rather than a basic human right. Let people be who they want to be. Let people do what we all do throughout our lives, just trying to work out how and who to be in a world of challenges.

20 kind souls have signed up so far 🙏 Though given the forecast for another scorcher 🥵 we'll see!

Timeline cleanser

"We’d run through fire for people we love but most of us study our phones when faced with a stranger." In this short, personal blog, David reflects on the power of kindness, and how caring for and about people we do not know is a human superpower: relationshipsproject.org/four-signs-l...

Each Cartography is indeed a “map”. Such maps can liberate us from the ordinary, and lead to new ways of thinking and seeing. Tom and Jane have given a platform to many inventive and creative minds, resulting in these concise, portable art statements.

Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966 #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Colossive Press publish this series of fold-out books by tons of the who's who of indie creators. They are CHEAP too! Have a click... colossive.com/product-cate...

Nearly drowned in sea about 3 years ago. Family utterly unaware of it at all. SIPE - couldn’t breathe, couldn’t call out.

The Bodleian Libraries need you! This is your chance to submit your #Zine to form part of our Wellbeing Collection. Whether you're a student, staff member, or part of the wider community: you can help us expand and diversify our collection. For more information: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Looking forward to this discussion about #nonprofit data jobs and skills on Thursday! #charityJobs #charity #dataSky

Where are my civic mediation people at? noreen.wales/what-is-this...