2 yrs ago when I left Virgin Media to switch to full fibre the call handler tried to convince me I already had it. No amount of ‘I can see the coax coming into my house’ would convince them. We agreed to disagree. Back then I wondered how many people would fall for it… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Talking about things that matter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfKv... #bikeshedding by @undermanager.bsky.social

I reckon traditional project risk management disempowers teams. Because it usually: silos risk information away from delivery; assumes leadership will solve problems; emphasises reporting, not mitigation; assumes reporting IS mitigation (my biggest bugbear); takes time away from actual delivery

It‘s like DVD extras, but for the new Silo season 3: howdidwelosethisworld.com

Admittedly I got there an hour late but... I've just spend 5 hours in the online queue for tickets to the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum. Only 3,229 people in front of me.

“Victorian-level body objectification” could easily be a new favourite phrase bsky.app/profile/sach...

Good ideas have a life of their own. When I joined GDS in 2013 I inherited The Mazz Scale. I've referenced it periodically ever since, including today. It works with Fibonacci numbers, but I've also used t-shirt sizes. Here's the accompanying blog post: www.annashipman.co.uk/jfdi/how-to-...

I’m still doing this. I’ve continued to make tweaks to what I eat, I’m also tracking my alcohol intake more. I’ve lost 6kg since January 🎉 #marginalGains bsky.app/profile/skyn...

My favourite MS365 feature is having to go hunting for the corresponding video of a presenter on a Teams call with over 100 people. I found them nestled helpfully on page 3 of 14.

Absence of explicit process is not lack of maturity. In many cases it’s more mature to have less process. Measure on what’s actually achieved. What supports the better outcome?

Today I mentioned 'Schrödinger's update' to mean when management want, in the same update, the two states of: a high level overview; but also all of the detail

My favourite MS365 feature is when it sends reminder notifications for meetings that have already happened. Oh, also when the calendar hasn't synced properly and meetings just drop out of my celandar. These things really spice up my day, keeping things fresh

False narratives about London are being manufactured by state-backed actors, extremist groups and profit-driven content farms. Different motivations, same effect. Last night Mayor of London @london.gov.uk published new GLA research into who's doing it and why www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🧵 1/3

Last night I reviewed our numbers adjusting for the 3 monthly change in avg cost per kWh in the UK. Our saving for 2025 was just over £1,200 (+£100 on last guess), still not including what we're selling back to the grid. On that, we'd make our install cost back in 7.6 years bsky.app/profile/skyn...

NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar generation saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 📈Wind+solar were up 22% year-on-year in March to a record high for the month ⛴️This avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn at current high prices www.carbonbrief.org/...

Watched the #ArtemisII launch with my cat, who mostly wants to sleep but looked up when the crowd cheered. Also, wow

Greenwich Council "No response": www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Hmm. A quick search of the Greenwich website would have shown they collect biodegradable waste: www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/recycling-an... In fact, they've been collecting it since at least 2004 (which is the age of our green top bin).

Consumers, users, people, mammals. Reminding myself of this joy-of-a-piece-of-writing, and what a joy it is to read Russell's writing. It makes so much sense. www.russelldavies.com/typepad/russ...

We're looking to fill a couple of Senior Content Designer roles across the OPG and Probation digital teams www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigit...

Solar install update. Our first year. The year to December ended as forecast. We generated 4.5 megawatt hours over the year which was 91% of the energy we used 🎉 We saved roughly £1,100 on energy we didn’t draw from the grid. We also exported a bunch, so made money too. bsky.app/profile/skyn...

It seems it was February 2026 when MS Teams finally started supporting threaded discussions. At least, that’s my experience

The doom and gloom about London is ridiculous and harmful. Team FT is Team London - as.ft.com/r/19d3d36d-e...

The unintended consequence of asking "what can we say we've done?" is the focus it can create on comms as the primary strategy. Comms _is_ important, it takes time and energy to get right, but it's not everything. Changing the question, focussing on delivery unlocks so much (inc comms, ironically).

15 years and Amazon "never validated [their] core assumptions". The sad thing is that this still seems pretty common in the tech industry. aka HIPPO (highest paid person's opinion). I've also heard it called "vibes and shiny". bsky.app/profile/leti...

They say AI will replace the web as we know it, and this time they mean it. Here follows a short list of previous times they also meant it, starting way back in 1997.

Last night I rewatched Tron Legacy and am ready for Tron Ares tonight at the IMAX. Based on reviews I’ve set my expectations low but am looking forward to the nostalgia and escapism

My understanding is, and nobody seems to talk about this, a big difference between how Google Workspace and MS Sharepoint works: files in Google retain a canonical link. So moving a file between folders in Google, the link to the file stays the same. Move a file in Sharepoint and the link changes

I just started #Daily30 (a food supplement) and can say I have more energy and am eating less. It’s part of attempting marginal gains to improve my diet and lose weight

This post sent with the smugness of someone who, after 5 months, has finally switched off all of the ways Microsoft services like to play sounds with notifications

Why use 'whilst' where 'while' will do? 'Whilst' doesn't make your sentence more formal

So interesting. Pollinator Pathmaker. Design your own garden for free. An art project using code to design gardens for pollinators (and humans). Art, code and gardens, right up my street. Featured on BBC Gardener’s World last night: pollinator.art

Agile delivery manager ≠ project manager. There's crossover in what they do and they can learn from each other, but they are not the same. Assuming they are devalues them both.

Solar install update. Our first year. Since April we’ve had a better than expected June. August was a smidge less solar than predicted. Our peak was 34 kWh on 8 July. It came out of nowhere. Solar is down in August but still greater than the energy we used in January 🎉 bsky.app/profile/skyn...

Despite their eagerness, I'm never going to sign in to the BBC News website to read the news

Without going into specifics, and without trying to seem like I have all of the answers, my job over the last while seems to have been coaching many levels of an org to have a healthy approach to change. Being deliberate. Being aware of my own emotions. Trying to find the words people need to hear.

A bit of fun… Hey AI, create an image that literally shows 'driving change'

Status report on edibles raised bed. Tomatoes (front), courgettes (sides, in pots), pumpkins (back). Everyone seems happy. This year I’ve extended the bamboo frame to 2.4m high, so the eventual canopy gets less congested. #gardening #verticalgardening

I've realised you could use AI to help you have the conversation about how you're going to adopt AI, which is also an efficiency saving because you could shorten the conversation (this looks like a joke, and it sort of is, but it's also all true)

I'm conscious of time

I’m a huge introvert. I often say that and recently people tell me that’s not obvious. A while ago I learned to switch things on and off, to know when to switch modes. (This skeet very much written from a deep and needed restorative niche after extroverting for about 2 hours this afternoon)

We had solar installed in December. Since then we had a cloudy December and January. We also had to evict some pigeons in April. But the installer’s prediction for solar generation is uncannily accurate. April solar equalled our usage from January 🎉 bsky.app/profile/skyn...

Yesterday I emailed my MP to voice my concern for the protection of trans human rights in the UK. I can't remember the last time I emailed my MP. I asked them to encourage their colleagues to educate themselves and listen to trans voices

✨ The Government Design Principles have been updated, adding 'Minimise environmental impact' 🌳 🪨 They are an invaluable cornerstone for government's user-centred digital work. 👀 Blog post: services.blog.gov.uk/2025/04/02/a... 👀 Principles: www.gov.uk/guidance/gov... #govdesign

This is very good by @mattedgar.social.coop.ap.brid.gy (who knows what he's talking about) on creating the conditions for innovation in government blog.mattedgar.com/2025/03/29/b...

GDS is hiring a senior content designer to work on the Service Standard and Service Manual. £56,070 - £70,219 Deadline end of Wednesday. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi... #govdesign

If you're interested in the conversation about digital government in the UK then I encourage you to watch this from 9:46:45 onwards: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Knowing (even vaguely) what question you're answering is the beginning of most things

This is what I'm here to say: 'Of all...things Caroline wishes she could change, she says, along with reform of the treatment pathway, the main one is that Alice would have grown up in a household where being trans was talked about with the same “ease and grace” as anyone else on the LGBTQ spectrum'

📽️ FULL VIDEO ONLINE James Bridle | Elevate Festival 2025 Keynote with @jamesbridle.bsky.social youtu.be/ejIZXDOKaHw #ElevateFestival #TrustIssues

500 words on AI in a magnificent, musical world. www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-wo...