Has anyone got any examples of services that fail at Private Beta? And how you move on from that? There’s lots on stopping at Discovery and maybe Alpha.

Slight train chaos on my way home from #ukgc26. The day was worth the travel though, I always leaving feeling positive about the things we can get done.

Of too #ukgc26 on a slightly later train now it’s in Birmingham.

Do I know anyone going to GovCamp in Birmingham?

Can anyone recommend a good home office desk?

Who do I know in gov digital land currently running a service that they are proud of? You could be product, delivery or service owner. Looking to get some exposure to what good looks like, for a team who are still finding their feet.

This is unreal 💙. Couldn’t find a view obstructing pole anywhere.

Wales 💛

This! “Design seems to slow everything down. They’re still rethinking that thing we signed off on three weeks ago.” “It feels like they push back on every small addition. And their answer to everything is MORE RESEARCH!”

Let’s start re-designing how Governments works! It's time to get serious about design cathydutton.co.uk/posts/its-ti...

Another web mention test (this will not beat me 😂) Designing for better delivery - How rethinking our contracts can support service delivery cathydutton.co.uk/posts/design...

Sharing an old post from 2019 about moving away from Sass (mostly to see if I’ve managed to get BlueSky Web mentions working). Stepping away from Sass cathydutton.co.uk/posts/why-i-...

Anyone have any tips on newsletters or blogs to follow on AI?

This is better, I do have to pretend to be Welsh though.

Taking my football quiz very seriously!

No view obstructing pole. But I am quite far away from the pitch 😂

This whole procurement exercise has been challenging, but hopefully it sets us on the path towards service delivery. Designing for better delivery - How rethinking our contracts can support service delivery cathydutton.co.uk/posts/design...

It’s definitely 2025 right? I’m hearing stories of Lorem Ipsum being used in designs before ‘passing’ to content.

Anyone got a good slide or 1 liner that explains why we shouldn’t just ‘digitise’ existing things. Or ‘AI’ the process? I’ve seen so may but now I need one…

Any user researchers on here have some quick lines or examples to show the difference between user needs and user wants/asks.

We are also hiring a Senior Content Designer :) www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

📢 We are hiring! Next up to join our growing UCD team is a Senior Interaction Designer, very excited for them to help us design and deliver an intuitive and inclusive service. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

Wrote up a summary of my first 12-months in a delivery role. Breaking Down Silos - Enhancing Digital Delivery for ESFA's Funding Service cathydutton.co.uk/posts/breaki...

It definitely wasn’t warm enough for shorts today

I am looking for a Lead Product Manger to come and work with us on the Funding service. The Funding Service is the whole end-to-end system for delivering education funding to providers. This year, the service will play a role in delivering £76bn to 25,000 education providers. lnkd.in/eTEZhm7H

Reading a plan put together by someone in my team: Develop a 3-month plan that prioritises accessibility and compliance across content, components, and patterns ensuring alignment with GDS guidelines and accessibility standards.

Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk

Came to the office today to spend the entire day on video calls and forgot to bring my little fidget toy. This is not a good day

Bit late to this, but here’s my thoughts on Mission driven Government, and how we can get there when we are not structured around services. www.cathydutton.co.uk/posts/missio...

Not that it’s been a while or anything, but I tried to get my blog running locally today and had to install Node v8!

Having a week of realising we are still very much in a place where we make an inefficient process Digital, and then act surprised when it hasn’t fixed everything.

Ever do a bit of Monday and then regret the whole thing, I’ll like to re-start this week please 😂

At this point I should probably just give up.

Possibly for the very last time 💙

So far today I’ve read references to the familiar ‘3 Amigos’ along with ‘4 amigos’, and ‘many amigos’.

My kettle has broken, there are no words to describe how I feel about a day without tea :(

Come and work with me as a Lead Service Designer, we’ll be working in the same directorate- happy to chat if anyone wants more info.

Goodison Park deserved that ending 💙

📢 My team is hiring a Senior Delivery Manager to join us on the Education and Skills Funding service. Together we distribute over £76 billion to 25,000 providers across the education and skills sector. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

For new arrivals - civil servants or those interested in the civil service go.bsky.app/PFA8PcZ

Hopefully this leads to digital government being viewed as one of the best places to work. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Loved my day at #ukgc25 thanks for convincing me to make a last minute trip @imhuyorks.bsky.social and @ideasintheround.bsky.social. So nice to speak to some gov heroes in real life.

Gonna be an early start tomorrow getting myself to my very first @ukgovcamp.bsky.social

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.

1 and 2 are so so real, and sometimes made worse by digital delivery teams.

Not a bad venue for todays game, very bad result though.

Small teams are my fave kind of teams. They get more done, everyone works together and there’s less change of any misunderstandings

Today is National Day of Listening so here is a quote about listening, by Stephen R. Covey, that I have saved on my computer...

I’ve started a Bluesky list featuring some of the brilliant writers, designers, coders, editors, and others who’ve contributed to A List Apart “for people who make websites.” Are you on the list? zeldman.com/2024/11/24/a...

100% this, changing team structures or creating a new operating model isn’t easy though especially when your influence is restricted to the digital parts of a service. We need transformation across the team divides, whilst also continuing to deliver.