🚨 6PM, WED 24 September 🚨 Join us at the MoJ or online * Dr Moira Nicolson & Holly Marquez "Failing Forward: Why Planning for AI Disasters Unlocks Breakthrough Innovation" * ​Ben Sauer "Always Be Creating Clarity: Daily habits for strategic storytelling" luma.com/sm09nslz Please share! Thanks 🙏

🚨 6PM, WED 25 June 🚨 Join us for the seventh TGT at the MoJ or online, with: * Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified" * ​Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence lu.ma/jkd8jbzu Please share! Thanks 🙏.

🚨 EVENT KLAXON! 🚨 The next @transformgovtalks.bsky.social event will be at the MoJ and online on Weds April 30th with the following great speakers. * Catherine Day - cross-government participatory methods forum * ​Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team Register here : lu.ma/c3wlyoz0

🚨 EVENT KLAXON 🚨 Join us on Weds 26 March, in person (at MoJ) or online, and hear from: - Henry Midgley on 'Holding Government to Account: Democracy and the NAO' - Kirsty Innes, Labour Together, on digital ID Sign up: lu.ma/h0ci1zdd Kindly sponsored by dxw

Queen @janethughes.bsky.social kicking off pitching 🔥 #ukgc25

Touching post from fellow #ukgc25 organiser @imhuyorks.bsky.social on remembering @vickytnz.bsky.social who sadly passed away last week imranhussain.uk/remembering-... #RememberingVickyTnz

<blows the dust off> Yes of course the civil service can and should be more effective. But thinking that that can happen while everything else stays the same is delusional. As we go round this loop yet again, it is true as ever that if you want to change the system, you have to change the system.

"Suddenly, the most important question isn't, 'How do we get this right the first time?'. It's 'How do we make this better by next Friday?'" Pat McFadden, Cabinet Office minister. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Now this bit, I like a lot. Test and learn, innit.

I published, "ukgc25 kick-off" www.ukgovcamp.com/2024/08/16/u... for @ukgovcamp.bsky.social on 16 August 2024. #ukgc25 #excited :-)

Spotted what I can only describe as this squadron of snails yesterday in the rain 🤷‍♂️

Excited to finally share the news that last year I had the unexpected opportunity to co-author a book chapter on culture and leadership with my boss - and its now going to be in a real life printed book! aqrinternational.co.uk/product/who-...

What a day! @ukgovcamp.bsky.social was a blast! 💥 Had a lot of fun meeting govcampers old and new. Thanks for great conversations and lovely spaces for connecting. Exciting to see the govcamp tribe grow with #ukgcXL living up to its name with so many people there. …and now time for 😴😴😴

That #UKGCXL was mega! Lovely to experience it as a camper/attendee for the first time in 7 years. Beyond dreamy to catch up with everyone - even though I missed a bunch of folks in the crowds. Big sparkly congratulations and thank you to the @ukgovcamp.bsky.social Organisers & Campmakers. 👏🏻✨💗

Obligatory early morning (and sleepy) pre- @ukgovcamp.bsky.social train station selfie #ukgcXL

Two more sleeps till the BIG @ukgovcamp.bsky.social event this Saturday! Who’s EXCITED! 🙌🎉 #ukgcXL 💫

Only 8 more sleeps until @ukgovcamp.bsky.social on 20th January. A few final things to organise, and the excitement is really starting to build now 🥳 Oh, and you can still register until 5:30 today (12th Jan) if you haven’t already got your place!

We’re committed to making @ukgovcamp.bsky.social event on 20th Jan as accessible as possible. More info here t.co/vXXHmfW8B5 Still time to book tickets by this Friday! 🙌💫

Soooo… anyone else start out 2024 being rick rolled by the BBC?

Come and work with me! If you want to apply amazing people centred methods to the knottiest problems in government, and fancy being a part of a great bunch of humans who will welcome you into our team, join us! www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

Ten years on, pretty much everything about Govcamp has changed. And pretty much everything about it has stayed the same. The reasons for liking it then are still good reasons now. www.publicstrategist.com/2013/06/extr...

UK Gov Designers - we have 2 days left to contribute to this review of design in the public sector! It's a great opportunity to make your voice heard. publicpolicydesign.blog.gov.uk/2023/11/22/s...

Resilience is a function of a system, not the individuals therein.

It’s going to be great! Fresh out of a planning meeting for @ukgovcamp.bsky.social and feeling very excited for gathering together with a bunch of lovely people in January and see what new things await🤩🌈🥳

Hey folks, have you registered for UkGovCamp2024 returning on Sat 20 Jan?! An attendee-led event focused on improving public services. It’s FREE to attend, we’ve got lunch covered & there’s even creche available. Register to be part of the magic! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #ukgcXL

How have people been tricked into believing that, because the carriage of the message door to door has been sped up by a day, they should speed up the mentally intensive work of reading and replying by a week or so?

Unexpected benefit of writing weeknotes #153: it’s good practice in articulating the things that aren’t going well. Identifying and naming problems is the first step to resolving them.

The govcamp23 video 😍 Looking forward to a trip to London in January for the next one.

Do you know a brilliant practitioner, team or leader delivering people-centred change that deserves recognition for their work? WELL... nominations for the Future of Government Awards are open! You have until 14th December to submit (and self-nominations are encouraged!) futureofgovernment.com/en

Continued geekery with a new blog out here, this time on why should OD&D practitioners (and anyone interested in leadership) play D&D. #organisationdesign #organisationdevelopment #dungeonsanddragons medium.com/@mark.buttan...

UKGovCamp is an annual unconference on digital, data and technology in the public sector. Unlike a conference where it's set by the organisers, the agenda (j.mp/ukgovcamp) is created by the attendees at the start of the day. 1/2

So anyone for a game of D&D? I wrote in my previous blog about what OD&D can learn from D&D. And in part 2 I’ve written about why OD&D practitioners (and anyone interested in leadership) should play D&D. Would love to hear your thoughts! medium.com/@mark.buttan...

Picard management tip: The truth is that sometimes you just won't know the right thing to do. You still have to try.

Did you notice something different about the GOV.UK website? 😃 Today our amazing team made some changes to make things better for our users, be sure to check out the blog where we talk about our iterative, user centred approach to this work 🎉 insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2023/11/01/a...

Service Design is... Helped School of Good Services put together a slide for the Service Design Network talk in Berlin to articulate Service Design is often 10% design, 90% communication and creating conditions for design to exist Full talk slides from Lou Downe: docs.google.com/presentation...

I was inspired by Roffey Park’s recent OD Conference to do something I’ve never done before… write a blog! And rather than starting on something serious, I’m starting with something a bit more fun and playful. So here’s my take on what OD&D can learn from D&D: medium.com/@mark.buttan...

Amanda is my role model of authentic leadership. The energy and care and heart she has put into govcamp over the years is unparalleled. She quite simply a legend 🦄 See you in January 💛

UKGovCamp is back & bigger than ever! The annual in-person event will be 20th January 2024. Accommodating even more folks this time and expanding to 500 tickets. Sign up for yours as soon as you can. ukgovcamp.com/2023/10/11/ukg… (Do hashtags work here? - newbie question#ukgcXLXL

It's only digital transformation if it comes from the UCD region of France. Otherwise it's just a sparkling Finance and HR system replacement.

A lot to think through from the first day of Roffey Park OD conference, some great people and conversations. Session highlights for me have been thinking about multiple social identities we all have, the suits and cardigans of OD&D and leading generative change #RPOD23