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Two people from #localgov who are adept at working in the open are @curiousc.bsky.social and Noel Hatch. Not sure if Noel is on here yet but he's defo on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/noelha...
Noel Hatch on LinkedIn: Facing the future: how to build organisations that can withstand anything
It’s a wild world out there. Climate disasters, cyber threats, political instability, economic turbulence, and health crises—they’re not just on the horizon;…
www.linkedin.com
November 10, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Two people from #localgov who are adept at working in the open are @curiousc.bsky.social and Noel Hatch. Not sure if Noel is on here yet but he's defo on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/noelha...
Another bit of internet culture fundamentally shifting….and the ecosystem it supports.
Read my latest post on the massive cultural impact of Brazilian stan twitter and how a ban on X could have far reaching implications for the entertainment industry and political landscape
open.substack.com/pub/taylorlo...
open.substack.com/pub/taylorlo...
The burning of the Library of Alexandria for fandoms
Brazil blocking X could deal a fatal blow to stan twitter
open.substack.com
September 3, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Another bit of internet culture fundamentally shifting….and the ecosystem it supports.
Hugely valuable - hugely sobering….
📣 NEW @jrf_uk & @lborouniversity Minimum Income Standard is out - the definitive guide to what the public thinks is needed for a minimum acceptable standard of living in the UK today.
A couple of stand out things for me:
A couple of stand out things for me:
September 2, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Hugely valuable - hugely sobering….
Especially glad to see reference to the need to shape the housing market AND reconcile building homes with environmental targets - definitely worth a read 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Brilliant report out this week from @sophiemetcalfe.bsky.social @instituteforgov.bsky.social digging into exactly why successive governments have failed to build more houses… lots of lessons for Labour 🧐 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
How the government can build more homes | Institute for Government
Why successive governments have found it difficult to deliver on housebuilding pledges.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
September 1, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Especially glad to see reference to the need to shape the housing market AND reconcile building homes with environmental targets - definitely worth a read 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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If you don't fancy this we're also looking for a chief exec www.resolutionfoundation.org/about-us/opp...
September 1, 2024 at 8:37 AM
If you don't fancy this we're also looking for a chief exec www.resolutionfoundation.org/about-us/opp...
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Interesting reflections on stopping projects and market failure
First go at sharing a piece here…. Having #weeknotes flash backs curiouscatherinehowe.medium.com/shape-the-ma...
Shape the market and buy better stuff
Last week we stopped the implementation of a major upgrade of a piece of legacy software as it really didn’t meet the hype it was sold with…
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August 31, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Interesting reflections on stopping projects and market failure
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This resonates - I pushed to scrap a bespoke database / case recording system that wasn’t progressing as promised - lots of sunk £££.
We ended up working with a proprietary provider to expand their existing product which then benefitted other adoption support providers.
Tough but right call.
We ended up working with a proprietary provider to expand their existing product which then benefitted other adoption support providers.
Tough but right call.
First go at sharing a piece here…. Having #weeknotes flash backs curiouscatherinehowe.medium.com/shape-the-ma...
Shape the market and buy better stuff
Last week we stopped the implementation of a major upgrade of a piece of legacy software as it really didn’t meet the hype it was sold with…
curiouscatherinehowe.medium.com
August 31, 2024 at 8:16 AM
This resonates - I pushed to scrap a bespoke database / case recording system that wasn’t progressing as promised - lots of sunk £££.
We ended up working with a proprietary provider to expand their existing product which then benefitted other adoption support providers.
Tough but right call.
We ended up working with a proprietary provider to expand their existing product which then benefitted other adoption support providers.
Tough but right call.
First go at sharing a piece here…. Having #weeknotes flash backs curiouscatherinehowe.medium.com/shape-the-ma...
Shape the market and buy better stuff
Last week we stopped the implementation of a major upgrade of a piece of legacy software as it really didn’t meet the hype it was sold with…
curiouscatherinehowe.medium.com
August 29, 2024 at 9:31 PM
First go at sharing a piece here…. Having #weeknotes flash backs curiouscatherinehowe.medium.com/shape-the-ma...
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The absolutely central point of the “new public management” (NPM) fiasco for 25 years has been to cram public service usage up to unsustainable levels to “cut costs” - but trashing resilience in the process, incurring far larger costs
Looking at the indicators of flow, there was an uptick in bed occupancy in September, to 93.1%
That's not an outlier in 2022 or 2023, but the point is that we run hospitals far too hot. Occupancy in the 90%+ range makes hospitals far more vulnerable to shocks
That's not an outlier in 2022 or 2023, but the point is that we run hospitals far too hot. Occupancy in the 90%+ range makes hospitals far more vulnerable to shocks
August 23, 2024 at 10:50 AM
The absolutely central point of the “new public management” (NPM) fiasco for 25 years has been to cram public service usage up to unsustainable levels to “cut costs” - but trashing resilience in the process, incurring far larger costs