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"Most of the time we’re not designing the products and services – we’re designing the system to put users at the heart of it."
Design Week interviews PD's Senior Director Katherine Wastell.
www.designweek.co.uk/there-is-no-...
Design Week interviews PD's Senior Director Katherine Wastell.
www.designweek.co.uk/there-is-no-...
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"Most of the time we’re not designing the products and services – we’re designing the system to put users at the heart of it."
Design Week interviews PD's Senior Director Katherine Wastell.
www.designweek.co.uk/there-is-no-...
Design Week interviews PD's Senior Director Katherine Wastell.
www.designweek.co.uk/there-is-no-...
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I’m on the lookout for a new contract (preferably inside).
I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice.
Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good.
Thx :)
I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice.
Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good.
Thx :)
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m on the lookout for a new contract (preferably inside).
I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice.
Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good.
Thx :)
I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice.
Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good.
Thx :)
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We're delighted to welcome Olivia Elson to Public Digital as a Director in the Global Impact team.
public.digital/about-pd/our...
public.digital/about-pd/our...
September 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
We're delighted to welcome Olivia Elson to Public Digital as a Director in the Global Impact team.
public.digital/about-pd/our...
public.digital/about-pd/our...
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Follow @adhdpathfinding.org.uk to hear about this new volunteer group helping people with “undiagnosed” #ADHD in the UK
Background:
- millions of us
- mostly unsupported/no access to helpful meds
- waiting lists years long
- access to lists denied for older people
Background:
- millions of us
- mostly unsupported/no access to helpful meds
- waiting lists years long
- access to lists denied for older people
ADHD Pathfinding first weeknote is out 📥
medium.com/adhd-pathfin...
Find out more about what the group got up to, and where we're heading...
medium.com/adhd-pathfin...
Find out more about what the group got up to, and where we're heading...
July 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Follow @adhdpathfinding.org.uk to hear about this new volunteer group helping people with “undiagnosed” #ADHD in the UK
Background:
- millions of us
- mostly unsupported/no access to helpful meds
- waiting lists years long
- access to lists denied for older people
Background:
- millions of us
- mostly unsupported/no access to helpful meds
- waiting lists years long
- access to lists denied for older people
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I'm hosting an unconference for community professionals in Lagos, Nigeria on July 12, 2025.
If you enjoy having an open and honest conversation around the messy and grey areas of building a community regardless of the industry, you should plan to attend!
Link in thread 👇
If you enjoy having an open and honest conversation around the messy and grey areas of building a community regardless of the industry, you should plan to attend!
Link in thread 👇
June 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I'm hosting an unconference for community professionals in Lagos, Nigeria on July 12, 2025.
If you enjoy having an open and honest conversation around the messy and grey areas of building a community regardless of the industry, you should plan to attend!
Link in thread 👇
If you enjoy having an open and honest conversation around the messy and grey areas of building a community regardless of the industry, you should plan to attend!
Link in thread 👇
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It's looking likely I'll be back helping to deliver services in the #NHS again soon. It's been 3 years since my last stint with the awesome #111online team and I'm trying to get the lay of the land, what's changed, what hasn't? Let me know in the comments or drop me a DM if you're up for a chat 👍
June 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's looking likely I'll be back helping to deliver services in the #NHS again soon. It's been 3 years since my last stint with the awesome #111online team and I'm trying to get the lay of the land, what's changed, what hasn't? Let me know in the comments or drop me a DM if you're up for a chat 👍
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How do we repair the mess Trump & the tech titan have made? Public servants who know how to build things can tell us.
Here’s @merici.bsky.social, who built IRS Direct File AND helped launched the beloved CFPB on @cnn.com with @philmattingly.bsky.social
transcripts.cnn.com/show/cg/date...
Here’s @merici.bsky.social, who built IRS Direct File AND helped launched the beloved CFPB on @cnn.com with @philmattingly.bsky.social
transcripts.cnn.com/show/cg/date...
June 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
How do we repair the mess Trump & the tech titan have made? Public servants who know how to build things can tell us.
Here’s @merici.bsky.social, who built IRS Direct File AND helped launched the beloved CFPB on @cnn.com with @philmattingly.bsky.social
transcripts.cnn.com/show/cg/date...
Here’s @merici.bsky.social, who built IRS Direct File AND helped launched the beloved CFPB on @cnn.com with @philmattingly.bsky.social
transcripts.cnn.com/show/cg/date...
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A piece of career advice I give people I mentor is to go where you are valued. It means it’s important to be in a role where you are respected, recognized and rewarded.
Sometimes despite tenure, it’s better to leave and accelerate your career trajectory versus staying where you’ve been written off.
Sometimes despite tenure, it’s better to leave and accelerate your career trajectory versus staying where you’ve been written off.
May 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A piece of career advice I give people I mentor is to go where you are valued. It means it’s important to be in a role where you are respected, recognized and rewarded.
Sometimes despite tenure, it’s better to leave and accelerate your career trajectory versus staying where you’ve been written off.
Sometimes despite tenure, it’s better to leave and accelerate your career trajectory versus staying where you’ve been written off.
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More of this please.
Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”
Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”
Bradford project produces ‘outstanding’ rise in children’s physical activity
JU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schools
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
More of this please.
Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”
Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”
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I am going to buy 2 places on @ewebber.bsky.social's fantastic new self paced learning course, for people traditionally marginalised in the #digital industry if you're interested, or know someone let me know 👍
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
Building Successful Communities of Practice in organisations
Take this self-paced course to identify, form, grow, and supercharge communities of practice in and across organisations. Learn about the benefits for members and organisations, how to build them and ...
tacit.thinkific.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I am going to buy 2 places on @ewebber.bsky.social's fantastic new self paced learning course, for people traditionally marginalised in the #digital industry if you're interested, or know someone let me know 👍
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
Bookmarking this
Was using Nomic to load models locally, but after a tip from @joelanman.bsky.social I’m now using this.
Run your own AI models, on your own computer, no subscriptions, no tracking/analytics, no snitching, and rather customizable: a short introduction marko.tech/journal/usin...
May 14, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Bookmarking this
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AI is doing the coursework.
AI is writing the resume based on the coursework that AI did.
AI is reading the resumes that AI wrote that were based on the coursework that AI did.
AI is doing the jobs gotten by AI reading the resumes that AI wrote that were based on the coursework that AI did.
AI is writing the resume based on the coursework that AI did.
AI is reading the resumes that AI wrote that were based on the coursework that AI did.
AI is doing the jobs gotten by AI reading the resumes that AI wrote that were based on the coursework that AI did.
May 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
AI is doing the coursework.
AI is writing the resume based on the coursework that AI did.
AI is reading the resumes that AI wrote that were based on the coursework that AI did.
AI is doing the jobs gotten by AI reading the resumes that AI wrote that were based on the coursework that AI did.
AI is writing the resume based on the coursework that AI did.
AI is reading the resumes that AI wrote that were based on the coursework that AI did.
AI is doing the jobs gotten by AI reading the resumes that AI wrote that were based on the coursework that AI did.
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Join us in Westminster on 7 May for Data Bites #55.
Speakers include:
🔹 Alex Blandford (Public Digital & Oxford)
🔹 Laura Gilbert (Ellison Institute)
🔹 Ed Humpherson on data, trust & regulation
🔹 MHCLG on Local Digital & AI
📍Broadway House, London SW1H
Speakers include:
🔹 Alex Blandford (Public Digital & Oxford)
🔹 Laura Gilbert (Ellison Institute)
🔹 Ed Humpherson on data, trust & regulation
🔹 MHCLG on Local Digital & AI
📍Broadway House, London SW1H
Data Bites #55
Data Bites #55
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Join us in Westminster on 7 May for Data Bites #55.
Speakers include:
🔹 Alex Blandford (Public Digital & Oxford)
🔹 Laura Gilbert (Ellison Institute)
🔹 Ed Humpherson on data, trust & regulation
🔹 MHCLG on Local Digital & AI
📍Broadway House, London SW1H
Speakers include:
🔹 Alex Blandford (Public Digital & Oxford)
🔹 Laura Gilbert (Ellison Institute)
🔹 Ed Humpherson on data, trust & regulation
🔹 MHCLG on Local Digital & AI
📍Broadway House, London SW1H
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Exciting news! I'm launching my brand new online self-paced course very soon.
With videos, reading, and hands-on activities, learn how to identify, form, grow, and supercharge communities of practice in and across organisations.
Sign up now to receive a discount at launch tacit.pub/onlinecourse
With videos, reading, and hands-on activities, learn how to identify, form, grow, and supercharge communities of practice in and across organisations.
Sign up now to receive a discount at launch tacit.pub/onlinecourse
May 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Exciting news! I'm launching my brand new online self-paced course very soon.
With videos, reading, and hands-on activities, learn how to identify, form, grow, and supercharge communities of practice in and across organisations.
Sign up now to receive a discount at launch tacit.pub/onlinecourse
With videos, reading, and hands-on activities, learn how to identify, form, grow, and supercharge communities of practice in and across organisations.
Sign up now to receive a discount at launch tacit.pub/onlinecourse
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If you're an #HTML nerd, I would love your help.
I've released a new Pretty-Printer for PHP 8.4's Dom\HTMLDocument class.
Could you please go to shkspr.mobi/blog/random and hit view source in your browser. Does everything look OK? Anything weird? It should all be formatted nicely.
THANKS!
I've released a new Pretty-Printer for PHP 8.4's Dom\HTMLDocument class.
Could you please go to shkspr.mobi/blog/random and hit view source in your browser. Does everything look OK? Anything weird? It should all be formatted nicely.
THANKS!
April 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
If you're an #HTML nerd, I would love your help.
I've released a new Pretty-Printer for PHP 8.4's Dom\HTMLDocument class.
Could you please go to shkspr.mobi/blog/random and hit view source in your browser. Does everything look OK? Anything weird? It should all be formatted nicely.
THANKS!
I've released a new Pretty-Printer for PHP 8.4's Dom\HTMLDocument class.
Could you please go to shkspr.mobi/blog/random and hit view source in your browser. Does everything look OK? Anything weird? It should all be formatted nicely.
THANKS!
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A special edition of my newsletter focused on the Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team vacancies (and principles).
@karakane-kk.bsky.social
newsletter.digitalbydefault.jobs/internet-of-...
@karakane-kk.bsky.social
newsletter.digitalbydefault.jobs/internet-of-...
Internet of Public Service Jobs - Test/Learn/Grow
This is a special edition supporting the Cabinet Office's Test, Learn and Grow team with their recruitment campaign. I have nothing to do with the team in any capacity and nobody asked me to do it but...
newsletter.digitalbydefault.jobs
March 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A special edition of my newsletter focused on the Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team vacancies (and principles).
@karakane-kk.bsky.social
newsletter.digitalbydefault.jobs/internet-of-...
@karakane-kk.bsky.social
newsletter.digitalbydefault.jobs/internet-of-...
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If you have some training budget you would like to use up before the end of the financial year, I have some availability for coaching sessions. Make an inquiry here, let me know your timescales and anything else important and I will be in touch.
21cmindset.com/inquiry/
21cmindset.com/inquiry/
Inquiry | 21st Century Mindset
Please complete this form to make an inquiry. I will be in touch A.S.A.P.
21cmindset.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you have some training budget you would like to use up before the end of the financial year, I have some availability for coaching sessions. Make an inquiry here, let me know your timescales and anything else important and I will be in touch.
21cmindset.com/inquiry/
21cmindset.com/inquiry/
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Blog entry: "It’s important that we reconsider how much to government software development outsource. I don’t mean what percentage of development, I mean the extent of each project that is handed off to a vendor. What might it look like to reduce the outsourced extent, if that would reduce risk?"
Don’t outsource control.
Agencies often outsource projects so thoroughly that they give up their ability to control the projects’ outcomes. What does it look like to retain control?
waldo.jaquith.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Blog entry: "It’s important that we reconsider how much to government software development outsource. I don’t mean what percentage of development, I mean the extent of each project that is handed off to a vendor. What might it look like to reduce the outsourced extent, if that would reduce risk?"
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The Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team are hiring 11 roles across product, delivery management, data analysis and design. Come work with us on public sector reform! www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
Quick Check NeededGOV.UK
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
March 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team are hiring 11 roles across product, delivery management, data analysis and design. Come work with us on public sector reform! www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
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Do you use an API?
Do you run an API?
Then I'd love to hear from you!
I'm supporting the ONS with some work looking at the current API landscape and best practice (esp government, and esp stats)
We have a short survey - v grateful for thoughts, and please share! www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/FISUES/
Do you run an API?
Then I'd love to hear from you!
I'm supporting the ONS with some work looking at the current API landscape and best practice (esp government, and esp stats)
We have a short survey - v grateful for thoughts, and please share! www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/FISUES/
API users survey March 2025
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Do you use an API?
Do you run an API?
Then I'd love to hear from you!
I'm supporting the ONS with some work looking at the current API landscape and best practice (esp government, and esp stats)
We have a short survey - v grateful for thoughts, and please share! www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/FISUES/
Do you run an API?
Then I'd love to hear from you!
I'm supporting the ONS with some work looking at the current API landscape and best practice (esp government, and esp stats)
We have a short survey - v grateful for thoughts, and please share! www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/FISUES/
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This is a very good piece of writing.
The new GOV.UK login system is the first step in a radical transformation of the British state (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/login-to-a...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/login-to-a...
The new GOV.UK login system is the first step in a radical transformation of the British state
A British "DOGE" (of sorts) is rearchitecting the government
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This is a very good piece of writing.
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Governments must design digital services that work for everyone, not just the digitally connected. 🌍
Public Digital’s Head of Africa, @abisola.bsky.social explored the importance of inclusive digital transformation on our blog. This week, ICT Works featured it on their site.
Read it here: 🔗
Public Digital’s Head of Africa, @abisola.bsky.social explored the importance of inclusive digital transformation on our blog. This week, ICT Works featured it on their site.
Read it here: 🔗
3 Examples: Inclusive Digital Transformation Government Services - ICTworks
digital transformation efforts address inclusive, user-centred digital government services that meet citizens where they are in 3 countries
www.ictworks.org
March 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Governments must design digital services that work for everyone, not just the digitally connected. 🌍
Public Digital’s Head of Africa, @abisola.bsky.social explored the importance of inclusive digital transformation on our blog. This week, ICT Works featured it on their site.
Read it here: 🔗
Public Digital’s Head of Africa, @abisola.bsky.social explored the importance of inclusive digital transformation on our blog. This week, ICT Works featured it on their site.
Read it here: 🔗
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#18F site wiped from internet. Some parts have been saved & reposted.
Dug Falby has the Methods pages goodlookslikethis.com/guides.18f.g... #GovDesign #ServiceDesign
Dug Falby has the Methods pages goodlookslikethis.com/guides.18f.g... #GovDesign #ServiceDesign
methods homepage | 18F Methods
goodlookslikethis.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#18F site wiped from internet. Some parts have been saved & reposted.
Dug Falby has the Methods pages goodlookslikethis.com/guides.18f.g... #GovDesign #ServiceDesign
Dug Falby has the Methods pages goodlookslikethis.com/guides.18f.g... #GovDesign #ServiceDesign
When we pick up the pieces in the future of a broken humanity, will we look back on social media timeline algorithms as a major contributor to our collective demise?
February 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
When we pick up the pieces in the future of a broken humanity, will we look back on social media timeline algorithms as a major contributor to our collective demise?
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👀 Mid level and Senior Developers in Bristol, London and Manchester
Last week GOV.UK Pay completed £38.80m in payments safely, securely and accessibly. 💸
We are recruiting permanent roles until 24th February 2025.
Apply now www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi....
Last week GOV.UK Pay completed £38.80m in payments safely, securely and accessibly. 💸
We are recruiting permanent roles until 24th February 2025.
Apply now www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi....
Mid-level and Senior Developers - Products and Services - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UKGOV.UK
Search and apply for jobs in the UK Civil Service
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
February 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
👀 Mid level and Senior Developers in Bristol, London and Manchester
Last week GOV.UK Pay completed £38.80m in payments safely, securely and accessibly. 💸
We are recruiting permanent roles until 24th February 2025.
Apply now www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi....
Last week GOV.UK Pay completed £38.80m in payments safely, securely and accessibly. 💸
We are recruiting permanent roles until 24th February 2025.
Apply now www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi....