An online notebook
When I delivered the Civil Service Learning digital engagement for policymakers course with Steph Gray, Steph put in a really neat slide which explained that different people have different needs from any one engagement exercise. Some people are happy to just know a bit more about what is going on. Others want to be able … Keep reading
We’re probably due an update, not least because people keep asking me about VirtualGovCamp – and one of main topics people are querying is how on earth this thing is going to work. To reiterate some of the things I have previously written about this, VirtualGovCamp will live and die by its asynchronicity. That is, … Keep reading
There’s an interesting bit of open policy work going on at the moment with the Deputy Prime Minister’s office working with the Policy Lab and Open Policy Making team, who are both based at the Cabinet Office. I’m lucky enough to be involved in a small way, too. It’s called Northern Futures, and is all … Keep reading
One of the things that I love about being a blogger is the encouragement it gives me to write. Writing helps. It’s fair to say, I think, that if you want to get good at something, then writing about it is a key part of the learning process. You don’t even have to do it … Keep reading
If you’re going to make your organisation sit up and take notice when it comes to new, digital ways of doing things, you need to get out there and sell them. Pretend you’re a techie startup trying to sell your product to your organisation. Get on every team meeting agenda that you can. Speak at … Keep reading