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Commenting on James Herbert’s sensible post about approaching AI in local government, I came up with 5 statements of the bleedin’ obvious that all senior people ought to have in their minds whenever technology is being discussed. If something sounds…
One of the advantages of daily noting in MarsEdit is… tags! Setting the ambition for Future Councils – been looking forward to seeing some outcomes from this work. Will write up my thoughts once I have had a proper mull.…
Bluesky is definitely feeling like the nicest Twitter/X replacement going. But it’s a long way from perfect. The community feels compact, small but friendly. There’s a sense that people want to be there, and that it isn’t a chore (Mastodon…
One note for the whole week as I haven’t been working. Instead, had a week at home having fun with the family. However, I did occasionally look at a computer, hence the below. So Twitter/X finally took Tweetdeck away from…
Two days in a row out of the house! First time that has happened in a while. Today, I am knackered. “Digital proof: where one service ends, another begins” “Team memory, organisational sharing and serendipity in distributed workplaces” …
I’ve just ordered myself a new Mac Mini. Having been working on a fairly clunky Windows all-in-one machine for a few years, am looking forward to getting back on the Mac full time. I just find the apps available on…
“Why I no longer believe in Content Design” I wrote a quick and snarky post about Cipfa’s recent report about blockchain: “Why does PDF content persist when it sucks so much, and how can you get rid of…
CIPFA have published a report entitled Exploring blockchain technologies for collaboration and partnerships [PDF warning]. The very first statement of the executive summary is problematic. Blockchain technology has emerged as a promising solution for collaboration and partnerships, providing a secure…
A 17 minute video on web accessibility. Lovely! An explainer from some clever people about AI and public services: “Dear Alt-Twitter Designers: It’s about the network!” “How common platforms deliver brilliant digital services” Some intresting points…
How did I not know about this? Emulated Macs going back to the original, all in the browser: Fairly pointless, but amazing. “How to play Mundane Superhero” – looks a fun way to kick off workshops etc. “Council…
This is an extremely important thread for anyone wanting to understand the financial pressures felt across local government (and no, it’s not related to solar farms…) Following on from my post about where we are with digital and technology…
Not published one of these for a while. Newsletter went out yesterday, with a long article I wrote at the weekend about the local digital declaration and where things are at: Some great, addictive little browser games in here:…
I sent a newsletter – “Maybe the real design tool was all the conversation we had along the way” Am consistently impressed with dxw’s blogging. Always authentic, always helpful. Very rarely sales-y. Last weekend we started watching the…
My piece about single customer accounts seems to have gone down quite well in most parts. My focus in the last year has mostly been on people and capability stuff, and before that on some of the trickier IT problems…
I wrote about why I don’t think single user accounts are a good thing for local councils: – also sent as a newsletter Matt ‘Jukesie’ Jukes is looking for work. You should hire him! I keep seeing…
Delighted to see another local gov blog launching today! Some lovely stuff in here: Maddening but brilliant, like a reverse Tetris:
Another newsletter went out today: “Teaching agility, not Agile™” Ooooooh: “Open Working 101” Daughter was telling me this morning about dog and cat based ASMR videos, and I said I really don’t think that was what TBL…
It was our son’s graduation yesterday. So proud! But also, how did that happen? I’m so old! On Saturday we watched the new Indiana Jones film. Very silly of course but it did capture some of the fun of the…
Said this a few time this week – you can do amazing work with a good team, good culture, plenty of enthusiasm and terrible tech. With great tech and rubbish everything else, not so much. Have made it onto Bluesky,…
Another newsletter went out this morning: ClassicPress is WordPress like it used to be For years I lived in Evernote. This by Harry McCracken captures some of what made it great I knew vaguely of Vivian Stanshall,…