Interesting links 18 March 2022

Things I’ve seen that are worth sharing. The Policymaking / DDAT Divide – Jerry Fishenden Despite politicians’ grand ambitions for DDaT since at least 1996, it’s had relatively little impact on radical government renewal and reform. Yet the political ambition has remained fairly constant during these 26 years: to ensure users are the focus, not … Keep reading

Interesting links – 18 Feb 2021

I find interesting things to read, bookmark them, save a chunk of text as a quote, and then occasionally copy and paste it all into a blog post, so you don’t have to. Digital Inclusion Toolkit: now live Leeds and Croydon Councils recently won central government funding to create a comprehensive and collaborative how-to guide … Keep reading

Interesting links – 9 Feb 2021

More nuggets spotted online, shared for your edutainment. 5 tips on running virtual events – DWP Digital One of the biggest learning points for the events team was that you can’t take a plan for a physical event and simply run it virtually instead. It just doesn’t work. You need to create a way to … Keep reading

Interesting links – 4 Feb 2021

Some bits and pieces I have been reading lately. The relentless Jeff Bezos – Stratechery What is clear, though, is that any attempt to understand the relentlessness of the company redirects to their founder, Jeff Bezos, who announced plans to step down as CEO after leading the company for twenty-seven years. He is arguably the … Keep reading