Dave Briggs

It’s really annoying when ctrl-k doesn’t work as a shortcut to insert a link somewhere It’s the agile mindset that matters for local government (by me) https://sensibletech.co.uk/its-the-agile-mindset-that-matters-for-local-government/ Two wonderful bit of work (and blogging) by Essex https://servicetransformation.blog.essex.gov.uk/2023/05/12/testing-essex-gov-with-blind-and-low-vision-users/ https://servicetransformation.blog.essex.gov.uk/2023/05/17/tales-of-the-private-beta-supertesters-user-research-on-the-new-intranet/ Learning, More than One Way https://postshift.com/learning-more-than-one-way/ Bristol Digital’s user experience principles https://bristoldigital.localgov.blog/2023/05/16/ux-principles/ Making a modern digital council … Keep reading

I survived my stag do at the weekend, although to be fair, it was a quiet affair. Just me, 3 of my old school mates and my 22 year old son. Wedding is next Saturday, so exciting! Despite being split in two following some local gov reorganisation, the digital folk up in Cumbria are still … Keep reading

My birthday passed without incident. Some lovely messages from folk, and some delightful gifts, including some impressively chunky history books, those Penguin ones with the orange spines that look so fabulous on a shelf. Also Peter Rex’s book on Hereward the Wake, which I am really looking forward to. OneTeamGov for local government this morning, … Keep reading

It’s my birthday! 44 today. It turns out, little did I know, that the links haven’t been working on these notes for some time. No idea why but they aren’t properly being added to the posts in WordPress when I hit publish in Obsidian. I’m going through adding them in manually, which is a pain. … Keep reading

I’ve been rubbish publishing here for a couple of weeks. Been super busy, is my excuse. Nice to see one of my blogging inspirations Lloyd is trying something similar. https://perfectpath.co.uk/2023/05/03/wednesday-may-3rd-2023/ Books – am currently reading The Ruin of all Witches by Malcolm Gaskill, which is just terrific. I find the early days of the USA … Keep reading