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An online notebook
Digital and mission-driven government: digital, burdens and networks – Richard Pope’s first essay of three looking at how his Platformland thinking “can provide a unifying role in the successful delivery of the governmentās missions”. In the digital age the answerā¦
My good friend Carl Haggerty and I are really pleased to be kicking off a new monthly thing ā The Change Makers. The first one is on Tuesday, 28th January 2025 at 11am and you can sign up for itā¦
Rather terrifyingly, I was invited to chat on this podcast, which came out yesterday, on all things local government, technology and digital. Nice practical tips on Outlook etiquette from top localgov blogger Tass. Two great jobs at City of Lincolnā¦
If I had one bit of advice for ‘IT’ people it would be to stop referring to “the business”. It’s just so WEIRD. I newslettered again. Laura Hilliger, Doug Belshaw and Matt Jukes all on the same podcast? š Thisā¦
I was interviewed by Vicky Sargent again for her Interesting Times podcast. We talk about digital transformation in local governments, focusing on Adur & Worthing Councils and Hackney Council. You can listen to the podcast, and subscribe to future episodes,ā¦
Here’s my fifth podcast. This is becoming a thing! I’m joined in this episode by Anne McCrossan, who runs Visceral Business. Anne’s thing is getting organisations perform as genuinely social businesses. Hereās a link to download the original mp3ā¦
Here’s the fourthĀ episode of the podcast, where I chat with Andy Mabbett, twitcher birder extraordinaire and Wikipedian par excellence. He’s also done a bit of web work in local government. Hereās a link to download the original mp3 file ifā¦
Lloyd and I recorded another podcast last week.
Here’s the thirdĀ episode of the podcast, where I chat withĀ Helen ReynoldsĀ who helps organisations do great digital stuff at Social for the People,Ā and is an all round good egg. Apologies to our listener, and to Helen, as my Skype connection droppedā¦
Here’s the second episode of the podcast, where I chat with Carl Haggerty who does digital at Devon County Council, chairs LocalGovDigital and is a keen promoterĀ of reflective practice at unconferences. Here’s a link to Carl’s blog. Hereās aā¦
Inspired by my friends Lloyd and Robert, I’m starting a regular-ish podcast. Here’s the first episode, where I chat with all round comms supremo Dan Slee, off of Comms 2.0. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/230441292″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] If you wouldā¦
No, really. try it. Try Doorbell is a fantastic podcast by my friends Robert Brook and Lloyd Davis. It’s a great listen – some tech, some culture, some wittering. Here’s the feed URL so you can subscribe in your favouriteā¦
Lloyd Davis and I recorded another podcast recently, on the topic of blogging. Here’s Lloyd’s post with some helpful links to follow up on.
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: The power of technology for learning and why creating together is better | Helen Milner Barcamp NotForProfits | dxw (I’ll be there representing @tasksquadhq) Digital local government: a future in Googleā¦
Spurred on by Robert Brook, I’ve decided to give podcasting a try. My podcasts are going to be short – around 10 minutes – chats with interesting people about technology, government, democracy and public services. Here’s the first one, whereā¦
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. The Collapse of Complex Business Models « Clay Shirky – Awesome stuff from Shirky. Reflecting on my MSc research by Michele Ide-Smith – "By researching the attitudes and perceptions of authoritiesā¦
I had the pleasure of being asked to be a part of Gov 2.0 radio, a live phone-in podcast about government and the web based in the States. Due to timezone stuff it meant I had to stay up tilā¦
Neville writes about the latest service from Best Before – the guys behind the awesome turn-your-macbook-into-a-videobooth service Videoboo – which is Audioboo. What you do with Audioboo is simple: record audio on your iPhone and publish the recordings to yourā¦
I’ve started a podcast! the interruption is going to be a weekly chat between me and someone doing something exciting in social media and web 2.0 in the UK. The first episode is a discussion with Paul Johnston of Cisco,ā¦