Five for Friday (16/6/17)

Another week in which technology seems the least important thing in the world. Still, I’ve got nothing else to give, so here goes. Join the DH digital communities and channels team – two great jobs going on a great team at the Department of Health. Slack is raising another $500 million — and has attracted … Keep reading

Five for Friday (26/5/17)

Five more nourishing morsels I’ve spotted this week: LocalGovCamp is back this September in Bristol. Find out more and sign up for the ticket lottery here. The Disappearing Computer – Walt Mossberg’s last column is a great read on the future of computing Put employee experience at the heart of the digital workplace – interesting presentation … Keep reading

Five for Friday

Am going to try and get a quick link roundup post out every Friday if I can, pointing out some interesting stuff I’ve seen during the week. Management is not about asking people to do stuff – really interesting article on being a better manager. Something that’s really been brought home to me in the … Keep reading

Skills for digital transformation

The Government Digital Service has released a big list defining the skills needed for transformation. It’s certainly comprehensive. It’s fair to say that it is more a list of skills that people need rather than the details of what goes into those skills, or how you start to equip a team with them. However, for … Keep reading

LocalGovCamp 2014 thoughts #5 – tools

I found LocalGovCamp a really refreshing and cheering event this year. I’m going to spend a few quick posts writing up my thoughts. There’s a kitbag of tools and approaches that can be used to tackle the problems facing us. Not everyone knows about them and this needs fixing. I’m not necessarily talking about digital … Keep reading