iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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transformgovtalks.bsky.social @transformgovtalks.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

🚨 6PM, WED 24 September 🚨 Join us at the MoJ or online * Dr Moira Nicolson & Holly Marquez "Failing Forward: Why Planning for AI Disasters Unlocks Breakthrough Innovation" * Ben Sauer "Always Be Creating Clarity: Daily habits for strategic storytelling" luma.com/sm09nslz Please share! Thanks 🙏

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TransformGov Talks : September 2025 · Luma

Dr Moira Nicolson, Lead Behavioural Scientist (Cabinet Office) and Honorary Research Fellow (UCL) plus Holly Marquez, Senior Behavioural Scientist, (Cabinet…

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transformgovtalks.bsky.social @transformgovtalks.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🚨 6PM, WED 25 June 🚨 Join us for the seventh TGT at the MoJ or online, with: * Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified" * Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence lu.ma/jkd8jbzu Please share! Thanks 🙏.

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TransformGov Talks : Seventh event · Luma

Speakers Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified" Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence live stream will be here : …

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David Durant @bowsy.co.uk · 19/04/2025

🚨 EVENT KLAXON! 🚨 The next @transformgovtalks.bsky.social event will be at the MoJ and online on Weds April 30th with the following great speakers. * Catherine Day - cross-government participatory methods forum * Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team Register here : lu.ma/c3wlyoz0

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TransformGov Talks : Fifth event · Luma

For our next event we have the following two excellent speakers. Catherine Day, Cabinet Office, on the cross-government participatory methods forum The Cabinet…

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transformgovtalks.bsky.social @transformgovtalks.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

🚨 EVENT KLAXON 🚨 Join us on Weds 26 March, in person (at MoJ) or online, and hear from: - Henry Midgley on 'Holding Government to Account: Democracy and the NAO' - Kirsty Innes, Labour Together, on digital ID Sign up: lu.ma/h0ci1zdd Kindly sponsored by dxw

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TransformGov Talks : Fourth event · Luma

For our fourth event we have the following two excellent speakers. Henry Midgley, Durham University, on Holding Government to Account: Democracy and the…

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Queen @janethughes.bsky.social kicking off pitching 🔥 #ukgc25

A crowd facing a screen that has pitching instructions. “Write down your session title. Join the queue. Share (30 seconds). Show of hands”. A woman is standing to the left hand side with a microphone pointing at the screen

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UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com · 13/01/2025

Touching post from fellow #ukgc25 organiser @imhuyorks.bsky.social on remembering @vickytnz.bsky.social who sadly passed away last week imranhussain.uk/remembering-... #RememberingVickyTnz

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Remembering Vicky Teinaki – Imran Hussain

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Stefan Czerniawski @pubstr.at · 09/12/2024

<blows the dust off> Yes of course the civil service can and should be more effective. But thinking that that can happen while everything else stays the same is delusional. As we go round this loop yet again, it is true as ever that if you want to change the system, you have to change the system.

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If you want to change the system, you have to change the system

If you want to change a system, you have to understand the system you want to change. If you want to reform the civil service, you have to understand why it is the way it is. Part of that is undoub…

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 09/12/2024

"Suddenly, the most important question isn't, 'How do we get this right the first time?'. It's 'How do we make this better by next Friday?'" Pat McFadden, Cabinet Office minister. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Now this bit, I like a lot. Test and learn, innit.

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Government seeks Whitehall ‘startup’ culture with tech worker secondments

Pat McFadden to urge departments to adopt ‘test-and-learn’ approach as part of £100m scheme for public sector reform

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Mark Buttanshaw @buttansma.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

Spotted what I can only describe as this squadron of snails yesterday in the rain 🤷‍♂️

A picture of a wall and some flowers in front of it. In the middle of the picture there are three snails close together and travelling in the same direction, like they could be in a military arrow formation.

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Mark Buttanshaw @buttansma.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

Excited to finally share the news that last year I had the unexpected opportunity to co-author a book chapter on culture and leadership with my boss - and its now going to be in a real life printed book! aqrinternational.co.uk/product/who-...

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Mark Buttanshaw @buttansma.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

What a day! @ukgovcamp.bsky.social was a blast! 💥 Had a lot of fun meeting govcampers old and new. Thanks for great conversations and lovely spaces for connecting. Exciting to see the govcamp tribe grow with #ukgcXL living up to its name with so many people there. …and now time for 😴😴😴

A large crowd facing the front of the large room used for UKGovCamp for the introduction to the day. There is a screen with a PowerPoint which says “This is an unconference”

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Amanda 🏳️‍🌈🔮 @ayymanduh.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

That #UKGCXL was mega! Lovely to experience it as a camper/attendee for the first time in 7 years. Beyond dreamy to catch up with everyone - even though I missed a bunch of folks in the crowds. Big sparkly congratulations and thank you to the @ukgovcamp.bsky.social Organisers & Campmakers. 👏🏻✨💗

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Mark Buttanshaw @buttansma.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

Obligatory early morning (and sleepy) pre- @ukgovcamp.bsky.social train station selfie #ukgcXL

A sleepy morning selfie from a train station platform with a moving train in the background

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UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com · 18/01/2024

Two more sleeps till the BIG @ukgovcamp.bsky.social event this Saturday! Who’s EXCITED! 🙌🎉 #ukgcXL 💫

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Mark Buttanshaw @buttansma.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

Only 8 more sleeps until @ukgovcamp.bsky.social on 20th January. A few final things to organise, and the excitement is really starting to build now 🥳 Oh, and you can still register until 5:30 today (12th Jan) if you haven’t already got your place!

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Mark Buttanshaw @buttansma.bsky.social · 01/01/2024

Soooo… anyone else start out 2024 being rick rolled by the BBC?

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Prateek Buch @prateekbuch.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

Come and work with me! If you want to apply amazing people centred methods to the knottiest problems in government, and fancy being a part of a great bunch of humans who will welcome you into our team, join us! www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

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Policy Lab Senior Producer - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK

Search and apply for jobs in the UK Civil Service

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Stefan Czerniawski @pubstr.at · 11/12/2023

Ten years on, pretty much everything about Govcamp has changed. And pretty much everything about it has stayed the same. The reasons for liking it then are still good reasons now. www.publicstrategist.com/2013/06/extr...

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Extreme camping

I like govcamp I like govcamp because I meet people I know I like govcamp because I meet people I don’t know I like govcamp because there are lots of people who were there the year before I like go�...

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Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 13/12/2023

UK Gov Designers - we have 2 days left to contribute to this review of design in the public sector! It's a great opportunity to make your voice heard. publicpolicydesign.blog.gov.uk/2023/11/22/s...

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Resilience is a function of a system, not the individuals therein.

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Mark Buttanshaw @buttansma.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

It’s going to be great! Fresh out of a planning meeting for @ukgovcamp.bsky.social and feeling very excited for gathering together with a bunch of lovely people in January and see what new things await🤩🌈🥳

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UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com · 20/11/2023

Hey folks, have you registered for UkGovCamp2024 returning on Sat 20 Jan?! An attendee-led event focused on improving public services. It’s FREE to attend, we’ve got lunch covered & there’s even creche available. Register to be part of the magic! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #ukgcXL

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Steve Parks @steveparks.me · 16/11/2023

How have people been tricked into believing that, because the carriage of the message door to door has been sped up by a day, they should speed up the mentally intensive work of reading and replying by a week or so?

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

Unexpected benefit of writing weeknotes #153: it’s good practice in articulating the things that aren’t going well. Identifying and naming problems is the first step to resolving them.

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

The govcamp23 video 😍 Looking forward to a trip to London in January for the next one.

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Amanda 🏳️‍🌈🔮 @ayymanduh.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

Do you know a brilliant practitioner, team or leader delivering people-centred change that deserves recognition for their work? WELL... nominations for the Future of Government Awards are open! You have until 14th December to submit (and self-nominations are encouraged!) futureofgovernment.com/en

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Future of Government Awards 2023Future of Government Awards 2023Future of Government Awards 2023

The Future of Government Awards champions practitioners, teams and leaders who are transforming people’s lives by applying digital solutions and leveraging technology to reform the public sector for...

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James Arthur Cattell @jacattell.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

UKGovCamp is an annual unconference on digital, data and technology in the public sector. Unlike a conference where it's set by the organisers, the agenda (j.mp/ukgovcamp) is created by the attendees at the start of the day. 1/2

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UKGovCamp 2023

UKGovCamp is an annual unconference themed around how the public sector does digital, data and technology. Video recorded and edited by Graham Higgins.

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Mark Buttanshaw @buttansma.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

So anyone for a game of D&D? I wrote in my previous blog about what OD&D can learn from D&D. And in part 2 I’ve written about why OD&D practitioners (and anyone interested in leadership) should play D&D. Would love to hear your thoughts! medium.com/@mark.buttan...

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Why should OD&D Practitioners (and anyone interested in leadership) play D&D?

In my previous blog, I was so inspired by Roffey Park’s OD conference that I owned up to my social identity as a geek who plays Dungeons &…

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Picard management tip: The truth is that sometimes you just won't know the right thing to do. You still have to try.

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Did you notice something different about the GOV.UK website? 😃 Today our amazing team made some changes to make things better for our users, be sure to check out the blog where we talk about our iterative, user centred approach to this work 🎉 insidegovuk.blog.gov.uk/2023/11/01/a...

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A bold new look for the GOV.UK homepage

Product updates and news from the Government Digital Service's GOV.UK team.

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Sarah Drummond @rufflemuffin.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Service Design is... Helped School of Good Services put together a slide for the Service Design Network talk in Berlin to articulate Service Design is often 10% design, 90% communication and creating conditions for design to exist Full talk slides from Lou Downe: docs.google.com/presentation...

Service Design is:
A conversation
An email
A new fund
A coffee with someone
A diagram
A new structure
Changing the name of something
Renaming a business process
Changing an API
Stopping things from happening...

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Mark Buttanshaw @buttansma.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

I was inspired by Roffey Park’s recent OD Conference to do something I’ve never done before… write a blog! And rather than starting on something serious, I’m starting with something a bit more fun and playful. So here’s my take on what OD&D can learn from D&D: medium.com/@mark.buttan...

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Coco @cocochan.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Amanda is my role model of authentic leadership. The energy and care and heart she has put into govcamp over the years is unparalleled. She quite simply a legend 🦄 See you in January 💛

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David Buck @davidbuckster.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

UKGovCamp is back & bigger than ever! The annual in-person event will be 20th January 2024. Accommodating even more folks this time and expanding to 500 tickets. Sign up for yours as soon as you can. ukgovcamp.com/2023/10/11/ukg… (Do hashtags work here? - newbie question) #ukgcXL

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Alex @blangry.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

It's only digital transformation if it comes from the UCD region of France. Otherwise it's just a sparkling Finance and HR system replacement.

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Mark Buttanshaw @buttansma.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

A lot to think through from the first day of Roffey Park OD conference, some great people and conversations. Session highlights for me have been thinking about multiple social identities we all have, the suits and cardigans of OD&D and leading generative change #RPOD23

A picture of a slide from the Roffey Park OD Conference titled ‘Social Identity’.

The slide lists 11 areas of social identity:
1. Ethnicity
2. Socio-Economic Status
3. Gender
4. Sex
5. Sexual Orientation
6. National Origin
7. First Language
8. Physical, Emotional, Developmental (Dis)Ability
9. Age
10. Religious or Spiritual Affiliation
11. Race

A workshop picture of the ‘suits’ or Organisation Design, covering themes such as Diagnostics, Operating Models, Control, Rationality

A workshop picture of the ‘cardigans’ of Organisation Development covering themes such as Hope, Messiness, Relationships, Emotion, Loss

A picture of a slide from the Roffey Park OD Conference titled ‘The Generative Change Model’.

The model has six stages in a loop:
1. Identify the adaptive challenge
2. Reframe into possibility-centric purpose statement
3. Engage diverse stakeholders in generative conversations
4. Stimulate self-organised interventions
5. Learn from successes and failures
6. Scale up and embed successful probes

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