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Piali Das Gupta @pialidg.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Two people from #localgov who are adept at working in the open are @curiousc.bsky.social and Noel Hatch. Not sure if Noel is on here yet but he's defo on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/noelha...

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Noel Hatch on LinkedIn: Facing the future: how to build organisations that can withstand anything

It’s a wild world out there. Climate disasters, cyber threats, political instability, economic turbulence, and health crises—they’re not just on the horizon;…

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curiousc.bsky.social @curiousc.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Another bit of internet culture fundamentally shifting….and the ecosystem it supports.

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curiousc.bsky.social @curiousc.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

Hugely valuable - hugely sobering….

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curiousc.bsky.social @curiousc.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

Especially glad to see reference to the need to shape the housing market AND reconcile building homes with environmental targets - definitely worth a read 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Nye Cominetti @nyecominetti.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

If you don't fancy this we're also looking for a chief exec www.resolutionfoundation.org/about-us/opp...

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Chief Executive • Resolution Foundation

The Resolution Foundation seeks an exceptional candidate for the role of Chief Executive. With a commitment to analytical rigour, the Foundation is recognised as the leading authority on securing wide...

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curiousc.bsky.social @curiousc.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

Thanks Tom!

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Ben Proctor @benproctor.co.uk · 31/08/2024

Interesting reflections on stopping projects and market failure

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Iain Moore @iainmoore.bsky.social · 31/08/2024

This resonates - I pushed to scrap a bespoke database / case recording system that wasn’t progressing as promised - lots of sunk £££. We ended up working with a proprietary provider to expand their existing product which then benefitted other adoption support providers. Tough but right call.

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curiousc.bsky.social @curiousc.bsky.social · 01/09/2024

Thank you Jeni - and good shout - I like the CivTech programme in Scotland a lot - and it’s got a patience that other innovation programmes don’t - but really would like to see some impact data around how the startups develop from it - what about you?

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curiousc.bsky.social @curiousc.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

First go at sharing a piece here…. Having #weeknotes flash backs curiouscatherinehowe.medium.com/shape-the-ma...

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Shape the market and buy better stuff

Last week we stopped the implementation of a major upgrade of a piece of legacy software as it really didn’t meet the hype it was sold with…

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

The absolutely central point of the “new public management” (NPM) fiasco for 25 years has been to cram public service usage up to unsustainable levels to “cut costs” - but trashing resilience in the process, incurring far larger costs

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curiousc.bsky.social @curiousc.bsky.social · 21/08/2024

<waves> I left twitter a little while ago and am very pleased to have done so but love the thought that leaving should/could be collective action : curiouscatherinehowe.medium.com/so-long-twit...

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So long twitter…it was fun while it lasted

I have been fascinated by the power of online community to provide real support and connection for people for nearly 20 years (eek) and…

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