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Dan Howarth

@danhowarth.bsky.social
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Ally in training. Generally curious. Rookie dad. Into hills, indy mags and #designjustice. Content strategy and IA in UK gov.

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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Like @undermanager.bsky.social says, writing is thinking, presenting is deciding. If the person giving the speech is neither thinking through what they ought to say, or deciding what goes in and out, does it have any substance?
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Bittersweet hermitry?
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thanks for the shout out 😃 Those CSVs are brilliant. Only a hop skip and a jump to machine readable knowledge ✊
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I think it’s run out of puff
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
That’s ma buoy
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Good advice. Sounds like you speak from experience
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Help. A washed-out old balloon has landed in my garden. Should I feed it?
A mis-shapen, off-white balloon on a lawn.
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Baaaadly
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Think they went on a team building day, to the Bermuda Triangle
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Love Moana. Will happily watch this, the original, the West End play, the TV serialisation, Lego Moana, the B-movie horror spoof and the Bollywood version – and I look forward to all of them
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This is worthy of Viz top tips 👌
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Given this is actually wrong stage, and vanquishing Mel Brooks’ tushy monster is more apt – but harder to recreate
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Closely followed by the potty megamix from Look Who’s Talking Too, feat Beastie Boys: youtu.be/gOa1T3yG5GI?...
youtu.be
LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO Clip - "Potty Dance" (1990)
YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Clips
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I would help people apply for jobs. Up to and way past the point where AI becomes the default
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
You’ve got The River Wild www.imdb.com/title/tt0110...
imdb.com
The River Wild (1994) ⭐ 6.5 | Adventure, Crime, Thriller
1h 51m | PG-13
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The sheer organisational gaslighting. Soft skills say nothing about how hard they are to acquire
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Spot on. I’ve often thought how hard it is doing transformation within a transformation programme – a sort-of meta change that people don’t deal well with. But you’ve articulated it so well here
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Norms feel a bit like the Overton Window for transformation
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I hope that’s a haggis, neep and tatty sandwich
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Damn right, it’s better than mine
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Is this what the IAs call intertwingularity?
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Challenge accepted. What’s been the highest fine in the UK for a breach of GDPR?
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Nah, miles away from it. But looks like the sort of job that needs someone like you in it
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Would you chuck your hat in the ring for this role at Cabinet Office? The open government and experimentation workstreams sound right up your street: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
Quick Check Needed
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James Arthur Cattell @jacattell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The awesome Sam Villis (@stamanfar.bsky.social) hosted the first #OneTeamGov virtual meet-up of 2026 this week. One of the things we discussed was doing a 10th anniversary #unconference next year in 2027. Please like and repost if you're interested.
A square graphic rotated slightly clockwise. Inside the square, the text 'ONE TEAM GOV' is stacked in three lines. Both the border and the text use a vibrant color gradient that transitions from bright orange at the top left to deep pink at the bottom right.
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
That seagull is way off course
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I’d propose a meta-session: Every time someone says “AI” the sprinklers go off
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Scotland would be ace. The grass is greener, air cleaner – and hopefully it’d make the tickets cheaper 😃
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Could you get it through L&D?
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This looks amazing @kenny.weave-it.org. If we can rustle up numbers in the UK, would you be up for running the course over here too?
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Oh, it’s in Utrecht 😞
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David Heath @davidheath.org · 14/01/2026
Technical design *is* business process design *is* team design *is* service design *is* user centred design. If you insist that one is superior to another or that you don’t need to concern yourself with all aspects, you’re doing your organisation and your users a disservice. This course looks great!
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
@ideasintheround.bsky.social DDD for product managers – our prayers have been answered!
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Do you think we can get the antiliterati to read, beyond doomscrolling through their toxic filter bubbles?
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I was thinking more like a free parasitic, agentic knowledge graph receiver inside every chicken nugget
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
We need better knowledge management systems that don’t rely on people reading things or actively seeking out facts
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The part where you put white wine in is good. Then obviously have a glass too, cos you can’t make the risotto drink alone
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Shite Manager, as it’s known in our house. But we still watch it, of course
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
“exploring her role as First Lady and her relationship with the former president” – some big news afoot between now and opening night?!
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Here’s one of the great music videos of our time: youtu.be/EGheV059UBA?...
youtu.be
"Africa" by Toto, Performed by the Crew of the Bourbon Peridot, West Africa 2013.
YouTube video by djflynn
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Challenge accepted
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
If they rub my tummy while we observe the sphinxes of the great riddle gate together, I would pay a premium
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Would you settle for Engywook from The Neverending Story?
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The more they look like Bill Nighy, the less cheap they’ll be, surely
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I’d forgotten all about hot weather
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
And I thought you were cool
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Hook me up next time. I’m here all year
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The GIS, the GIS, *cough cough* the GIS
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
It’s a poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket
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Dan Howarth @danhowarth.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
(can we keep going?)
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