It's today! @liamhawkes and I will be talking about design experiments at the Service Design in Government conference! #SDinGov Looking forward to it! Advanced apologies for any cat-based heckles in the background. I'm still at my living room desk!

Really pleased to get to speak at Home Office Digital UCD meet up yesterday and share early learnings from the policy and innovation lab’s current project which explores private office processes and opportunities for change. So impressed with the appetite for new ways of working.

Property for Sale: The Council is offering the vacant property 6 West Street, Old Market for sale and is inviting bids from community organisations & social enterprises. Potential for a gallery/ cafe/ offices etc. Bids invited until 4 Jan 2022. More info: bristol.gov.uk/property

First day back at work today after a lovely festive break! Minimal internet access meant I missed publication of the latest blog post about our CoLab work Home Office Digital 🙌 Read it here: hodigital.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/21/ref… #UserCentredPolicyDesign @sallykhalls Charlotte Moore @liamhawkes

I've not stopped wearing mine. This outlook is gloomy.

Every 6-8 months I reach my limit on whether I can bear and today I cannot. It's the woooooooorst.

Something I’ve thought about a lot over the past few years. We need everyone to act more like system thinkers in design and service delivery teams #multiplied #digitaltransformation

I've followed Deborah James and her tireless work to raise awareness about cancer, and feel strongly that we should all 'buy her drink' to raise money for her fund for cancer research, to send her off with a warm glow and a massive sense of achievement ♥️

Good to see this list of digital essentials for senior civil servants. I wonder how we get from publishing intent to achieving this: gov.uk/government/pub…

“If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.” Grace Hopper and also Katy Arnold @katyarnie.bsky.social (who manifests this motto) ❤️ Long may the team she built continue along this vein.

An opportunity for a Senior Service Designer to work on knotty and important problems at the Home Office Policy & Innovation Lab: civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?…

Wow, what a campaign. It makes me so sad that people do a lot of their suffering behind closed doors. Reminds me it's important to check in with people, but also acknowledge that we don't always have sight of someone's pain.

Smuggest moment of 2022 achieved

Found #budgie in sea at #whitstable #tankerton beach. Anyone lost one?

There are currently brilliant and important user research opportunities in the policy and innovation lab at Home Office: civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j… Have a look! Apply even.

Beautiful people

Trying out a new idea in the local area #penge we’re starting a monthly art club for people who want to have mess around with different mediums - instagram.com/penge_artclub?… PLUS it’s above a taproom, so if all else fails there is beer! SoutheyBrewingCo