This was a great gathering of key thinkers in this field. What I learned tonight is that the challenges are many and great - but we have the tools, skills and collective awareness for real progress.

Rare that I shill for anyone in here, but if there's any justice in the world, Gary Stevenson will become a household name within 3 years. Read. This. Book.

Not gonna lie, GenAI for job apps has not, so far, been a good thing.

Important: This new calling feature is ENABLED by default and will reveal your IP address to your callers!

To opt out, go to settings->privacy and safety->direct messages->disable calls

IP address will potentially identify you so especially important for pseudonymous accounts.

Help Wanted!
My monthnote for February 2024 link.medium.com/7ZOb7V2HDHb

As someone who has made a career building pubIic sector capacity to deliver meaningful services and change - I cannot recommend these recommendations highly enough. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Less hollow tech boosterism. More focus on the capacity/culture needed to improve outcomes *for people*

I just published Monthnote: January 2024 weeknot.es/monthnote-janu…

Absolutely this. The means exist (have existed - for some time) for us not only to avoid such heartbreaking failures, but to break out of the systemic and cultural patterns that made such failures a possibility.

We have just published job adverts for critical roles in the Transformation Directorate at NHS England to lead user-centred design of national health services:

Lead Service Designers: nhsdigitalweb.eploy.net/vacancies/2848…

Lead Interaction Designer: jobs.digital.nhs.uk/vacancies/2970…

#nhs #nhs jobs #ucd

Hope everyone at Product for the People in Manchester hosted by Debbie Blanchard and steve.rss has an amazing time today - sorry I can't be there but I have a much less fun event to attend.

A welcome change of (weeknoting) pace. My monthnote for October.

weeknot.es/monthnote-octo…

Here's my monthnote for October: weeknot.es/monthnote-octo…

Today and tomorrow, NHS App teams are planning what we will do in January, February and March 2024. Here are the messages I shared with them at the start of the day:
jiggott.medium.com/planning-for-j…