Updated this due to growing demand as the Twitter exodus gathers pace. Added Starter Packs - themed follower lists to get up and running quickly on Blue Sky. medium.com/@jamestplunket…

AI is the most consequential tech of our time. As AI firms gain power, how can we ensure ethical use? Join Nesta’s @jamestplunkett.bsky.social and award-winning journalist Karen Hao to explore at a free online event: bit.ly/4dwbDIK

How do we drive AI adoption in the public sector? Some thoughts from what we learned last time. Seven mechanisms that seemed to work well. medium.com/@jamestplunket…

Finally, here’s some great practical advice on how to leave the platform from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social medium.com/@jamestplunket… [17/19]

How to leave Twitter by @jamestplunkett.bsky.social link.medium.com/eKhCmaVFIMb

Popped back here to share a new post but it seems very tumbleweed so I'll just say I've shared the link on Blue Sky and LinkedIn! (....which I admit is annoying but, you know, it's just nicer there and more engagement) bsky.app/profile/jamest… linkedin.com/posts/james-pl…

In the new issue of Renewal, @jamestplunkett.bsky.social argues a new ‘how’ of governing is taking shape. It combines missions, relational practices, and internet-era methods to create a new type of state. The online version is free to read: renewal.org.uk/a-new-how-what…

Looking forward to this on Monday! Sign up below. I'll be in conversation with Karen Hao - on AI ethics, geopolitics, misinformation, and the state's role in AI.

A new vision for public digital work. Do we need one? And if so, what is it? Just shared a new post on Blue Sky here: bsky.app/profile/jamest…

Just shared a new essay on evidence-based policymaking on BlueSky. Are policies like medicines? An attempt to take stock and think about the next push on empiricism. A long read but it's a complicated topic! bsky.app/profile/jamest…

Terrific piece, @jamestplunkett.bsky.social. I appreciated lots here, including the reminder of Elinor Ostrom’s vision for government: build institutions that “bring out the best in people.” What a wonderful purpose for local governments everywhere. link.medium.com/vknN3m8xrOb

New post just out: A guest post today from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social It looks at why the govt have struggled to reorient Whitehall around their missions - and what they need to do to revitalise the idea and give themselves a defining purpose. (Free to read) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/why…

There's been a lot of talk about the increasingly sclerotic state of bureaucratic institutions. In this post I share seven ways to save bureaucracy from itself. medium.com/@jamestplunket…