‘Change’
Gov geeks headed for London on Thursday 4 March and gathered for another LocalGovCamp unconference. With so much to pack into a day we were asked to use just one word to describe why we’d come along...
View ArticleStop, collaborate & listen
Out of one of those random Twitter conversations comes another potentially useful place to share experience and knowledge with other local gov folk. We’re currently gearing up for the project to...
View ArticleVirtual insanity
This weekend I’ve attended a couple of local gov digital communications events. Of course I haven’t done so in person but I have been able to virtually attend thanks to people there sharing their...
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Who’s a happy camper?
It’s really quite amazing when you look at – four days on from UK GovCamp 2011 and people are still using the passion and drive they gained from the event to generate and share content online. The hash...
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CitizenSarah reports
In November 2010 I decided that while I was on maternity leave for six months I would keep a note of each interaction I had with public service. I would actively try to engage with all levels of...
View ArticleTicking boxes
Yesterday marked the end of my maternity leave and I spent the day in Manchester (a city with which I am in love) splitting my time between an exhibition and meeting in person a fellow girl gov geek...
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Content strategy in local government
There is nothing more powerful than a bad idea that’s time has come, to paraphrase author Robert Rankin, and so it was that I found myself launching into a part-time Masters just a few days after my...
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The mind-bending brilliance of UKGovCamp12
Friday and Saturday last week saw me at UK GovCamp 2012 (or #ukgc12) – the annual unconference for gov geeks, digital doers and people who just want to make public services and society better. It was,...
View ArticleContent strategy WTF? session at UKGC12
My second post about UK GovCamp 2012 to try and capture what happened in the two sessions I co-hosted with Carl Haggerty on content strategy in local government. Our session on Friday afternoon was a...
View ArticleReallyUsefulDay – GDS meets localgov
An exciting day out in London today at the Government Digital Service / LocalDirectGov Really Useful Day, looking at the user journeys between GovUK and council websites. Hosted at DCLG, the day had a...
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