Take care out there people

Love seeing Paul Downey doodles in the wild

Evening hive mind! Can you point me to good example of publicly accessible playbooks for digital design, data and tech teams? This sort of thing: playbook.dxw.com or this: lgss-digital.co.uk/playbook/

We're looking for a #UserResearcher to work with us on an exciting client project. Starting asap and running through to July. The team can work flexibly. We also have contract opportunities for #InteractionDesigners starting in Feb. Drop Coca Rivas 🏴‍☠️ a note if you're interested.

From the editor: the Siren song of power buff.ly/3GPBvPa

Former perm sec Jonathan Slater has published a paper for The Policy Institute asking why the policy world of the civil service is divorced from reality, and advocating for reform. It's good. A mega 🧵

*JOBS* I need help LEEDS 2023 please. Delivery Manager & Digital Product Manager roles NOW LIVE leeds2023.co.uk/get-involved/h…

We have some exciting #DeveloperJobs atm, with a track record of building better public services, and we're now employee owned. Are you experienced in building modern production software and happy to learn new languages and stacks as you go? Find out more bit.ly/3Kyolbc

One of the things that motivates us to come to work at dxw is the impact our work makes on society. Our MD david mann shares what we've been doing over the last few months to make life better for people who depend on public services bit.ly/3sHMdm6 #TechForGood #dxwTeam

we're a "a world away from the exciting political ambition to re-energise and reform democracy itself, redesigning the way government thinks, operates and acts, and its relationship with citizens" — a short extract from work in progress on my new book ntouk.wordpress.com/2022/06/08/boo…

People at dxw go over and above to make it a great place to work and I'm so proud of the team. By the way, we're hiring :) dxw.com/careers/

Oof, the doom-scroll is especially doomy today. Three thoughts on staying positive. 🧵

Fascinating to hear from dxw's founder, current MD, and an employee trustee on their experience of transitioning to EO, just one year in. Great discussion and challenging questions from around the room! #EOAconference

We're excited to share the news that Neontribe has joined the dxw family 🙌 david mann and HarryHarrold https://bsky.app/profile/harryharrold explain why we’ve turned our partnership into something more permanent bit.ly/3QAqSWq #EmployeeOwned eoa

Edward Mann was a millinery brand that produced high fashion hats. The factory was in 137-141 Stoke Newington Church St, later the Vortex Jazz Bar where Nando’s is now. Edward Mann Designed the hats for iconic 60s television character Emma Peel of The Avengers.

New from me on the dxw blog, we need better quality, better outcomes and better value in digital public services - dxw.com/2023/11/better…

Molly and me at dxw, discuss what a proactive state for working parents could look like. And how it could help make our economy more productive dxw.com/2024/06/a-proa…

🧐A job at the BFI📽️ >> DevSecOps Engineer £49-58K. Come and work as part of our team of about a dozen software devs, to improve our security practices. Or just RT to your network please! bfijobsandopportunities.bfi.org.uk/tlive_webrecru…