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Everything I've posted on social media, in one place. Posts I shared on more than one platform appear once, with links to each.

1,052 posts, from 840 on Bluesky and 706 on Mastodon. X and LinkedIn are coming soon.

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6 November 2026 at 21:05

Really enjoyable time at #DeliverCon in #Birmingham today. Great to see delivery management colleagues new and old. Lots of AI related discussions, of course, but also a useful cyber response chat, and a cracking "Rant Room" session at the end of the day.

A handwritten flip chart sheet titled "CYBER INCIDENTS + DM role" detailing strategies for incident response and team management.
The main key points and sections include:
* Header Principles (Green):
* Be transparent: What happened + why.
* Clear roles + responsibilities: Know when to adapt these.
* Keep people protected + focused on the right priorities.
* Keep calm: Provide support for those who might have accidentally caused the issue.
* Be proactive with your comms.
* Key Takeaways & Actions:
* Exclamation icon (Black): "The 'lurkers' can be helpful. Deploy them on X, Y, Z tasks."
* Practice (Red): "Practice with 'Chaos days' with test situation (ideally once a quarter)".
* Role of a DM (Blue & Green): "A DM can facilitate the creation of a plan & ensure lessons learnt are captured (both during the live incident + afterwards)."
* Frameworks & Guidance (Green & Blue): "Cynefin framework (chaos) can help" and "Identify which cyber experts can help."
* Wellbeing & Management (Red & Blue): "Be firm when people need to stop working, so that they don't burnout." "Recovery is a long game."
* Planning (Green): "Try + have mapped it out in preparation for what if a service goes down, where do users go?"
* Retro/Reflection (Teal): "RETRO/REFLECTION WHEN THE DANGER/RISK HAS REDUCED."
* Self-Care & Resources (Red):
* "Resource: 'Hacking Google' on YouTube"
* "DMs also need to protect themselves -> give yourself a mental break / Get help + support from your peers"

On Bluesky

6 November 2026 at 10:59

The physical #DeliverCon session grid in #Birmingham is filling up nicely and people are deciding which discussion to join for the first session.

A group of people gathered around a grid board labeled with letters A, B, C, and D at an un-conference session. A banner behind them reads "DeliverCon, The annual un-conference for delivery managers around the sector". Sticky notes are arranged under each letter on the board, representing different discussion sessions. Attendees are standing, looking at the board, sipping drinks, and conversing.

On Bluesky

6 November 2026 at 10:54

Elodie Short and Samuel Hoskin took us through 25/10 Crowdsourcing ( https://www.liberatingstructures.com/25-10-crowdsourcing ) at #DeliverCon in #Birmingham to source the session topics.

They're now taking the outputs and creating the session grid, which will appear at https://delivercon.uk/agenda/

A man and a woman stand behind a table covered in stationary items while working on a grid made with black tape. The woman, wearing glasses and a green, pink, and white striped t-shirt, holds cards near the top left of the grid. The man, wearing glasses and an orange short-sleeved button-down shirt, places a white card onto the grid. The table is cluttered with colorful tape rolls, scissors, pens, papers, a clear water bottle, and a clipboard with handwritten notes. In the background, modern open shelving units separate the workspace from colorful vertical wall panels.

On Bluesky

6 November 2026 at 10:20

DeliverCon in #Birmingham is go 🚀 Samuel Hoskin and Elodie Short are setting the scene. #DeliverCon

Two presenters stand on a stage next to a DeliverCon banner and a screen displaying a "Housekeeping" presentation slide.

On Bluesky

12 October 2026 at 13:58

Q: Do you know of any #public or #community owned conference venues in #Manchester that can host 250 people and have at least 8 breakout rooms, please?

Dates needed are either Saturday 16 or 23 January 2027.

@ukgovcamp.com 2027 ( #ukgc27 ).

A 2x3 grid of six photos from the UKGovcamp 2017 event, showing participants speaking into microphones, organizing sticky notes on a grid board, and celebrating during presentations.

On Bluesky · Mastodon

8 October 2026 at 15:18

Cracking day with @imhuyorks.bsky.social in #Leeds 🙂

A selfie of two smiling men in an open-plan office or library setting. The man in the foreground on the left is wearing a white button-up shirt patterned with orange foxes, smiling at the camera and making a hand gesture. The man next to him on the right has a dark beard and glasses, wearing a green cap and a white t-shirt while making a peace sign. In the background, there are desks, computer monitors, bookshelves, and another person working on a laptop.

On Bluesky · Mastodon

8 October 2026 at 15:08

I'm re-reading, "Mapping public sector reformers: an update" https://medium.com/kinship-works/mapping-public-sector-reformers-an-update-382f1de85d4c by @gavinfreeguard.com published 12 January 2026. #reformers #community #opensource

On Bluesky · Mastodon

8 October 2026 at 14:47

I'm reading, "September Updates: New Venues, New Team, and Tickets Coming Soon!" https://www.ukgovcamp.com/posts/september-updates-new-venues-new-team-and-new-tech/ by @daisywu.bsky.social for @ukgovcamp.com published 6 October 2026. #ukgc27 #unconference #PublicSector

A Google My Maps interface titled "UKGovCamp 2027 Manchester Venues" showing a map of central Manchester with various marked locations. On the left panel, a list under "Potential venues" includes multiple tagged locations such as Campfield, Contact Theatre, Department for Education, Depot Mayfield, Manchester Central Convention Complex, and several others. On the right side, the interactive map displays pins across the city corresponding to these listed venues, marked in green, red, pink, and orange icons, alongside major railway stations like Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road, and Deansgate.

On Bluesky · Mastodon

5 October 2026 at 11:36 · Thread

❓ Science + Industry Museum = Left a message with venue team.

✅ The Midland = Rooms held and viewing booked for 1200 Monday 12 October 2026 https://www.themidlandhotel.co.uk/floorplans.

❓ The University of Manchester = Left a message with venue team.

3/3 #ukgc27

On Bluesky · Mastodon

5 October 2026 at 11:36 · Thread

❌ Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel = Will be closed for renovation.

❌ RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music) = Not available 16 January 2026.

2/3 # ukc27

On Bluesky

5 October 2026 at 11:36 · Thread

❌ Depot Mayfield = Venue is a warehouse (no individual rooms) and doesn't have any natural light.

❌ Friends’ Meeting House = Not available 16 January 2026.

❌ Hyatt Regency Manchester = Not available 16 January 2026, and only has 6 breakout rooms.

❌ Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel = Will be closed for renovation.

❌ RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music) = Not available 16 January 2026.

1/2 #ukgc27

On Bluesky · Mastodon

5 October 2026 at 09:16

Setting off to #Manchester to check out potential @ukgovcamp.com 2027 venues https://youtube.com/shorts/6AIsVAcgu40
Check out the #ukgc27 venue map at https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1-jk23XGEcl2ecYhkpheZj8yr1DFS2no&usp=sharing

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On Bluesky · Mastodon

4 October 2026 at 20:15 · Thread

19 minutes in and he appears doing unscripted stuff with Johannes. This is what he's good at 🙂 #strictly #scd

On Bluesky

2 October 2026 at 22:56 · Thread

The first one's not tech debt, but I'm going to have so much fun doing it. Huzzah for @frameworkcomputer 🎉

On Bluesky · Mastodon

2 October 2026 at 22:26

Now I've got some time on my hands (yeah, right) time to chip away at my tech debt.

Top of the backlog are:

1. Replacing my gen 1 @frame.work 13 laptop keyboard with a gen 2 https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Keyboard+Replacement+Guide/83

2. Replacing stock #android with @grapheneos.org.

3. Move https://cattell.com to #Wordpress.

On Bluesky · Mastodon

2 October 2026 at 15:18

I'm reading the new, "Government Cyber Profession" website https://cyber-profession.gov.uk/

It provides a central home for information about the Government Cyber Profession, helping colleagues explore cyber careers, profession resources and opportunities across government.

#cyber #security #profession

Screenshot of the Government Cyber Profession website featuring a teal background and white text. At the top, the UK Royal Coat of Arms appears alongside the title "Government Cyber Profession". Below it is a white search bar with a magnifying glass icon, followed by a dropdown labeled "Menu ▼". The main heading reads, "Securing government and public services," with descriptive text beneath stating: "The Government Cyber Profession supports cyber professionals and builds government-wide cyber capability and resilience."

On Bluesky · Mastodon

1 October 2026 at 22:08

I'm watching, "Openly open" https://youtu.be/3FudakIhnwo by @undermanager.bsky.social featuring @jukes.ie published September 2026.

My favourite Government Design Principle has been, and hopefully always will, be:

Make things open: it makes things better https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-design-principles#make-things-open-it-makes-things-better

#OpenlyOpen

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Link: Openly open with Matt Jukes

On Bluesky · Mastodon

1 October 2026 at 18:38

Correlation or causation?

Politeness (please, thank you etc.) = fewer gun-related deaths.

(Just a random thought as I cycle home).

Where's @timharford.ft.com when you need him?

#MoreOrLess

On Bluesky · Mastodon

1 October 2026 at 17:02

Got a blog post brewing.

Working title is, "C̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶, merge or delete".

Feels like a history piece on how my younger self used to love creating stuff; design, build, test.

And now I'm in my '50s, I love to merge and delete stuff, removing waste.

Coming soon...

On Bluesky · Mastodon

29 September 2026 at 12:16

I'm reading, "What are the principles of prototyping?" https://designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/29/what-are-the-principles-of-prototyping/ by @cifountaine.bsky.social for the Design in government blog in the UK Civil Service.

#ServiceDesign #Prototyping #CivilService #GovDesign

On Bluesky · Mastodon