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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 1d

I've read quite a few of these this morning. And safe to say you didn't disappoint, @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 2d

Remind me to talk to you about 4iP...

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 8d

The hard problem in Lean/Agile is always working out what questions to ask of whom, and why. Finding out how to reach the right people with the right question. Artefact generation isn't the work, ever since pen and paper. (Or maybe Heroku.)

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 9d

"AI may be giving you a million prototypes, but if you listen, AI is telling you in quite a painful way that being able to get feedback on your artefacts is much, much more important than the artefacts themselves."

Much hard-earned test and learn wisdom in this post from @duncanjbrown.com

Duncan Brown @duncanjbrown.com · 11d

Why I don't believe in "small giants": mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/team-dy...

Team dynamics after AI

Small giants and real giants

mechanicalsurvival.com

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 10d

Lee over Sands. One of my favourite places on a windy evening.

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Stefan Czerniawski @pubstr.at · 13d

"When you’re trying to bring about significant change in any complex system, it’s impossible to know up front exactly what’s going to work, how the various risks are going to pan out or how the context is going to change."

'Being a leader isn’t about becoming great at everything': Civil service reform DG Janet Hughes sets out her priorities

Hughes, who became Cabinet Office DG for civil service reform and efficiency in June, on bringing the spirit of One Team Gov to her new role, test ...

www.civilserviceworld.com

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 13d

Just seen this Texas TI30 Galaxy on eBay and I'm suddenly back at my comp, being bullied for not having a hideous Casio FX82 like literally everyone else.

No regrets.

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Madeleine Sugden @madlinsudn.bsky.social · 16d

The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November.

If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.

They welcome donations too.

The Boring Fund - Open Collective

We support small non-profit organisations (UK) by only funding the really boring (but essential) stuff like insurance, accountancy or admin

opencollective.com

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 18d

It lets you set a soft, then hard limit, then pulls the app. Like the betting companies, but for apps

Plus, when it comes to money, I'm still a Loosemore...

Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 18d

Replit so very fun. (And so very dangerous.)

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 19d

JFC...

Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 28d

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 29d

I (very politely) send them this, courtesy of @undermanager.bsky.social russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/201...

dear conference organiser

hello! You've asked me to speak at your conference or conference-like thing. Thanks! Here are some things you should know. They might seem unreasonable. Just be grateful you're not reading this. 1. I'...

russelldavies.typepad.com

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · Sep 12

Also, writing a good strategy remains the easy bit in federated institutions where no-one ever gets fired. Everyone nods then nothing changes. *That's* why the strategy is delivery.

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · Sep 12

I've written various public sector digital strategies over the decades. Looking back, most would have been better with as three bullets saying: 1) We want this outcome 2) We know we don't know how to get there 3) So we're going to transform our institution into one optimised for Test & Learn.

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · Sep 12

This new course on public sector strategy has piqued my interest. vaughntan.org/newpublicstr... Am liking the embracing of uncertainty, and the need to move beyond private sector approaches to strategy. @vaughn.bsky.social

A new way to teach public sector strategy - Vaughn Tan

tl;dr: After over a decade teaching strategy in private and public sector settings, I’ve developed a new public sector strategy course that flips

vaughntan.org

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social · Sep 4

Kicking off *exactly* two weeks from now...

Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 2 WEEKS TODAY 🚨

It's Data Bites #58 with @publicdigital.bsky.social, in London & online

6pm, Thu 18 Sept

Speakers include:
- @bothness.bsky.social, ONS
- Andrea Barry, Youth Futures Foundation, on their data dashboard
- Leonardo Mazzone, DBT, on matching companies across datasets.

Sign up!

Data Bites #58 — Public Digital

public.digital

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · Sep 3

Don't.

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · Aug 14

The Cathedral And The Bazaar also captures something important. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat...

The Cathedral and the Bazaar - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · Aug 14

Better than any book is this essay by @danny.spesh.com which captures the mid-90s perfectly. www.spesh.com/danny/wireduk/

Wired UK : A Limey Whinges

www.spesh.com

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