That's looking up out of a wide open old chimney, now exposed cos we've removed the ceiling around it. We spent a couple of hours filling the hole in the stack on the right there.

By 'we' I mean the bloke I paid, with me handing up lumps of brick and shining the torch.

I just looked out the window to see if it'd snowed!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

You could argue efficiency in services helping people counter loneliness has increased...?

Yes, that sounds about right. Unified, consistent and joined up might be better than 'singular'...

🧐 Researching with GOV.UK Content team on problems with services going from successful assessment to up and running on GOV.UK

🤸 1-day Agile services training organised for 14 of our directorate

6/6 #govdesign

🤖 Reviewing our user research and testing of guidance on 'Using AI in services' www.gov.uk/service-manu...

🔍 ... which is informing design of our 'Ongoing user research model' alpha

5/6 #govdesign

🧰 Working up statement of works for developing the Service Toolkit as a more joined up experience for users of GDS's various products and services www.gov.uk/service-toolkit

💾 Pausing review of Service Manual publishing software, for reasons of time and contracts

4/6 #govdesign

🌳 Aligning with GDS's Head Of Sustainability on work around Service Standard requirements around environmental sustainability of services

🫂 Updated / created 3 communities pages in www.gov.uk/service-manu...

3/6 #govdesign

🔭 Planned team sesh on GDS's proposition for the Service Manual and Service Standard in 2025 and beyond

📋 Planned workshop with Service Assessments team on how to better align / join up / co-exist / co-design...

2/6 #govdesign

yeah right