steve
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workplace bez. doing product & strategy bits thru https://boringmagi.cc. more about me at https://visitmy.website/about
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Innovation in government isn’t “new ideas”; it’s new routines and authority. New standards, procurement rules, service operating models, professional roles, data infrastructures—often, innovation is bureaucracy redesign by another name rainerkattel.substack.com/p/week-1-inn...
Week 1 — Innovation and the Public Sector: can bureaucracy be creative?
Innovation doesn’t happen despite bureaucracy — it happens through it.
rainerkattel.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Innovation in government isn’t “new ideas”; it’s new routines and authority. New standards, procurement rules, service operating models, professional roles, data infrastructures—often, innovation is bureaucracy redesign by another name rainerkattel.substack.com/p/week-1-inn...
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Taking the runner‑up spot in our photo competition’s main category was “Beam Me Up”, a dark, moody shot of a beam of light over Belle Tout lighthouse after a heavy downpour.
Congratulations to Ian Price for this amazing capture! 👏
Congratulations to Ian Price for this amazing capture! 👏
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Taking the runner‑up spot in our photo competition’s main category was “Beam Me Up”, a dark, moody shot of a beam of light over Belle Tout lighthouse after a heavy downpour.
Congratulations to Ian Price for this amazing capture! 👏
Congratulations to Ian Price for this amazing capture! 👏
Do we need new protocols too?
The features most of us enjoy from certain email and calendar providers are not native to the protocols, which creates a switching cost for anyone adopting a sovereign tech stack.
The features most of us enjoy from certain email and calendar providers are not native to the protocols, which creates a switching cost for anyone adopting a sovereign tech stack.
On a parallel track I’m really excited about the engagement on this piece.
The Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack
www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-...
The Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack
www.techpolicy.press/the-path-to-...
The Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack
Strategic standardization of cloud infrastructure backed by procurement power and market forces is the right way to tame the hyperscalers, writes David Eaves.
www.techpolicy.press
January 15, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Do we need new protocols too?
The features most of us enjoy from certain email and calendar providers are not native to the protocols, which creates a switching cost for anyone adopting a sovereign tech stack.
The features most of us enjoy from certain email and calendar providers are not native to the protocols, which creates a switching cost for anyone adopting a sovereign tech stack.
great places to eat in new york?
i’ve not been in over 10 years and was doing it on the cheap then, so looking forward to having something other than hot dogs and 7-11 pizzas.
thanks in advance for recs!
i’ve not been in over 10 years and was doing it on the cheap then, so looking forward to having something other than hot dogs and 7-11 pizzas.
thanks in advance for recs!
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
great places to eat in new york?
i’ve not been in over 10 years and was doing it on the cheap then, so looking forward to having something other than hot dogs and 7-11 pizzas.
thanks in advance for recs!
i’ve not been in over 10 years and was doing it on the cheap then, so looking forward to having something other than hot dogs and 7-11 pizzas.
thanks in advance for recs!
Surely ‘enterprise’ tools like Copilot fall within scope of the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard, especially because they can be used in a way which materially affects individuals, organisations or groups?
And if police forces aren’t in scope via the Home Office, maybe widen the scope.
And if police forces aren’t in scope via the Home Office, maybe widen the scope.
WM Police chief Craig Guildford has apologised for identifying a fictitious West Ham v Maccabi Tel Aviv match in a police report. He’s written to the home affairs committee and blames Microsoft CoPilot for the error
January 14, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Surely ‘enterprise’ tools like Copilot fall within scope of the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard, especially because they can be used in a way which materially affects individuals, organisations or groups?
And if police forces aren’t in scope via the Home Office, maybe widen the scope.
And if police forces aren’t in scope via the Home Office, maybe widen the scope.
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Technical design *is* business process design *is* team design *is* service design *is* user centred design. If you insist that one is superior to another or that you don’t need to concern yourself with all aspects, you’re doing your organisation and your users a disservice. This course looks great!
Many Product Owners view software architecture as a technical concern, something strictly for the developers. Yet, the boundaries of a software system are often defined by business decisions and language, not just code.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Technical design *is* business process design *is* team design *is* service design *is* user centred design. If you insist that one is superior to another or that you don’t need to concern yourself with all aspects, you’re doing your organisation and your users a disservice. This course looks great!
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Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
There’s something about LLMs and how they pull information out of the shadows that reminds me of the occult. The spirit world. Another place.
Google’s AI overviews are akin to Clinton Baptiste from Phoenix Nights, no? www.youtube.com/watch?v=xogp...
Google’s AI overviews are akin to Clinton Baptiste from Phoenix Nights, no? www.youtube.com/watch?v=xogp...
Clinton Baptiste The Psychic | Phoenix Nights | Peter Kay
YouTube video by Peter Kay
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
There’s something about LLMs and how they pull information out of the shadows that reminds me of the occult. The spirit world. Another place.
Google’s AI overviews are akin to Clinton Baptiste from Phoenix Nights, no? www.youtube.com/watch?v=xogp...
Google’s AI overviews are akin to Clinton Baptiste from Phoenix Nights, no? www.youtube.com/watch?v=xogp...
You won’t want to miss this, @mattwoodhill.bsky.social has been doing the hard yards on market-shaping in planning.
🚨 6PM, WED 28 January 🚨
At TPXImpact or online
Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda O’Halloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping.
Patrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, on government effectiveness
luma.com/pc7ji8sg
Please share! Thanks 🙏
At TPXImpact or online
Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda O’Halloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping.
Patrick Diamond, Professor in Public Policy, Queen Mary, University of London, on government effectiveness
luma.com/pc7ji8sg
Please share! Thanks 🙏
TransformGov Talks: January 2026 · Luma
Join us at 5.30pm for a 6pm start.
Matt Wood-Hill, MHCLG, and Linda O'Halloran, TPXimpact on public service market-shaping
Patrick Diamond, Professor in Public…
luma.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:09 AM
You won’t want to miss this, @mattwoodhill.bsky.social has been doing the hard yards on market-shaping in planning.
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Congratulations to Richard Murray, who won the main category of our photo competition with this stunning image "Three Giants", taken near Midhurst.
Well done Richard! 🙌
Well done Richard! 🙌
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Congratulations to Richard Murray, who won the main category of our photo competition with this stunning image "Three Giants", taken near Midhurst.
Well done Richard! 🙌
Well done Richard! 🙌
> “There are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit.”
Pretty much sums up my day.
Pretty much sums up my day.
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
> “There are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit.”
Pretty much sums up my day.
Pretty much sums up my day.
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Hard work and time matter—but they’re not enough. In 2026, Keir Starmer must set out a clear, positive vision for the future, backed by real plans and delivered by capable leadership. @drhannahwhite.bsky.social
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...
Keir Starmer must create the conditions for government to deliver | Institute for Government
Keir Starmer needs to convince a sceptical public that government can deliver change.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Hard work and time matter—but they’re not enough. In 2026, Keir Starmer must set out a clear, positive vision for the future, backed by real plans and delivered by capable leadership. @drhannahwhite.bsky.social
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...
look at the size of this thing. good veg box this week!
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
look at the size of this thing. good veg box this week!
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Head of Product for data.gov.uk
Irregular reminder that while everyone will say they want a single, national, data portal that - outside of political need - most ppl want a single portal w/data relevant to them & that fits into their workflows
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
Irregular reminder that while everyone will say they want a single, national, data portal that - outside of political need - most ppl want a single portal w/data relevant to them & that fits into their workflows
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
January 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Head of Product for data.gov.uk
Irregular reminder that while everyone will say they want a single, national, data portal that - outside of political need - most ppl want a single portal w/data relevant to them & that fits into their workflows
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
Irregular reminder that while everyone will say they want a single, national, data portal that - outside of political need - most ppl want a single portal w/data relevant to them & that fits into their workflows
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
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Another great run and chat with @visitmy.website
January 11, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Another great run and chat with @visitmy.website
it’s a ‘dmx singing bobby caldwell’ kind of day youtube.com/shorts/ZNenj...
DMX singing “What You Won't Do for Love” by Bobby Caldwell
YouTube video by Kyle Schwartz
youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
it’s a ‘dmx singing bobby caldwell’ kind of day youtube.com/shorts/ZNenj...
Reposting for the Sunday crowd.
It’s that time again! (Although it’s a bit late this time around...)
Here’s all the good writing I read last year, shared in case you missed it. There’s some really good pieces in there, hotly recommended.
Here’s all the good writing I read last year, shared in case you missed it. There’s some really good pieces in there, hotly recommended.
Reading List Picks of 2025
Here’s all the things I read in 2025 that gave me ideas, crystallised my thinking or changed my mind. The best writing of the year, and what was most useful in the day job. There’s bits on product man...
visitmy.website
January 11, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Reposting for the Sunday crowd.
who cast lenny kravitz in the hunger games? and why?
January 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
who cast lenny kravitz in the hunger games? and why?
It’s that time again! (Although it’s a bit late this time around...)
Here’s all the good writing I read last year, shared in case you missed it. There’s some really good pieces in there, hotly recommended.
Here’s all the good writing I read last year, shared in case you missed it. There’s some really good pieces in there, hotly recommended.
Reading List Picks of 2025
Here’s all the things I read in 2025 that gave me ideas, crystallised my thinking or changed my mind. The best writing of the year, and what was most useful in the day job. There’s bits on product man...
visitmy.website
January 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
It’s that time again! (Although it’s a bit late this time around...)
Here’s all the good writing I read last year, shared in case you missed it. There’s some really good pieces in there, hotly recommended.
Here’s all the good writing I read last year, shared in case you missed it. There’s some really good pieces in there, hotly recommended.
recently installed (and created an account on) instagram after 8 years away and, my god, it is way more of a time-sink that it was all that time ago.
i uninstalled instagram 10 days ago, and since then i have read almost an entire very good book, and it makes me grieve the honestly staggering amount of time i have wasted of my one precious life addicted to social media products designed specifically to scramble and dominate our attention
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
recently installed (and created an account on) instagram after 8 years away and, my god, it is way more of a time-sink that it was all that time ago.
For the early morning crowd.
January 10, 2026 at 5:32 AM
For the early morning crowd.
Can’t remember where I saw this, think it was in a gallery. I love it. boringmagi.cc/2026/01/09/h...
How to work better
These feel like good principles for all sorts of work, especially work that involves other people.
boringmagi.cc
January 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Can’t remember where I saw this, think it was in a gallery. I love it. boringmagi.cc/2026/01/09/h...
The 4chanification of the mainstream
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The 4chanification of the mainstream
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This should honestly be a legal requirement for discontinued products.
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Bose speakers un-bricked
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This should honestly be a legal requirement for discontinued products.
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Here is your regular update on the creation of planning permission data standards.
Have a read: mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/08/b...
If you want to know more - join us on 21st January (link in the blog post) in our next open update session…
Have a read: mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/08/b...
If you want to know more - join us on 21st January (link in the blog post) in our next open update session…
Building a data model for planning decisions – MHCLG Digital
Every year, local planning authorities make hundreds of thousands of planning decisions. Right now, planning decisions are recorded in dozens of different formats. Find out about the work taking place to change that by creating a data standard for planning
mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Here is your regular update on the creation of planning permission data standards.
Have a read: mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/08/b...
If you want to know more - join us on 21st January (link in the blog post) in our next open update session…
Have a read: mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/08/b...
If you want to know more - join us on 21st January (link in the blog post) in our next open update session…