That is the question isn’t it? My job title is Head of Digital Transformation. Yep I don’t know what that means either. Probably not what you think it does. The reality is my job title should have probably been Head of Beta.ONS for this year - because it has been pretty much all consuming. Where … Continue reading What do you [really] do?
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
There was a time when it seemed like this was a staple of every interview anyone attended. It seems to have, thankfully, gone out of style now but once upon a time it was the go-to question. My standard answer back then was that I wanted to be Head of Web/Online/Digital for a major university. … Continue reading Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Open Singularity – Civil Service Innovation Challenge
This morning I came across this Civil Service Innovation Challenge that offers the opportunity to win a trip to California to undertake the Singularity University 'Executive Program'. Singularity University is a slightly odd Silicon Valley corporate learning start-up with some big name corporate backers and some high profile founders. I'm not sure it would usually … Continue reading Open Singularity – Civil Service Innovation Challenge
Au Revoir Ampp3d
Sure it had a stupid name and couldn’t possibly be accused of presenting a neutral point of view with how it presented the data but I am very sorry to see Ampp3d close it’s doors at Trinity Mirror. There is no doubt it was a massive influence on my team at ONS when it came … Continue reading Au Revoir Ampp3d
19 problems & Github ain’t one..
Ben Balter has the rather impressive job title of 'Government Evangelist' at Github. He was one of the original Presidential Innovation Fellows in the U.S. and been a vocal advocate for a move towards a more digital by default federal government from within the White House and in his time at Github. He knows of … Continue reading 19 problems & Github ain’t one..
