Digital by Default

Digital by Default

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.…

August 29, 2015
Why I blog [at work]

Carrie, who heads the GOV.UK blog platform, recently wrote a post that provides a bit of an insight into the GDS approach to blogging. It is an interesting read and well worth a look. It shows a level of, I guess, discipline in how they handle things – I am sure it makes their Press…

August 26, 2015
Day Note

Quite a while ago I read this ‘day in the life’ post from somebody at 18F in the States, enjoyed the post a great deal and decided at some point I’d have a stab at the format myself. Today is finally that day. Like most days I dragged myself out of bed just before 06.30…

August 25, 2015
#jukesiejobs 23rd August 2015

Quiet week. Not much really caught my eye so only six jobs made the cut. I assume everyone was on holiday or trying to get tickets to the Banksy exhibition instead of advertising jobs. Also it is pretty much all London again – just one up in Scotland. I have to be honest while I…

August 23, 2015
An #OftheGovernment linkfest

At the weekend Jason Caplin from the UKTI wrote a post on Medium as a bit of a call to arms for those still involved in digital transformation in the public sector/civil service as a response to the perceived turmoil after the GDS resignations. It seemed to strike a nerve with people and reminded a…

August 20, 2015