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2018 Ambitions — check-in
I set these ambitions on January 1st and thought I would check in and see where I am with them. 2018 is shaping up pretty well. New job has been good and the recent time at the BBC great. My health continues to be good (touch wood). I’ve had some amazing travel experiences and am…
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Internet of Public Service Jobs: 01/07/2018
‘Internet of Public Service jobs’ is a weekly list of vacancies related to product management, user experience, data and design in…you guessed it…the ‘internet of public service’ curated by @jukesie every Sunday. Sign up for the weekly email at tinyletter.com/jukesie [01] Product ManagerDepartment of Health and Social CareLondon£50,781 — £51,517Closing date: 24/07/2018 [02] User ResearcherFood Standards AgencyLondon,…
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Year of the Dog: Notes from Summer Solstice 夏至
It has been a pretty hectic couple of weeks — to say the least. I haven’t actually been home and slept in my own bed for three weeks at this point. I am starting to fray around the edges and look pretty (very) rough. It has been worth it though — I remain in an unusually positive place. I…
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Primetime Product Position
I am currently working at the BBC as an interim ‘Executive’ Product Manager (which basically maps to Lead Product Manager in DDaT/GDS terms) and I have to be honest it is the most I have enjoyed my day to day work in a long time. The ‘Datalab’ has a fascinating remit — using data science and machine…
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The Practical Democracy Project: New Zealand edition
Wednesday was the day of the Delib ‘Practical Democracy’ event — the reason why I am currently on the other side of the world. It was a fun day in a lovely room (with amazing food) at the National Library — particular highlights for me were the presentations from Anna Brown — whose background as a book designer meant she had…