- The funny thing about Weeknotes is that as soon as I start writing them, my head becomes a brilliant blank canvas absent of thought. š¤·āāļø Cue me browsing my work calendar, trying to remember where Iāve been and what Iāve done.
- A small but perfectly formed group of Housing Camp Cymru campmakers gathered for a first meeting (Polly Thompson & Tom Harrison & me!). Amongst other things, we referenced the incredibly useful unconference handbook (shout out to James Arthur Cattell) to ensure we had the basics covered. Iāve since been thinking about how we might āwork out loudā whilst in planning and organising stages to help develop a community around the event before it actually happens.
- Iāve started an experiment of working from home one day a week to give myself at least one block of uninterrupted time. As a team weāve begun to use Wednesday as anchor point in the week for team meeting or other planned get togethers. This helps us converge and diverge more effectively. Although it does mean that Wednesday is a bit of a meeting-pocalypse.
- I had a really excellent chat with Kelly Doonan, learning about her work helping people navigate change. I left that conversation thinking about my role in making change sustainable and giving people the right kind of support to endure what can feel deeply uncomfortable for lots of different underlying reasons.
Iāve been readingā¦
- Barnardoās to set up its own foundation and share part of its income with partner charities.
https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/barnardo-s-to-set-up-its-own-foundation-and-share-part-of-its-income-with-partner-charities.html - The complex problem with big change programmes.
https://paulitaylor.com/2020/02/07/the-problem-with-big-change-programmes/ - Investigating service design.
https://medium.com/@megan.griffithgray/investigating-service-design-5cce46609690 - How to keep a journey map useful long after you make it.
https://services.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/06/how-to-keep-a-journey-map-useful-long-after-you-make-it/ - Boring Magic
https://visitmy.website/2020/01/08/boring-magic/ - Using hypotheses to hold together your learning, thinking, and making.
https://www.dxw.com/2020/02/using-hypotheses-to-hold-together-your-learning-thinking-and-making/ - Use simple words and languageāāāplainlanguage.gov
https://plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/words/use-simple-words-phrases/ - Creating new collaborative organisations to operate shared services.
https://www.dxw.com/2020/02/creating-new-collaborative-organisations-to-operate-shared-services/ - Service assessments improvements: Life after Live.
https://services.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/05/service-assessments-improvements-life-after-live/ - How to virtually block a road: Take a walk with 99 phones.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/artist-creates-virtual-traffic-jam-with-cart-full-of-phones/ - 1,000 true fans? Try 100.
https://a16z.com/2020/02/06/100-true-fans/ - Design Labāāācreating the conditions for co-production.
https://blog.barnar.do/design-lab-creating-the-conditions-for-co-production-e852a3592eba - Housing data in the cloud: Weeknote, w/c 03/02/2020
https://blogs.hackney.gov.uk/hackit/housing-data-in-the-cloud-weeknote-w-c-03-02-2020 - My Leadership Lessons, by Serena M Jones (aged 49 and a 1/4)
https://serenamjones.wordpress.com/2020/02/03/my-leadership-lessons-by-serena-m-jones-aged-49-and-a-1-4/ - Music & Design: spaces with purpose, expectations, and collaborating.
http://sameroom.adur-worthing.gov.uk/music-design-spaces-purpose/