1. Drawing out the context of data: a sketching how to guide

    The Coastguard Directorate asked us to help them define their strategy for technology and data. We used a drawing exercise to help us see the bigger picture.

  2. When Rails met the GOV.UK Frontend…

    With the release of Rails 6, I wanted to see whether using Webpacker would make the relationship between Rails and the GOV.UK Frontend smoother.

  3. Why it’s good to fail: my day at You Got This!

    I recently went to the You Got This! conference and came back with many insightful thoughts for early-career developers. 

  4. Using hypotheses to hold together your learning, thinking and making

    At Interaction 20 in Milan I’ll be presenting on hypotheses and the practices you need in place to make them effective in your organisation.

  5. Creating new collaborative organisations to operate shared services

    We’ve been thinking about how to develop the affordable housing monitoring service into something that other local authorities can make use of.

  6. Does IT get in the way of providing proper social services?

    We want to get a group of local authorities, and other parties, together, to explore how we can help equip them to deliver better social services.