James Arthur Cattell - 2025 week 39
Notes on week 39 of 2025:
also known as week notes,
cover 22 to 26 September 2025,
started 26 September 2025,
published 27 September 2025.
New project π₯³
Last week I finished up 3 fab months with Tran...
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27.09.2025 12:41 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0
Photo taken from the back of a long, thin, conference room laid out in cabaret style. All the tables are full of people. At the front Caroline introduces her talk.
Full house at @sdingov.bsky.social for @cjforms.bsky.social's talk on, "Garbage in, garbage out? Measuring error rates and data quality to get ready for AI" govservicedesign.net/programme/ga...
#design #ai #data
#SDinGov
17.09.2025 13:33 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Pink post-it note says "Jim+Catherine's data session was fab"
I think that went well π @sdingov.bsky.social
18.09.2025 18:23 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Thanks everyone who came to listen to our talk about "Share & Reuse by Design" at @sdingov.bsky.social ! It's great to start conversations with people from other departments who are as dedicated to normalising and enabling reuse as we are. <3
@robjmccarthy.bsky.social #sdingov
19.09.2025 09:21 β π 25 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0
Enjoying the thought-provoking final @sdingov.bsky.social keynote - Steph Wright on AI in public services: Responsibility, realism, and public good.
βThe majority of AI discourse today is framed through the lens of inevitability - but at this point not involving AI is still a choice.β
19.09.2025 09:31 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
βAI isnβt taking your job, the people making the decisions areβ
βResponsibility must be shared, not outsourcedβ
βBeing able to ignore the doom and gloom is a privileged positionβ
βBe hopeful AND cynicalβ
Necessary truth bombs from @elmosmoe.bsky.social at @sdingov.bsky.social #sdingov
19.09.2025 09:56 β π 17 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
I was so stoked to finally run something with @claragt.bsky.social . Weβve been looking to work together for ages and I finally got the chance today @sdingov.bsky.social
It was such a deliberate, thoughtful and intentional crowd as well. A true pleasure all round!
19.09.2025 14:19 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Heading to this year's @sdingov.bsky.social conference? Be sure to check out Harryβs session on 18th September.
He'll be sharing prototypes and diving deeper into what modern digital government could look like in practice tr.ee/JWRE3W
08.09.2025 15:26 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Four people are standing together, smiling and engaging in conversation. The background features warm lighting and stone walls.
Want to help throw a party for the SDinGov community?
We still have an opportunity to sponsor our evening social event. With our βCommunityβ package, you can help us create an unforgettable event. Weβd love to work with you to create the perfect evening!
Get in touch: info@govservicedesign.net
26.08.2025 08:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hi Matt, please don't take it personally! We sometimes have what appear to be gaps in the programme, but they are often because a speaker needs time to finalise details or to get sign-off. Please don't be discouraged from submitting again next year.
25.08.2025 11:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Promotional graphic for the SDinGov event in Edinburgh, highlighting that there is 1 month left to register. Dates are 17-19 September 2025.
There's just one month to go until SDinGov!
We can't wait to get together with our community in the beautiful city of Edinburgh.
If you're joining us and need some help planning your trip, you can check out our location page: sdingov.net/location
20.08.2025 11:00 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Image featuring Rachael Dietkus, a public interest designer and technologist, promoting her keynote at the SDinGov event in Edinburgh, September 2025.
Meet our keynote, Rachael Dietkus.
@rdietkus.bsky.social⬠is an internationally recognised leader in trauma-informed design, civic tech ethics, and public interest service design, with 25 years experience in public service and policy advocacy.
Find out more: sdingov.net/keynotes/rachael-dietkus
13.08.2025 12:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
Looking forward to you joining us, Chris!
11.08.2025 13:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
@sdingov.bsky.social Looking forward to speaking at SDinGov on Wednesday 17/9. I was originally stated as Lloyds Banking Group where I spent the last five years in fraud prevention service design.
Now with my own company (Ingenious Growth) but still talking on Freaky Thinking in SD. Join me...
06.08.2025 12:24 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
A woman in a red top is smiling and engaging with two attendees at a booth. There is a blue banner in the background with the text "Accelerate Innovation" and small potted plants on the table.
SDinGov has a few sponsor opportunities left!
Get in touch with us today to explore how your business can get involved and meet our friendly audience of 400 service designers.
info@govservicedesign.net
11.08.2025 11:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A speaker presenting to a large audience at a conference, with slides behind them about building successful service organizations.
If you'd benefit from joining us at SDinGov but would not ordinarily be able to, we have a limited number of opportunity tickets to help you take part.
Get in touch with us if you'd like to apply for one of our opportunity tickets at info@govservicedesign.net
07.08.2025 11:00 β π 0 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Promotional image for the SDinGov event in Edinburgh from September 17-19, 2025, highlighting that only 10 'relay' tickets are left.
10 tickets left for SDinGov!
We now only have 10 of our 'relay' tickets available. These are the last chances to join us for all three days this 17-19 September.
05.08.2025 14:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
SDinGov 17-19 September 2025.
While our standard tickets have sold out, there are still ways to join us!
Get a Friday ticket and join us for a day packed with sessions, including talks, case studies, discussions and workshops.
Check out the Friday programme here: sdingov.net/friday-progr...
23.07.2025 16:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
There's a 15GOV discount code which will save you 15% if that helps you out :)
21.05.2025 15:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Programme 2025
The @sdingov.bsky.social 2025 programme is live. I'm talking about the NHS App with @mikegallagher.bsky.social on Thursday afternoon.
sdingov.net/programme-2025
20.05.2025 17:21 β π 15 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0
How to exit our service design Groundhog Day experience? β A workshop on making end-to-end service design finally happen
Proposal accepted!
LinkedIn post turned into a workshop format for @sdingov.bsky.social:
βHow to exit our #serviceDesign Groundhog Day experience?β
@karakane-kk.bsky.social & I will run a workshop on making end-to-end service design finally happen.
We hope to see you there: Edinburgh, 17-19 Sep
01.05.2025 09:50 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
See the full SDinGov: Replay programme: replay.sdingov.net/programme-2025
Get your tickets: replay.sdingov.net/tickets
16.04.2025 12:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
See the full programme: https://replay.sdingov.net/programme-2025
Get your tickets: https://replay.sdingov.net/tickets
09.04.2025 12:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Share your ideas at SDinGov
Join the programme for our 12th edition of SDinGov 2025 in Edinburgh!
We need your service design insights to inspire and educate the community.
Submit your session before 09:00 AM (BST) Monday 31 March
sdingov.net/call-sessions
26.03.2025 12:38 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
We love having you as part of the team, MΓ³nica :)
14.03.2025 11:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you for taking the time to speak this year!
14.03.2025 11:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Governments often focus more on keeping 'fraudsters' out of services than they do on ensuring everyone who is eligible can get access. It's why we have huge security/ identity teams, but small accessibility teams
Enjoyed talking about this and other trust things at @sdingov.bsky.social virtual π
12.03.2025 18:03 β π 30 π 11 π¬ 1 π 0
Happy to be part of the SDinGov event team again for the third year π and to be joining very interesting sessions in topics like decolonising service design, trauma-informed design and deliberative methods in policy design ππ #SDinGovVirtual
12.03.2025 13:57 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Hello from SDinGov: Virtual
SDinGov: Virtual is today! We're already in the swing of things and happy to have you all with us.
If you'd like to share your reflections and takeaways from today please use the #SDinGovVirtual hashtag.
12.03.2025 11:28 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
France Democracy USA Ukraine and Irish trad.
Ex-X, FB, WP, NYT now Guardian Atlantic and here
Ripples: Bristol is the conference for people who build, lead, and deliver great digital services and products.
Formerly, Agile in the City: Bristol
https://bristol.ripple.events/
Bristolian | internet of public service person | comic book collector | street art seeker | Adidas obsessive | 50s | UK
https://digitalbydefault.com/
1-2 October 2025 | Churchill College, Cambridge
England's premier practical, hands-on Agile and Lean conference, will return to Cambridge in October 2025
https://agilecambridge.net/
Love all things collaboration and community. Founder of GovCamp North and Design System Day. Organiser UKGovCamp, Services Week and GovJams.
Currently doing community @gdsteam.
Site: https://www.imranhussain.uk
Community, capability & equity in design and UCD. Not white. she/her. Grieving. Resting.βπΏπ³οΈββ§οΈππ
Head of Product for NHS App at NHS England. Expect digital health + culture + cricket + games + low-res puns.
From renewing a fishing license to applying for unemployment benefits, we build digital services that enhance public trust and satisfaction.
Data analysis, theatre, food
Forms and survey specialist.
Always keen to try to answer your questions about making better forms (and if you must, maybe even those about surveys).
Effortmark.co.uk
Design for people and planet - with a heavy sway towards heat pumps and energy.
Service Design and user research things π¨π¦ π¬π§
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Schedule your Bluesky post! https://www.monadsky.com
10-11 June 2026 | UX Scotland is a friendly international conference for anyone working in UX, service design or other digital specialisms
#ProductStrategy #UX #ServiceDesign @rendezvoux.bsky.social
@soraaad.bsky.social "Teaching the Study of Religion w/o a Church: SORAAAD as Punk Pedagogy" https://search.worldcat.org/title/1368270665
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symbolic AI | knowledge graphs | semantic modeling | structured knowledge | practice democratization | community building | panel moderation | podcasting
Service designer making her way through the world. Design in the public sector = β€οΈ
Making services work better for all peopleβHead of Design & User Research at the German govtβs Digital Service, previously Head of #ServiceDesign at the UKβs Government Digital Service, intβl #GovDesign community co-lead, π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ ally
martinjordan.com
Reader at Warwick Law School | SFHEA | Child Rights | Public Legal Education | Widening Access | #TaskmasterEducation Co-founder | Creator of @schooltasking.bsky.social | Munro-bagging Scot π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
βSurprisingly socially functional for an academic"