Heledd Quaeck

Broken boiler here - so a bit of short term saving before sting of new boiler costs 😖

A grey and white banner for National Conversations, which includes the Welsh dragon and Scottish flag

25 years after devolution, it’s time to put digital technology at the heart of political debate in Wales and Scotland.

Transform Wales is part of the National Conversations initiative, bringing people together to open that discussion.

Follow on post from us on Missions, how they link to outcomes and how this can shift the dial of delivering real change in Wales.

There's a third post in this series on shifting from outputs to outcomes, still to come: funding teams to deliver, getting rid of the project mentality. Stay tuned!

National Conversations Help put digital technology at the heart of political life in Scotland and Wales.

I've just supported 'National Conversations' from
@transform.wales & @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com, a project to deliver a bookshelf of essential reads on digital government to every newly elected members of the Scottish Parliament and Senedd

Join me here: nationalconversations.org

Who doesn't want a limited edition GLC x Dewi Sant sticker for Dydd Gwyl Dewi?

Gwnewch y pethau bychain.

Do the small things. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

"Gwnewch y pethau bychain" - do the small things. - Compounding impact - Collective transformation

Happy St David’s Day.

He famously said: "Gwnewch y pethau bychain" - do the small things.

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"Gwnewch y pethau bychain" - Effaith sy'n cronni - Trawsnewid ar y cyd

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus.

“Gwnewch y pethau bychain.”

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Sticker: Cartoon version of Goldie Looking Chain (the Newport rappers) - styled for St David's Day. The lead singer is dressed as St. David, holding a daffodil, with a Cymraeg flag behind. The sticker has text underneath with the famous phrase: "Gwnewch y pethau bychain" - do the small things.

Speaking of sticking - we’ve got some new limited edition stickers on the way.

Intricate carved stone arches. Some faces

A white stone face with weird eyes, this one has two younger

Stone face. Big teeth. Weird eyes

Weird face in stone with tounge sticking out

Castell Penrhyn. Fascinating place.
The family fortune - equivalent to billionaire status in its day came from Caribbean slavery and later from controlling one of the largest slate quarries in the world, in Bethesda.

Fascinating historical walk and talks today.

Weird faces on the intricate stone..

From outputs to outcomes: redefining public sector success Every week when we catch up as a group, our discussions keep coming back to a single, frustrating realisation: our public services are incredibly good at staying busy, but we are struggling to move th...

An appointment is an activity. A healthier life is a result.

If we want to move the needle on climate or health, we have to stop measuring what we spent and start measuring the difference we made.

Read why the project model is broken: transform.wales/blog/2026/fr...

#Wales #PublicSector (2/2)

O allbynnau i ganlyniadau: ailddiffinio llwyddiant y sector cyhoeddus Bob wythnos pan fyddwn ni’n dal i fyny fel grŵp, mae ein trafodaethau’n dychwelyd at yr un sylweddoliad rhwystredig: mae ein gwasanaethau cyhoeddus yn hynod fedrus am aros yn brysur, ond rydym yn ei c...

Gweithgaredd yw apwyntiad. Y canlyniad yw bywyd iachach.

Os ydym o ddifrif am hinsawdd neu iechyd, rhaid inni roi’r gorau i gyfrif gwariant a dechrau mesur effaith wirioneddol.
Pam mae'r "model prosiect" wedi torri:

transform.wales/cy/blog/2026...

#Cymru #SectorCyhoeddus #Arloesi (2/2)

Ffordd Trwyn Swch - ar y ffordd Allan o’r pentra

O ia fyd!! Mae na “Cae Cetyn” yn llanddoged. Roedd yn arfer bod yn siap cetyn un tro (ond ddim ers dros 40 mlynedd!)

It’s my favourite insult - for those that I love and hate!

I’m so curious to the history of this place name. Cae = field. So it means Idiot’s field 😂🤪

Natural Resources Wales / First phase of Afon Ogwen restoration work begins

This press release mentions Cae Twmffat.

"Twmffat" ('toom-fat') is a Welsh term of endearment or mild insult meaning a "fool" or "idiot".

Derived from the word for a funnel. It is a popular, informal term in Welsh, occasionally used as "twmffat twp”

naturalresources.wales/about-us/new...

Lovely! ❤️ 🏊🏻‍♀️

Gathering Moss

Reminds me of this song!

open.spotify.com/track/70SzDo...

Snowman next to a dark lake with mountains around it. Snow dusting covering all the rocks

Was pleased to finally make it up to Ffynnon Lloer. One of the few spots in the Carneddau I’d somehow not explored before.

Snowy mountain in background with river and rocks

A sheep in brown bracken with mountains with dusting of snow in background

A pasty and a dark still lake. Snow on the ground and on mountains in background

A beautiful fair cat with blue eyes in a cream backpack

A good day of exploring yesterday.

The bus service has improved significantly here in last 5-10 years. Driven by tourism to Eryri but something that benefits local too. The T10 and Sherpa’r Wyddfa make it so much more access by public transport.

A black cat with a scar in right ear. He’s on the windowsill next to a disco ball, wooden mushrooms and a bright two tone pink candle

A fine #caturday morning.

Just a dusting of snow on the lower hills. Curious about what’s higher…

No better way to end a week that felt like a bit of a battle at times.

Lovely social sauna. 3 friends and 3 strangers. Chatted for 90 mins - everything from storm overflows 💩 on yr Wyddfa, birch whipping techniques and theory of pleasure vrs pain. Cold lake. Colder shower. All in Cymraeg.

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Maybe it’s time for an additional waterbody type: main river-road

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Here's a link to the clip: www.instagram.com/p/DUV4M6IjMkC/

Dywedodd y Prif Weinidog wrth @willhaycardiff.bsky.social ei bod yn anfodlon gyda chyflymder trawsnewid digidol. Rydyn ni hefyd.

Mae’r broblem yn systemig - mae gennym amgylchedd lle mae’n haws siarad am newid nag yw hi i’w gyflawni mewn gwirionedd.

Darllenwch ein hymateb, a sut i’w drwsio.

The FM told @willhaycardiff.bsky.social she's frustrated with the pace of digital transformation. We are too.

The problem is systemic - we have an environment where it is easier to talk about change than to actually do it.

Read our response, and how to fix it.

Wow! Lovely 😻

The Telegraph who hate illegal immigrants, advising Brits how to be illegal immigrants.

Holographic sticker - carebear vibes “start with people not solutions” Transform.Wales

Got my hands on possibly my favourite sticker yet.

Diolch @niacampbell.bsky.social a @transform.wales

a stuffed white cat is sitting on a box with its hands outstretched . Alt: a stuffed white cat is sitting on a box with its hands outstretched .

It’s still January