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Dan Howarth

@danhowarth.bsky.social

Ally in training. Generally curious. Rookie dad. Into hills, indy mags and #designjustice. Content design, strategy and IA in UK gov.

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The River Wild (1994) ⭐ 6.5 | Adventure, Crime, Thriller 1h 51m | PG-13

You’ve got The River Wild www.imdb.com/title/tt0110...

14.02.2026 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The sheer organisational gaslighting. Soft skills say nothing about how hard they are to acquire

10.02.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spot on. I’ve often thought how hard it is doing transformation within a transformation programme – a sort-of meta change that people don’t deal well with. But you’ve articulated it so well here

31.01.2026 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Norms feel a bit like the Overton Window for transformation

31.01.2026 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope that’s a haggis, neep and tatty sandwich

26.01.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn right, it’s better than mine

25.01.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this what the IAs call intertwingularity?

23.01.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Challenge accepted. What’s been the highest fine in the UK for a breach of GDPR?

23.01.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nah, miles away from it. But looks like the sort of job that needs someone like you in it

23.01.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Quick Check Needed

Would you chuck your hat in the ring for this role at Cabinet Office? The open government and experimentation workstreams sound right up your street: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

23.01.2026 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A square graphic rotated slightly clockwise. Inside the square, the text 'ONE TEAM GOV' is stacked in three lines. Both the border and the text use a vibrant color gradient that transitions from bright orange at the top left to deep pink at the bottom right.

A square graphic rotated slightly clockwise. Inside the square, the text 'ONE TEAM GOV' is stacked in three lines. Both the border and the text use a vibrant color gradient that transitions from bright orange at the top left to deep pink at the bottom right.

The awesome Sam Villis (@stamanfar.bsky.social) hosted the first #OneTeamGov virtual meet-up of 2026 this week.

One of the things we discussed was doing a 10th anniversary #unconference next year in 2027.

Please like and repost if you're interested.

22.01.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That seagull is way off course

17.01.2026 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d propose a meta-session: Every time someone says β€œAI” the sprinklers go off

17.01.2026 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Scotland would be ace. The grass is greener, air cleaner – and hopefully it’d make the tickets cheaper πŸ˜ƒ

15.01.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Could you get it through L&D?

14.01.2026 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This looks amazing @kenny.weave-it.org. If we can rustle up numbers in the UK, would you be up for running the course over here too?

14.01.2026 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, it’s in Utrecht 😞

14.01.2026 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Technical design *is* business process design *is* team design *is* service design *is* user centred design. If you insist that one is superior to another or that you don’t need to concern yourself with all aspects, you’re doing your organisation and your users a disservice. This course looks great!

14.01.2026 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@ideasintheround.bsky.social DDD for product managers – our prayers have been answered!

14.01.2026 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you think we can get the antiliterati to read, beyond doomscrolling through their toxic filter bubbles?

13.01.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was thinking more like a free parasitic, agentic knowledge graph receiver inside every chicken nugget

13.01.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need better knowledge management systems that don’t rely on people reading things or actively seeking out facts

13.01.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The part where you put white wine in is good. Then obviously have a glass too, cos you can’t make the risotto drink alone

12.01.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shite Manager, as it’s known in our house. But we still watch it, of course

11.01.2026 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œexploring her role as First Lady and her relationship with the former president” – some big news afoot between now and opening night?!

10.01.2026 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"Africa" by Toto, Performed by the Crew of the Bourbon Peridot, West Africa 2013.
YouTube video by djflynn "Africa" by Toto, Performed by the Crew of the Bourbon Peridot, West Africa 2013.

Here’s one of the great music videos of our time: youtu.be/EGheV059UBA?...

08.01.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Challenge accepted

07.01.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If they rub my tummy while we observe the sphinxes of the great riddle gate together, I would pay a premium

07.01.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would you settle for Engywook from The Neverending Story?

07.01.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The more they look like Bill Nighy, the less cheap they’ll be, surely

07.01.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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