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John Bourne

@johnbourne.bsky.social

Farm dwelling, veg growing, guitar playing, chess playing, football coaching, digital product managering in the HE sectoring kind of person.

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Say no to the good ideas so you can say yes to the best ideas.

16.06.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wish everyone who is (rightly) up in arms about sustainability in AI cared this much about sustainability in the food production industry...

16.04.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Messes my children leave all over the walls/floor/doors... "S'kid marks".

25.03.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great paper on financing digital and tech in government. This rings true to me...

"The absence of agreed upon metrics to measure outcomes also limits the ability to demonstrate value for money in digital spending."

tinyurl.com/5d5asx4w

#gds
#digitaltransformation
#publicdigital

19.03.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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mclusky. people person. 12th march.

@shitrock.bsky.social

10.03.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

In a virtual meeting today, someone asked me "where is real life?". I couldn't answer them.

26.02.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cribbed from LinkedIn.

18.02.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 946    πŸ” 306    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 28

What does it take to do things well? The right people, leadership, care, culture, tools, support, resources. A failing in one or more (often more) results in poor user experiences, technical debt, excuses, and waste of time and money.

Pisses me off when I see it happening when it doesn’t have to.

14.02.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ‘this looks great, thanks for sharing!

18.02.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He is better than Zidane like

17.02.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It would be great if he was Dr Niro. But sadly I mean De Niro.

17.02.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exploring the niche market of making up football chants for non-Premier League football teams, set to obscure songs that most of the crowd won't have heard.

Currently working up one for Sunderland's Enzo Le Fee using Adam and Joe's "Bobby Dr Niro" song.

#adamandjoe
#safc
#footballchants

17.02.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A can of peach flavoured cider, won from a tombola at a children's athletics event

A can of peach flavoured cider, won from a tombola at a children's athletics event

My 5-year-old son won this at the tombola at an athletics festival today. This is the way to raise top athletes.

15.02.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gov.uk: Are we ready for an AI Revolutionpublic digitalpublic digital Dai Vaughn blogs in response to Kier Starmer's announcement on investment in AI

"Understanding user needs, designing effective systems, and fostering a culture of adaptability are just as crucial as the technology itself."

Yes AI, this applied to you too.

Great stuff from @publicdigital.bsky.social and @daivaughan.uk

public.digital/pd-insights/...

14.02.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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