Derek Alton

Digital Community Mixer / Rencontre de la communauté numérique Networking event for all digital and digitally curious individuals / Activité de réseautage pour les passionnés et curieux du numérique!

Check out this digital gov mixer on Nov. 5th. So excited to catch up with old friends to make new ones! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-co...

@robbutler.com @bluesky.sboots.ca can you use your magic to help spread the word through the GC space!

YouTube video by Apolitical Thank you for an amazing Apolitical Day 2025!

#ApoliticalDay was very good. I hope it expands to more people next year. Also some good shots of @edent.tel and @derekalton.bsky.social in this amongst others 😄.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNSm...

YouTube video by Civic Punks Weeknotes Oct. 5 - Critical Capacities, AI Assistants & Finding Agency

This week: thinking about what helps govs build innovation muscle, why AI assistants could change public service, and how we find agency again when hope feels thin.

🎬 Weeknotes: youtube.com/shorts/S3RAy...

#CivicPunks

People sit in rows, smiling for the camera.

A bordered square rotated slightly clockwise, inside which are the words, "One Team Gov".

Work in or around the #PublicSector? Fancy a breakfast time natter, and optional co-working day?

The last 3 #OneTeamGov North #Manchester meetups of 2025 are on Tuesday:
🐝 21 October,
🐝 18 November,
🐝 16 December.

Sign up via www.eventbrite.com/o/hosted-by-...

YouTube video by Civic Punks Weeknotes Sept. 14 - Breaking bubbles and working in the open

Weeknotes Sept. 14 - Breaking bubbles and working in the open

Sorry, I know this is late, but here is my weeknote from last week.

Inspired by conversations with Thea Snow about breaking out of bubbles, and the weeknotes of the @gianduran.bsky.social

Check it out: youtube.com/shorts/_NFNg...

DOGE done better: The case for progressive efficiency and a streamlined state Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.

Here is the full article, give it a read, it's worth it: demos.co.uk/research/dog...

🚨 New series launch: Briefing Room 🚨

In 3 minutes or less, I’ll be breaking down key works on government innovation.

First up: Sir Geoff Mulgan’s DOGE Done Better.

📺 Watch my short summary here: lnkd.in/ebzJxXcX

And don't forget to like and subscribe for more.

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TransformGov Talks : September 2025 · Luma Dr Moira Nicolson, Lead Behavioural Scientist (Cabinet Office) and Honorary Research Fellow (UCL) plus Holly Marquez, Senior Behavioural Scientist, (Cabinet…

🚨 6PM, WED 24 September 🚨

Join us at the MoJ or online

* Dr Moira Nicolson & Holly Marquez "Failing Forward: Why Planning for AI Disasters Unlocks Breakthrough Innovation"
* ​Ben Sauer "Always Be Creating Clarity: Daily habits for strategic storytelling"

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Please share! Thanks 🙏

Come join us and help grow the community of cool people doing cool stuff in government here in the uk

TransformGov Talks : Summer drinks · Luma Join us in person for a casual summer evening catch-up and chance to socialise with your fellow government transformers.

🍺🍹🍷🥛 TGT Summer Drinks!! 🥛🍷🍹🍺

Join us at 6pm on Wednesday the 27th of August at the Buckingham Arms for the first TransformGov Talks Summer Drinks.

Network, chat and put the world to rights - we'd love you to join us.

lu.ma/sdzpnfl9

YouTube video by Civic Punks Scanning the Future - Scanning Club Promo

Join Isabel Serval and I for @apolitical.bsky.social Scanning Club—fun, practical foresight for public servants.

🌍 Next one’s July 29, theme: Climate.

Watch the teaser: www.youtube.com/shorts/L5Md6...

Join us: apolitical.co/events/futur...

Hop into the community: apolitical.co/en/communiti...

Seventh event write up Hi everyone,

A huge thank you to @antonioweiss.bsky.social & Defra's Becky Miller for great presentations at @transformgovtalks.bsky.social this week (on AI, and serious games and evidence/policymaking respectively) - catch up here medium.com/@transformgo...

We're back on Wed 16 July lu.ma/6hvitdyr

YouTube video by Civic Punks Public Sector Innovation in South Africa - A quick summary

While in South Africa for a friend’s wedding, I took time to learn about their public service. It shares a lot with Canada and the UK. Check out this quick explainer—including the fascinating Batho Pele white paper.

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbPZ...

What questions do you have about South Africa?

Building Successful Communites of Practice with Emily Webber Coming soon, sign up now for a discount at launch. Learn how to form, grow, supercharge and measure communities of practice in or across organisations An online self-paced course at https://tacit.pub/onlinecourse

Exciting news! I'm launching my brand new online self-paced course very soon.

With videos, reading, and hands-on activities, learn how to identify, form, grow, and supercharge communities of practice in and across organisations.

Sign up now to receive a discount at launch tacit.pub/onlinecourse

The @publicdigital.bsky.social round-up email is excellent (I highly encourage people to subscribe) but it is frustrating that they don't publish an online version which means I can't share a link with all the great info with anyone.

TransformGov Talks : Fifth event · Luma For our next event we have the following two excellent speakers. Catherine Day, Cabinet Office, on the cross-government participatory methods forum The Cabinet…

🚨 EVENT KLAXON! 🚨

The next @transformgovtalks.bsky.social event will be at the MoJ and online on Weds April 30th with the following great speakers.
* Catherine Day - cross-government participatory methods forum
* ​Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team

Register here : lu.ma/c3wlyoz0

TransformGov Talks : Fifth event · Luma For our next event we have the following two excellent speakers. Catherine Day, Cabinet Office, on the cross-government participatory methods forum The Cabinet…

🚨 EVENT KLAXON! 🚨

The next @transformgovtalks.bsky.social event will be at the MoJ and online on Weds April 30th with the following great speakers.
* Catherine Day - cross-government participatory methods forum
* ​Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team

Register here : lu.ma/c3wlyoz0

Kind comments here about a talk I gave at Transform Government about the NAO- the book the talked is based on is available here www.routledge.com/Holding-Gove...

YouTube video by Civic Punks When Berlin Meets London 🇩🇪🤝🇬🇧 | Public Sector Innovation Catch-Up

My friend Oliver came to visit me from Berlin, he shares his takeaways from @henrymidgley.bsky.social talk at @transformgovtalks.bsky.social and the Global Government Innovation Forum.

www.youtube.com/shorts/WKcww...

YouTube video by Civic Punks My Beef with Government 🐄 (and why it matters for your community)

I’ve got a beef with government.

After visiting 💙BLUE GARAGE💙, I saw how often gov blocks the very projects it says it supports.

Risk-aversion. Red tape. Control over care.

Here’s my take on why it happens—and how we can do better.

🎥 youtube.com/shorts/03hw0...

What a wonderful chat today @derekalton.bsky.social.

- We talked Rekindling GC Communities & Networks.
- The positivity these networks brought to the table.

@supergovernance.bsky.social, Camille B, @natalyarar.bsky.social, Thom K, Hillary H, Robyn P, Stephanie G, Alexa I, James C and more!

I will be there, hoping to see many of you as well!

TransformGov Talks : Fourth event · Luma For our fourth event we have the following two excellent speakers. Henry Midgley, Durham University, on Holding Government to Account: Democracy and the…

🚨 EVENT KLAXON 🚨

Join us on Weds 26 March, in person (at MoJ) or online, and hear from:
- Henry Midgley on 'Holding Government to Account: Democracy and the NAO'
- Kirsty Innes, Labour Together, on digital ID

Sign up: lu.ma/h0ci1zdd

Kindly sponsored by dxw

How Did Canada’s Digital Government Ranking Collapse? A Conversation with Ryan Androsoff When Ryan entered the federal public service in Canada, it was ranked 3rd in the UN's E-Government world rankings. Now, we are ranked 47th. What happened? I ...

As a good friend I promised myself I would watch @derekalton.bsky.social 's 45 minute interview with @ryanandrosoff.bsky.social on what happened to the Canadian government's digital transformation efforts.

You know what? It was really good! You should watch it too.

TransformGov Talks : Third event · Luma For our third event we have the follow two excellent speakers. Miriam Levin, Director of Participatory Programmes, Demos, on 'Involving citizens in…

💥💥 Thursday 27th of February 💥💥

Our 3rd event is Miriam Levin from Demos, on 'Involving citizens in policymaking' and ​Sarah Crandall from DSIT, on 'The new GDS'. ​

At the MoJ or online.

Register here : buff.ly/42MOZcf

OneTeamGov International Monthly Meetup · Luma Join us for the OneTeamGov International Monthly Meetup, a chance to connect with fellow public servants and friends from around the globe. Whether you're…

OneTeamGov Monthly Global Meetups Starting this month. This is a chance to connect with peers around the world who share your passion for the public service and making it better. Interested? You can join register here: lu.ma/svba3ide

Please share with others who you think might be interested!

YouTube video by Civic Punks Three Top Books for Public Servants from 2024

Here are my top 3 Nerdy Gov Books from 2024.

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Shout out to @richardpope.org @andrewgreenway.bsky.social

For more videos like this, check out CivicPunks. I hope to release a couple of deep-dive interviews later this week.

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We are still finalising speakers. Let me know if you have anyone you would recommend.

The One Team Gov Logo, which is a square rotated slightly clockwise, in the middle of which reads, "One Team Gov".

The weekly One Team Gov breakfast is starting back up 🥳

Initially it'll be virtual only, from 0830 to 0930 every Wednesday.

We'll use leancoffeetable.com to facilitate the discussion.

The videoconference will be on Microsoft Teams.

Q: Would you like to run 1 of them, please?

Why has Canada slipped from 3rd in 2010 to 47th in the UN e-government rankings? I want to know so I started with @viet.bsky.social, co-author of a 2023 report on this issue.

Watch our interview: youtu.be/3Avgu0FSd1c

Who should I talk to next? Share your thoughts and subscribe!