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Joe Lanman @joelanman.bsky.social · Sep 23

this is very good

www.gov.uk/service-manu...

Using artificial intelligence (AI) in services

Guidance on using AI in public sector services, including when and when not to use it, considerations and where to find more information.

www.gov.uk

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Sep 21

Even from the adults 😂 no problem!

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Sep 20

A big +1 for Flip 7, but also Karuba (which may be better with one or two more players), Hive (fun chess with bugs), Azul, Forbidden Island (cooperative games can be a nice break from competitive play, another is Flashpoint), Patchwork, and Canvas is another arty fav of ours! Enjoy!

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Mar 1

So sorry to all those wonderful folks affected, you’ve done such amazing, important work ❤️

Waldo Jaquith, but Spooky @waldo.net · Mar 1

18F's website has been removed. Hours after the staff was laid off, the whole damn site is gone, including hundreds of blog entries and essential resources. The entire De-risking Guide that I wrote, vanished from the internet.

18f.gsa.gov

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Feb 23

Interested to know what you get, I upgraded my Yamaha recently (to nothing *crazy* expensive) but it made such a difference to the sound quality and playing experience

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Feb 20

White space isn’t empty—it’s powerful. ✨ In design, negative space isn’t just ‘blank’; it shapes how we see, feel, and understand the world - both on screen and off.

www.laurayarrow.net/blog/whitesp...

Whitespace isn't empty — Laura Yarrow

As a designer, understanding the importance of whitespace as a visual tool is non-negotiable, but it’s an often fought-over topic in organisations. Often stakeholders will want to reduce whitespace an...

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Feb 14

Businesses: "Our users will use our product exactly the way we think they will, and it will always work as we intended".

Humans: Hold my beer....

youtube.com/shorts/CWE41...

#sing #singing #singers #monarch #shorts

YouTube video by Youtube Shorts France 🇫🇷

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Ann Kempster @annkempster.com · Feb 7

Public sector has far surpassed private in UK for years now when it comes to digital services.

#facts

Anna Dent @annadent.bsky.social · Feb 7

Anyone pledging that government digital services should be as good as the private sector should know that I've spent less than 5 mins successfully ordering a new driving licence and so far about 15 trying and failing to update my travel insurance policy

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Feb 7

Amazing job 🤩

Paul Maltby @maltbyps.bsky.social · Feb 7

Job ad of the year just dropped: its only BLACK ROD housesofparliament.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...

Black Rod - Houses of Parliament

Title: Black Rod. Employer: House of Lords. Salary: £87,000 - £114,000. Closes: 02/03/2025, 23:55

housesofparliament.tal.net

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Feb 7

Wow! That is such an interesting job description

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Seinfeldism @seinfeldism.bsky.social · Jan 28

Serenity now! Serenity now! / S09E03 The Serenity Now https://seinfeldism....

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Jan 26

Thanks Ben! 😊

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Jan 26

Ha let’s hope for non fiction! 😁

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Jan 26

This week I sat down and wrote some thoughts down on the Blueprint for Modern Digital Government. Tldr? : Exciting, bold, and hugely ambitious. Bring it on. www.laurayarrow.net/blog/theres-a-lot-to-be-excited-about-in-the-blueprint-for-modern-digital-government

There’s a lot to be excited about in the blueprint for modern digital government — Laura Yarrow

Last week was quite the ride. We kicked the week off with our Secretary of State (SoS), Peter Kyle, announcing the new Digital Centre, and blueprint for modern digital gov at the GDS office in Londo...

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Jan 21

Who said we’d let you leave?! 😂

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Jan 21

Come and say hi! 👋

Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Jan 6

I think I speak for us all when I say:

What the hell am I doing up this early and why aren’t I in my pajamas anymore?!

#firstdayback #january

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Lisa Jeffery @lisajeffery.bsky.social · Dec 19

#ServicesWeek to return for its seventh year ✨
Please share and save the date: 17 to 21 March 2025

This event series aims to grow service literacy and is open to all UK public servants. Take part if you can!

#ServiceDesign #GovDesign #LocalGov #LocalDigital

services.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/19/s...

Services Week is back for 2025

Services Week is an annual event hosted by the Government Digital and Data community, bringing together professionals from across the UK public sector.

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Dec 10

He hasn’t yet (what I can see from the logged out web view), but I wouldn’t be surprised if it disappears at some point.

Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Dec 10

Dan Saffer blocked me because he couldn’t stand being called out on the stupid thing he posted. Where is the accountability for leaders?

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Dec 9

And just one more: your argument fails to understand the nuance of work as experienced by a non white male. If you’re female, non-white, trans, disabled, or any other combination of under represented group, your voice is not always heard or valued in the same way. Or are they “bad designers” too? 🙄

Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Dec 9

I also think you could apply this bogus argument to any discipline "a dev that fails to optimise some code is a bad dev", a firefighter that fails to put out a fire is a bad firefighter, failing to note the constraints they work in. It's a misinformed, one dimensional argument. It's not a good look.

Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Dec 9

A more thoughtful version of this argument could be:
"Good designers strive to meet user needs and minimise harm within their sphere of influence".

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Dec 9

(and any good designer would know to think in these binary terms - creating this sort of false dichotomy - is not the way the world or people work. It's dangerous, and not the inclusive mindset required of a designer to solve problems that meet user needs).

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Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social · Dec 9

You've created a binary where designers are either "good" (if they find ways to comply productively) or "not good" (if they can't). In reality, there is a spectrum of effectiveness, and a designer's capability should't be solely judged by their ability to navigate external pressures you describe

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