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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · 16d

Really looking for to Wed night's TransformGov Talks on
Unlocking breakthrough innovation by planning for AI disasters
and daily habits for strategic storytelling...

Sign up here for interesting chat and free 🍕🍕🍕 (if you join in person in London): luma.com/sm09nslz

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · 21d

"The machine (of government) is breaking before our eyes and if we're not careful it's going to be dismantled," says @jamestplunkett.bsky.social kicking off #SDinGov.

We'll be looking at how to bring a more curious, humble, and systemic mindset to the work of govt tomorrow afternoon.

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · 21d

The rise of professions can transform how society functions, says @jamestplunkett.bsky.social at kickoff of #SDinGov... medium.com/@jamestplunk...

We'll be taking about the rise of the design profession in government at the end of the day today.

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · 21d

The project of our times… This is the cathedral we're all part of building as designers in government today, says @jamestplunkett.bsky.social kicking off #SDinGov. I'm here for it!

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · 21d

This please!

James Plunkett kicking off #SDinGov with a story in 3 chapters.

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · 21d

Psyched for another inspiring #SDinGov25! Thank you thank you thank you to the conference panel led by the amazing Jen Thompson for putting together a really exciting agenda!

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transformgovtalks.bsky.social @transformgovtalks.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨 6PM, WED 25 June 🚨

Join us for the seventh TGT at the MoJ or online, with:

* Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified"
* Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence

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Please share! Thanks 🙏.

TransformGov Talks : Seventh event · Luma

Speakers Antonio Weiss on his new book, "AI Demystified" Becky Miller, Defra, on designing policy with complex evidence live stream will be here : …

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · May 24

Really looking forward to this! Join us next Wed... If you join in person in London there'll even be free 🍕🍕🍕 and (not free but always interesting) pub chat afterward!

transformgovtalks.bsky.social @transformgovtalks.bsky.social · May 19

🚨 Reminder! 🚨

Our next event will be at the MoJ and online on Weds May 28th.

* Noel Hatch,Adur & Worthing Councils, on Redesigning from the inside out: learning as we change
* Lucy Makinson, i.AI, on Consult: An AI Tool for Enhanced Public Consultation Analysis

Register here : lu.ma/rhvufmwx.

TransformGov Talks : Sixth event · Luma

Noel Hatch,Adur & Worthing Councils, on Redesigning from the inside out: learning as we change Lucy Makinson, i.AI, on Consult: An AI Tool for Enhanced Public…

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Apr 16

Loving this edition! One question I'd like more insight on though: how should Nationwide clients feel about its recent takeover of Virgin Money?

And why are Nationwide's company ethos and lending policy scores so low?

Is there a way we can see the details behind particular companies' scores?

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Apr 16

Loving this edition! One question I'd like more insight on though: how should Nationwide clients feel about its recent takeover of Virgin Money?

And why are Nationwide's company ethos and lending policy scores so low?

Is there a way we can see the details behind particular companies' scores?

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Apr 1

@fulhamish.bsky.social would Fulham be any lower in the table today if they hadn't signed Andersen and Smith Rowe over the summer?

Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Mar 26

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Jan 27

I finally got around to synthesising all the thoughts running around my head since #ukgc25 last week... jallen300.medium.com/uk-govcamp-2...

What love to hear what others think about all this...

UK GovCamp 2025: ‘Test and Learn’, Missions, AI and more…

GovCamp is an annual ‘unconference’ where people working in and around government get together to talk about what’s on their mind. Held on…

jallen300.medium.com

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Jan 18

Lovely and inspiring chats with @cathydutton.bsky.social @daverog.bsky.social @trillyc.bsky.social @davidheath.org & so many others at #ukgc25 today. Thanks so much to all the campmakers (and sponsors!) for enabling this!

Look forward to seeing the reboot of #OneTeamGov @jacattell.bsky.social 🚀

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Jan 18

Thank you #ukgc25 ❤️

Quote: "you can only get so far without a tribe"

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Jan 18

On my way #ukgc25

Looking forward to chatting to loads of inspiring people about how we go about 'Rewiring the state' to mainstream Test-and-Learn into the fabric of all our institutions!

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Jan 3

. @sammyjames.bsky.social re "Get me to the Mets, how do I get there?"... The 7 line from Grand Central Station of course!

Let us know next time you're in New York (between Apr & Oct) and my dad @jjaesqffc.bsky.social (the original Fulham-Mets fan) will be happy to show you around.

#LGM #COYW

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Dec 22

Listening to News Agents @lewisgoodall.com say the Greens need to 'be better' at the media game if they want the media coverage Reform gets. I hope Lewis will read Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus to understand why we desperately need institutions that rebalance the information game toward truthfulness.

Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Dec 17

Now I've been chatting to a friend/colleague about how services are commissioned in government (or by other big funders). Are there any really good examples of commissioners embedding user-centred design thinking and methods into their work?

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Dec 17

yes, love this! In fact I was just quoting someone from that workshop during the conversation earlier today, but had forgotten it was from that workshop! 🫣 It was all about how economists estimate value all the time, and we service designers need to get better at doing the same thing!

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Dec 17

Just chatting to a friend/colleague about how economists make assumptions and then use those assumptions to build cases for change. Got us thinking...

?? What can service designers learn from economists ??

Would love to hear what people think...

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Dec 14

What a delightful day... Still working on my "Test-and-Learn" lino cut postcards... Thanks for letting me be one of your crew for the day @sallyhalls.bsky.social!

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Dec 1

A TC classic

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Nov 18

Does each government department therefore need an add-on directorate responsible for driving long-term systemic change, by bringing together the policy, operational & digital teams working within that sector already? Or do we need a centralised function working across all of govt to do this?

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Jeffrey Allen @jallen300.bsky.social · Nov 18

So I’ve started wondering -- have I got it wrong? Do ministers and senior leaders not actually see policy teams as the people responsible for driving long-term systemic change within complex systems? Is the real problem that no one within government has that mandate?

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