Making sure our blogging meets user needs
...how to code in the open securely, which got 33 times more unique page views than an average post. We archived the ‘GDS Digital engagement’ blog due to a big...
Data team wins Future Policy Network award
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Sam Roberts - former Delivery Manager, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Data, People and skills
...recognise outstanding work in these areas, an awards ceremony was held in January. The GDS Better Use Of Data team was delighted to receive an award for the Data Science...
The Government Transformation Strategy - one year on
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Kevin Cunnington - former Director General, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
A year ago we published the Government Transformation Strategy. In this post, GDS Director General Kevin Cunnington talks about how government has been transforming together and what our priorities are now.
How to pair program effectively in 6 steps
...date and working on both machines (if you use two computers) 2. Work closely together When you’re pair programming, the usual set-up is for one of you to be the...
6 ways we’re helping to make government services better in 2018
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Lou Downe - former Director for Design and Service Standards, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Service design
...have taken part in design and user research training. The community also ran new events on service design, design crits and design patterns. This year we’re planning to run even...
Working with Citizens Advice and its amazing data
...the more vulnerable service users. As my colleague Ben Carpenter says: The cluster data available in the dashboard gives a view of how users’ issues and government’s policies and services...
How cross-government communities can support cross-government services
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Tom Wynne-Morgan and Will Harmer - former Service Designer, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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People and skills, Ways of working
GDS is working with organisations across government to pilot a new way of working. We're forming networks of people with different skills and from different departments, who will work together to improve end-to-end services that cross departmental boundaries. We’re calling these networks ‘Service Communities’.
Getting started as a content designer in a product or service team
...learn prototyping and other design skills at GDS; signing up to the service designers mailing list is a good place to start. If you have any tips for content designers...
Ten tips for getting the best from workshops
Workshops with our department colleagues give us a joint view of our challenges and a shared sense of ownership – but planning and running them is a real skill. To help with your next workshop, we’ve put together our top 10 tips from 6 months of intensive workshopping.
GDS Academy: sharing with other governments
...on its ability to deliver services. In today's world, this means digital services." Australian exchange A representative of the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) team attended the ‘Hands-on agile for...
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