As a public servant I write (nearly) weekly notes to let people see what I do at work. It also helps me to reflect on, process and learn from the week.
Here’s some great advice if you’d like to start doing weeknotes.
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Local - 7 to 11 September
Hack t’planet!
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Snappy - 1 to 4 September
One does not simply plan the sprint.
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Double - 17 to 28 August
Updating, migrating and a free ontology
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Edges - 11 to 14 August
Don’t look back into the sun…
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Back - 3 to 7 August
New service ownership and sticking around.
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Half - 6 to 17 July
Focused goals and a helpful diagram.
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Showroom - 29 June to 3 July
A helpful scenario and a big shed.
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Light - 22 to 26 June
Finishing the cycle and planning a firebreak.
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Bounce - 15 to 19 June
Taking shape and valuing community.
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Trust - 8 to 12 June
Ticking things off and getting messy.
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Garden - 4 to 5 June
Overgrown metaphors and ideas gaining traction.
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Stuffed (again) - 26 to 29 May
Publishing things and what lies beneath.
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Document - 18 to 22 May
Communicating change and saving a design history.
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Octopus - 11 to 15 May
Cross-gov groups and warning signs.
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Stuffed - 5 to 8 May
Jira wangling and the year that was.
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Leave - April 2026
Tinkering away and rising apes.
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New - 23 to 27 March
Handovers and the Monday that never was.
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Human - 16 to 20 March
Breakfast in Sheffield and how will you know.
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Vertigo - 9 to 13 March
Shout outs and highlights.
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Requirement - 23 to 27 February
Getting help and quiet satisfaction.