By @edent · barcamp death govcamp ukgc ukgovcamp · 4 comments · 400 words · read ~493 times.
The last year has seen an overabundance of death. Some of us got chatting about the various people from the GovCamp community who have died recently, and how we could memorialise them. It used to be the case that we started every 'Camp with a reading of the rules. A gentle intro to let everyone […]
Continue reading →By @edent · govcamp nhsx ukgc20 ukgovcamp · 500 words
I've been to a fair few GovCamps - the (mostly) annual gathering of Civil Servants who want to explore new ways of working. For a flavour of what they're like, see scripti electronici passim: GovCamp 2012 (Video of my talk) GovCamp 2015 Tweets only GovCamp 2016 GovCamp 2018 GovCamp 2019 It was great to see […]
Continue reading →By @edent · barcamp govcamp ukgc20 ukgovcamp · 6 comments · 750 words · read ~208 times.
How do you archive a conference? A decade ago, I blogged about how to archive a BarCamp - I don't think anyone took up my suggestions. I tried to put it into practice, but in this post about 2009's BarCampBrighton4, half the links have rotted away, cool media-hosting startups have gone bust and eaten the […]
Continue reading →By @edent · govcamp schwag t-shirt · 1 comment · 400 words · read ~553 times.
Like all true geeks, my laptop is a smörgåsbord of stickers dedicated to openness. And, like all true geeks, I have loads of t-shirts that advertise failed start-ups, trendy apps, and unconferences. Why not combine the two? (Thanks to Matt Edgar for the NHS artwork.) (Thanks to Jukesie for his MVB design.) You can buy […]
Continue reading →By @edent · govcamp ukgc19 ukgovcamp WeekNotes · 350 words
I'm finally feeling like I'm settling into my new role. I spent my Saturday at UK GovCamp - an unconference for Civil Servants. I ran a session on Acronyms in the Workplace. It was hillarious listening to people try to introduce themselves without any abbreviations. "I am the Chief Paperclip Office for the United Kingdom's […]
Continue reading →By @edent · barcamp govcamp ukgc18 · 1 comment · 500 words · read ~655 times.
I've found a delightfully exploitable social hack which I presented at UK GovCamp. It applies to any uncooperative bureaucracy. Here's how it works. You ask someone to do something and they reply with "I'm sorry sir, that's against our policy." You should say "I'm sorry to hear that. Please can you send me a copy […]
Continue reading →By @edent · govcamp language ukgc16 · 11 comments · 750 words · read ~4,741 times.
I spent my Saturday crewing the reception desk at the amazing UK GovCamp Unconference. Part of our task was to check people in, hand them their name badges, schwag, and offer them a free conference T-Shirt. If you're anything like me, you've got hundreds of conference Ts stuffed in a drawer somewhere. They're all the […]
Continue reading →By @edent · govcamp hackathon police ukblc14 · 900 words
This is a necropost - resurrected from the now defunct blog of a previous employer. I've just come back from an amazing BlueLightCamp 2014 - held in the splendid offices of the Ordnance Survey. Themed unconferences are nothing new - but I think this was one of the first that I've been to focussed on […]
Continue reading →By @edent · barcap govcamp government government camp hackday ukgc12 · 50 words
The lovely people from UK Gov Camp have put up some of the videos from the barcamp. Here's me chatting about mobile and the WordPress Mobile Pack. https://vimeo.com/36553562 From Steph at Helpful Technology. See my blog post about the day.
Continue reading →By @edent · barcap govcamp government government camp hackday ukgc12 · 3 comments · 900 words · read ~202 times.
As per the meme, here are my 20 points on Gov Camp UK. Sign up early. I dawdled and so was only able to get a ticket for Saturday. I feel like I missed out on a lot of interesting conversations. BarCamps should be recorded for posterity. It's a point I've made before. Cameras and […]
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