Listening to our users:
I am at the first of 3 day-long workshops with citizens and residents to unpick the quality of government services.
Over 6,000 people across all of Germany were randomly sent a letter by the minister and invited to share their views on service experience.
Apologies for blowing my own trumpet but I’m amazed and beyond thrilled that ‘Potholesville’ has somehow hit 150k views in less than a week. Branching into film was a random experiment so to see the channel take off so fast is, er, thought provoking.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=RKiV...
They are most cherished members of my team 🥰
I think it changes over time, from consolidation of the different viking tribes. There are some great books, I recommend Children of Ash and Elm. Gets into the pure weirdness of Viking culture and beliefs.
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
Wrote about my first 7 months transforming the technology underpinning the national breast screening programme: lizlutgendorff.substack.com/p/lessons-le...
Along with #duvetknowitschrismas, time for a new yearly tradition:
#ITschristmas, where we share IT support horror stories from helping family over Christmas.
Here's mine to start:
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know what KPI meant: www.instagram.com/reel/DSp1ukm...
Been going shopping with my dad this week, as he’s coming to Mexico with us. I don’t think I have ever been shopping with my dad before.
I am going to make a bingo card of things to do in 2026. like visit a London museum that I’ve never been to before, doing another sportive. Anyone do any fun / different things that they’d recommend for my bingo card.
For the afternoon crowd
Henceforth the red robes will only be worn as an away kit when the Canadian Supreme Court is playing the US one.
Had some thoughts after reading @hayleygullen.com's graphic novel about her breast cancer treatment: lizlutgendorff.substack.com/p/can-you-ap...
My birthday is this month. And I am I would like 5aH Makita LXT Lithium Ion batteries for a present years old.
Thank you everyone who bought my book this week - on Amazon or elsewhere.
Love to see that orange #1 Best Seller tag 😎
#cansky #graphicmedicine
I have not! I will take a look!
I'll be chatting about the new job and some of the complexities of working within health if you fancy it: leedsdigitalfestival.org/events/the-s...
Why is it after visiting a university, I’m all “Maybe I should do another degree”. Like I have a PhD, I really don’t need a fourth degree.
Very sorry to have to do this - usually I post threads in more than one place. Today, however, my partner is telling me to get in the car or find a divorce lawyer.
So with apologies - here's a Substack link instead
michaeldnes1.substack.com/p/what-reall...
Fans of the pod/Substack will be delighted to know we've been protesting at Old Bridge Way this morning...
NEW! James and Martin have a big fight about AI!
A very special episode of The Abundance Agenda, in which @mjrobbins.com and I argue about whether large language models like ChatGPT are a big deal or a big nothing.
Listen/subscribe here:
www.abundancepod.com/p/james-and-...
This is one of those very weird things that I experienced moving to the UK (but at least it’s not as bad as Germany where we had to plan our holiday around the nothingness of Sundays).
Now the working day is over you can read this:
Good time for some bin chat open.substack.com/pub/jamesoma...
What new towns can learn from Ebbsfleet
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/what-new-t...
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I wonder if it will feel as cool as all the YouTube content I have consumed
There ain’t no Podcast like an abundance podcast.
