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Help National Conversations fill the bookshelves of newly elected members of the Senedd and Scottish Parliament with books on digital government (including Platformland!):

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National Conversations Help put digital technology at the heart of political life in Scotland and Wales.

If you’d like to support the initiative, learn more or get involved here 👇

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We’re also seeking supporters to help fund a “digital future” bookshelf for every newly elected Member of the Senedd and Scottish Parliament in 2026 - placing practical ideas for modern public services directly into the hands of future legislators.

A grey and white banner for National Conversations, which includes the Welsh dragon and Scottish flag

25 years after devolution, it’s time to put digital technology at the heart of political debate in Wales and Scotland.

Transform Wales is part of the National Conversations initiative, bringing people together to open that discussion.

National Conversations Help put digital technology at the heart of political life in Scotland and Wales.

Os hoffech gefnogi’r fenter, dysgu mwy neu gymryd rhan, ewch yma 👇

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Rydym hefyd yn ceisio cefnogwyr i helpu i ariannu silff lyfrau “dyfodol digidol” ar gyfer pob Aelod o’r Senedd ac Aelod o Senedd yr Alban sydd newydd ei ethol yn 2026 — gan roi syniadau ymarferol ar gyfer gwasanaethau cyhoeddus modern yn uniongyrchol yn nwylo deddfwyr y dyfodol.

Baner National Conversations mewn llwyd a gwyn

25 mlynedd ar ôl datganoli, mae’n bryd rhoi technoleg ddigidol wrth galon y drafodaeth wleidyddol yng Nghymru a’r Alban.

Mae Trawsnewid Cymru yn rhan o fenter National Conversations, gan ddod â phobl at ei gilydd i agor y drafodaeth honno.

National Conversations Help put digital technology at the heart of political life in Scotland and Wales.

I've just supported 'National Conversations' from @transform.wales & @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com, a project to deliver a bookshelf of essential reads on digital government to every newly elected members of the Scottish Parliament and Senedd

Join me here: nationalconversations.org

A mission-led model for Welsh public services In our previous post, we argued that the Welsh public sector is caught in a performance trap. We struggle to move the needle on the things that actually matter because we focus on outputs (the things ...

Whitehall often fails here because of massive, entrenched silos. But Wales' size is our strength. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

We have the perfect scale to prove that mission-led government works.

The project model is dead. It’s time to start working on the mission.

🔗 transform.wales/blog/2026/a-...

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We need a fundamental shift in how we govern: moving from short-term projects to long-term Missions.

A mission connects political "Whys" to technical "Hows":
✅ Missions (Set by Politicians)
✅ Outcomes (Set by Executive Leadership)
✅ Outputs (Set by Delivery Teams)

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Missions, not projects. 🚀

Last week we talked about the "output trap" - the focus on delivering things but struggling to move the needle on things that impact people's lives.

Outcomes like healthy life expectancy, and a growing economy.

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Model cenhadaeth ar gyfer gwasanaethau cyhoeddus Cymru Yn ein post blaenorol, fe wnaethom ddadlau bod sector cyhoeddus Cymru wedi’i ddal mewn trap perfformiad. Rydym yn hynod fedrus am gadw’n brysur, ond rydym yn ei chael yn anodd symud y nodwydd ar y pet...

Mae’r model prosiect wedi darfod. Mae’n bryd dechrau gweithio ar y genhadaeth.

🔗 transform.wales/cy/blog/2026...

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Mae Whitehall yn methu’n aml oherwydd silos enfawr sydd wedi gwreiddio’n ddwfn. Ond maint Cymru yw ein cryfder. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Mae gennym y raddfa berffaith i brofi bod llywodraeth dan arweiniad cenhadaeth yn gallu gweithio.

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Mae cenhadaeth yn cysylltu’r “Pam” gwleidyddol â’r “Sut” technegol:

✅ Cenhadaethau (a osodir gan Wleidyddion)
✅ Canlyniadau (a osodir gan Arweinyddiaeth Weithredol)
✅ Allbynnau (a osodir gan Dimau Cyflawni)

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prosiectau -> cenadaethau

Mae angen newid sylfaenol yn y ffordd rydym yn llywodraethu: symud o brosiectau tymor byr i Genadaethau tymor hir.

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Cenhadaethau, nid prosiectau. 🚀

Wythnos diwethaf buom yn trafod y “trap allbynnau” – y ffocws ar gyflawni pethau, ond yr anhawster i symud y nodwydd ar y pethau sy’n gwneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau pobl.

Canlyniadau fel disgwyliad oes iach, ac economi sy’n tyfu.

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Joining NHS Wales last year, I found it baffling having to do days of mandatory training on things unrelated to my role in digital:

- how to sort clinical waste
- how to evacuate patients from hospital in a fire

And Welsh language awareness training as a Welsh speaker. 🥲

Having to send out letters for hospital appointments even when you are standing there in front of them in reception making the appointment and adding it to your calendar in real time.

(This isn’t universal, I know)

And then getting two identical letters in the post - but that’s another story!

Llun graffeg gyda briciau gwyn a melyn, a geiriau mewn melyn: mae rheolau'n datblygu dros amser

Pe gallech dorri neu newid unrhyw reol er mwyn darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus gwell yng Nghymru, beth fyddai hi?

Mae trawsnewid yn gofyn am ddod â phethau’n ôl i gydbwysedd. Nid gwanhau atebolrwydd, ond ei ail-ddylunio fel ei fod yn cefnogi darparu yn hytrach na’i gyfyngu.

Ble rydym yn creu’r rhwystrau yr ydym wedyn yn gofyn i staff rheng flaen eu rheoli?

Pan fo risg yn cael ei gwthio i fyny’r gadwyn yn barhaus, mae cadwyni cymeradwyo’n tyfu. Pan fo sicrwydd yn lluosi, mae’r gallu i ddysgu’n lleihau.

Roedd bron i hanner yr ymatebion yn ymwneud â gwaith papur dyblyg, atgyfeiriadau dro ar ôl tro, systemau nad ydynt yn siarad â’i gilydd, a chadwyni cymeradwyo sy’n arafu penderfyniadau.

Crëwyd y rhan fwyaf o’r rheolau hyn am resymau da. Ond dros amser mae haenau’n tyfu ac mae cymesuredd yn diflannu

Adroddiad Cenedlaethol ar Reolau Gwirion - Comisiwn Bevan

Ymatebodd bron i 800 o bobl i gwestiwn syml gan Gomisiwn Bevan a Llais:

Pe gallech dorri neu newid unrhyw reol er mwyn rhoi profiad gofal gwell yng Nghymru, beth fyddai hi?

bevancommission.org/cy/silly-rul...

A graphic of white and yellow bricks with yellow text: rules build over time

If you could break or change any rule to provide better public services in Wales, what would it be?

Where are we creating the very friction we then ask frontline staff to manage?

When risk is pushed upwards, approval chains grow. When assurance multiplies, learning shrinks.

Transformation requires restoring proportion – redesigning accountability to support delivery, rather than constraining it.

Almost half of submissions related to operations and service delivery: duplicated paperwork, repeated referrals, disconnected systems, approval chains that slow decisions.

Most were created for good reasons. But over time, layers grow, and the impact is cumulative.

Silly Rules National Report - Bevan Commission

Nearly 800 people responded to a simple question from the Bevan Commission and Llais:

If you could break or change any rule to provide a better care experience in Wales, what would it be?

bevancommission.org/silly-rules-...

Sticker: Cartoon version of Goldie Looking Chain (the Newport rappers) - styled for St David's Day. The lead singer is dressed as St. David, holding a daffodil, with a Cymraeg flag behind. The sticker has text underneath with the famous phrase: "Gwnewch y pethau bychain" - do the small things.

Speaking of sticking - we’ve got some new limited edition stickers on the way.

But small acts only scale with clear leadership and a shared mission - when teams align to outcomes, not just outputs.

That’s how transformation actually sticks.

Real change is built through small, consistent acts:

• simplifying
• redesigning around users
• stopping what doesn’t work

On their own, they seem minor.