Michael Gearon
Senior Interaction Designer at Government Digital Service (GDS) • Co-Author of Tiny CSS Projects • Working between Cardiff & Bristol
https://mgearon.com
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social
Malcolm Sparrow in the streets, Stafford Beer in the sheets. Once I wrote about fraud and its detection; currently writing about the industrialisation of decision making in general
@lgstudies.bsky.social
First established in 1975, Local Government Studies is the leading journal for the study of local politics, policy, public administration and management and governance https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/flgs20
@cdps.bsky.social
Canolfan Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus Digidol - building better public services for Wales 🏴 www.gwasanaethaucyhoeddusdigidol.llyw.cymru www.digitalpublicservices.gov.wales
@heydonworks.com
Doing things with web technologies and writing/talking about it. Author of Inclusive Components (https://book.inclusive-components.design/) and producer of Webbed Briefs (https://briefs.video/). Agender. (Avatar by Cole Henley)
@fesshole.bsky.social
Confess your sins anonymously - will the internet absolve you? Buy show tickets 2025: https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole Add confession https://bit.ly/addfess Buy book https://amzn.to/40ySjVn Sponsored by hebtro.co, Run @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social
@anna-scott.bsky.social
UCD, content and brand strategy. Digital rights, civic tech. Current: content design and digital transformation at Defra/GOV.UK. mySociety trustee. SocietyWorks NED. Ex ODI, Guardian. I like making bleepy music.
@llibertatuk.bsky.social
We design for humans, led by former GOV.UK Head of Content Padma Gillen. Starting with user needs. Data-driven UX thinking and doing to understand real problems and help people to keep meeting their practical and emotional needs. Posts by Katrina (she/her
@martyn.blog
Digital swiss army knife. Puts the 'ux' in 'deluxe'. Today is anything can happen day: https://youtube.com/watch?v=06RgMvqvZg4
@patocanton.bsky.social
We don't go far but we have a laugh! https://linktr.ee/patocanton
@terrymakewell.com
Director of Digital, Data & Tech @RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People) | Evelyn Glennie Foundation Trustee | Prev Gov CTO, CDO & NHS | Accessibility | Ménière's disease Exeter, Devon
@gillkirk.bsky.social
A constellation: pol comms strategist (restricted), playwright/screenwriter & HE tutor, media law & Norsk student, on/off French horn player & proud Glaswegian. Ex SW1, now Trumpton (Bath). All fab. LinkedIn 👀 https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillkirk
@jasonkitcat.bsky.social
Director of Digital, Data & Technology at UK’s Dept for Business & Trade 🏛 / ❤️ public service / All views my own! 📢 / https://jasonkitcat.com
@techforgoodcast.bsky.social
We work with charities and social impact orgs to help them harness the full power of digital - and with funders & partners to create an environment of support. www.wearecast.org.uk
@annkempster.com
Public sector agitator for good. Feminist. Cheese. Dachshunds. Digital. 🏴 She/her.
@ideasintheround.bsky.social
Product person in central government, and part of OneTeamGov. Co-founded Glean, a design agency for international development. Manchester now, previously Birmingham, Dhaka and Phnom Penh. Good people doing good work together is my jam.
@gavinfreeguard.bsky.social
Hello! Data (and AI) policy/govt etc person. Currently @connectedbydata.org, @odihq.bsky.social, @publicdigital.bsky.social, @instituteforgov.bsky.social, and @transformgovtalks.bsky.social. North London/south Wales. Profile pic by @paulclarke.com
@francjwood.bsky.social
Practical innovation specialist, creative collaboration, tri-sector connector. Fluent in Private, Public & Third Sector languages. Leeds-based, but working with clients on a national, regional, city and hyper-local basis. https://www.fwoodsolutions.co.uk/
@marwoodchap.bsky.social
Head of Transformation for BetterGov (views my own) Public Sector Transformation | Digitally-enabled Change | Delivery Excellence Durham/London He/Him BetterGov.co.uk | speakingsoftly.com
@daivaughan.uk
Geek. Cymru. Digital technology specialist. Independent Member for Digital at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Co-founder of GDS. Views my own.
@rochellegold.bsky.social
Head of User Research @NHSEngland (formerly @NHSDigital) and Head of UCD for Digital Primary Care. Cancer and genetics awareness advocate and patient representative.. Views my own. She/her.
@tomwarren.co.uk
Senior Editor @theverge.com ║ Sign up to Notepad, my weekly newsletter on Microsoft's big bets at http://theverge.com/notepad ║ Tips? msg me on Signal: tomwarren.01
@maltbyps.bsky.social
I run the public service teams at Faculty AI. Previously Chief Digital Officer in UK gov. Public service reformer
@owenboswarva.bsky.social
A mix of stuff: mainly UK #opendata, #dataprotection, #geospatial, #datapolicy, #datajournalism, #genAI, #proptech, and #biodiversity. Still on Twitter at @owenboswarva. Websites: www.owenboswarva.com and www.datadaptive.com. He/him.
@steveoconnor.bsky.social
Principal UX Designer @ Nexer Digital and co-organiser of CamCreatives in Cambridge, UK Neurospicy with neurospicy kids. Yikes. Big heart, bad memory.
@teppie.bsky.social
Head of Product @NHSEngland. Passionate about designing and building stuff for people. All views my own. Plus OOUX strategist, printmaker, live kidney donor
@lapope.bsky.social
Content strategy and content design for charities and arts orgs. Also: Brighton, photography, sea swimming, nature, my dog, typos. She/her. RSA Fellow.
@wendycoello.bsky.social
Director at dxw. Most things public sector digital and comms. Sheffielder in London.
@priyanca.bsky.social
Accessibility, inclusive design research in gov #A11y #UX Loves swimming in nature, rocks in rivers, mint tea, gelato, trees. Art, music, play! Grew up in the West Country, left to explore cognition & behaviour, returned ND 🌈 she
@johnlsheridan.bsky.social
I’m a Civil Servant, with a keen interest in many things including computers, data, law, digital preservation and archives. You’ll find me at The National Archives, helping to look after the digital archive, web archive, legislation.gov.uk etc.
@cawston.bsky.social
Design | Content | Data | Culture | Thoughts Digital Director @ National Library of Scotland. Cambridge United fan.
@craigjbarker.bsky.social
Local Gov digital leader, service designer, passion for UX, low code, low carbon, micro adventures and kindness.
@berniebird.bsky.social
Service designer and UCD practitioner some of the time. Busy being a Mum, weaver, runner and curious being; the rest of the time!
@ukgovcamp.bsky.social
Unconferences and support for people interested in making the public sector better. https://www.ukgovcamp.com/
@jamesgreen.bsky.social
Content Designer in local government. Interested in digital accessibility. Like music, books, food, running, cats and shenanigans. he / him
@niacampbell.bsky.social
Senior content designer at Content Design London. Eternal optimist. Goofball. Cymraes. She/her. Check your boobs. Views mine. https://medium.com/@niacampbell
@deanvipond.bsky.social
Design leadership and human-centred stuff in general. Previously lead designer at NHS Digital and lots of other things. He/Him.
@benholliday.com
Design and digital transformation | Chief Design Officer at TPXimpact | UK Lake District | He/him
@craigabbott.co.uk
Principal Accessibility Consultant at TetraLogical. Former Head of Accessibility at DWP. ADHD. Autistic. Cat botherer. Code writer. He/They. https://www.craigabbott.co.uk
@edwardhorsford.bsky.social
@bradfrost.com
Design system consultant, web designer, speaker, teacher, writer, musician, & artist. Author of Atomic Design. Enthusiasm enthusiast.
@kateiw.bsky.social
Head of Service Design for the Open University, ex GOV.UK. Van life, plants, dancing etc.
@staceywalden.bsky.social
Partner at Public Digital working on all things strategy, service delivery and org change. Former civil servant. Live by the sea with my husband and black lab.