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SPA Conference – Day 2: overcoming hurdles and reaching goals as a developer
Read about the first day here Session 1: ‘What would YOU Call This Workshop?’ And Other Powerful Questions by Tim Bourguignon & Amitai Schleier It was really useful to look at the kinds of questions we generate. For example, I noticed that I tend to formulate closed questions. Closed questions aren’t necessarily “bad” or unhelpful,…
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SPA Conference Report
Between the 2nd and 4th of July I attended the SPA Conference (Software in Practice). It was a great conference, with a lot of emphasis on practice – more workshops than talks and more interactive than passive. Audience participation was encouraged by default. It was great to have the space and time to set aside…
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10 years and counting
June saw the 10th birthday of dxw, but July sees the 10th iteration of the G-cloud framework (G-10), one of the most successful programmes to come out from the Cabinet Office. Those of you who joined our 10th birthday celebrations will know that our mission remains the same. We are still committed to helping the public…
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Uk Health Camp heads to Manchester
UK Health Camp is back for its third year, and this year it’s taking place in Manchester on Saturday 8th September. The reasoning behind this is to encourage a more diverse range of attendees and to capture the full range of excellent healthcare initiatives happening around the country. About UK Health Camp The healthcare sector…
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Retreat 2018!
As we entered our workshop room on Day 1 of the retreat, everybody commented on the number of chairs there were around the circle; it was evident that our team has grown considerably since last year. This made the retreat even more meaningful, as (for most of us) it was one of the first occasions…
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Managing stress and other demons
Back in May 2017 I decided to write a blog post for Mental Health Awareness Week and ended up letting the whole of the interwebs and the office about my own struggle with mental health. I didn’t really go into much detail about it and hoped everyone would ignore it, as I had done for…
