James Darling

Really proud to announce that I'm @dxw's new Technical Director. I've written about why I think this is an exciting job, and how to join us: dxw.com/2022/06/james-…

On the idea of a Local Government Digital Service - this is good from @richardjpope back in 2020: "It’s not enough to design new services, we need to design new collaborative organisations and iterate them too." dxw.com/2020/02/creati… ht @abscond for pointing it out

tap tap. is this thing on? here's a yearnote if so. abscond.org/2024/01/05/yea…

It's free to attend, includes lunch and a creche. It's on Saturday 20 January 2024 near St Pauls, London. Register now via forms.gle/9pQb6yThR5q24q…. Here's the UKGovCamp2023 video to get you in the mood youtu.be/M1hD_Dyb8Zg. Please reply if you have questions. 2/2

MPVs are a part of my personal brand now. Here’s my review of my Ford Grand Tourneo Connect, a people mover/van/camper combo. abscond.org/2023/08/12/for…

I didn't have an Action Man or a Barbie as a child. I had this Cindy 4x4 because it had the most gadgets. Defying gender norms in the most normative way possible since the '90s. youtube.com/watch?v=MfB_57…

I’ll be in San Francisco and have no plans August 18-21. Who’s there now? Who should I catch up with, and who should I meet?

@tomafro 👋🏻

Who do I know going to Brighton Ruby Conference on Friday?

@tomafro @iotwatch I’ll take donations to live vicariously?

@abscond @iotwatch I'm even closer and have neither need nor money, yet am still tempted.

Calling all makers in East London! My friend (and award winning furniture maker) Joe Pipal is looking for someone to join him in buying a freehold for a 2,179 Sq Ft warehouse in Leyton. DM if you’d like an intro. rightmove.co.uk/properties/134…

@iotwatch @ArtsEmergency @undermanager @JosieLong should be able to help or redirect your call!

Anyone at @ArtsEmergency I could speak to about this event? I'm helping its founder @undermanager russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2023/…

This pride month I'm thinking about how many great feminist intellects have been sexual eccentrics. Mary Wollestonecraft had a baby out of wedlock in the 1700s and multiple affairs including a "romantic friendship" with a woman, Fanny Blood, naming her first child after her.

Some of the things @dxw has done this year: Building digital services to provide services to people leaving prison, making life easier for those running our schools, and making the justice system more transparent. dxw.com/2022/12/2022-i…

"reuse", "open source", "working in the open" - these can mean so many very different things. I provide 4 different types, along with real-world examples.

In the public sector, too often I see the business case for working in the open made purely on future efficiency savings from potential direct re-use of the work. That mindset somehow both oversells and undersells the value of working in the open: dxw.com/2022/11/6-reas…

I must admit I assumed the @EmployeeOwned conference was going to be a bit dry, but I really enjoyed it. Turns out employee owned companies tend to be filled with lovely people to meet! @dmann_ldn has written up our experience here: dxw.com/2022/10/employ…

@todrobbins @dxw We're owned by an employee-owned trust: dxw.com/employee-owned/

@abscond @dxw 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 are you a worker-owned cooperative?

Come work with me at @dxw! The United Kingdom’s public- and third-sector institutions need modern, working software now more than ever to tackle the problems we are facing, and we are in increasing demand. dxw.com/2022/10/dxw-is…

And I’m James

I’m in Liverpool for the @EmployeeOwned conference. I am excited about Liverpool and employee ownership. Who should I meet?

2 months into being a director at @dxw and I'm seriously looking at tab management plugins for Chrome. My normal task management processes are breaking.