To explore this year's theme in more detail, check out our blog.
The theme is meant to provide initial inspiration and provocation. We're excited to see how you interpret the theme!
sdingov.net/democratisin...
Democratising Design. Our 2026 theme.
This year, our theme is Democratising Design.
With democratic principles under threat, there is no better time to reflect on how those principles apply to design itself. Whether in our process, in how services operate, or in how we apply design to policy making and democracy itself.
Work in service design or digital government?
We’re speaking at @sdingov.bsky.social: Virtual on 11 March 👩💻
Sessions on prototyping fidelity + visualising complex service landscapes with Caitlin Roach, Meha Hindocha and Katie Dickerson.
Programme:
virtual.sdingov.net/programme-2026
SDinGov Call for Sessions is open
We're looking for speakers to join us at SDinGov 2026.
If you have something you want to share with our community, this is your chance.
If you'd like to speak at this year's event, submit your proposal before 17:00, Monday, 9 March 2026.
sdingov.net/call-sessions
SDinGov: Virtual returns on 11 March 2026 with a full day of talks, discussions, case studies and workshops, online.
Multiple tracks. Global access. One unmissable day.
You can explore the full programme and start planning your personal conference agenda today.
virtual.sdingov.net/programme-2026
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You know when people come out the woodwork and get behind something you’re running?
For my After Section 28 conference, the team who run @agilecambridge.bsky.social @sdingov.bsky.social @uxscotland.bsky.social got behind us and became a sponsor
A massive thank you!
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/cc @lisaallen.bsky.social, @jukes.ie, @odcamp.uk, @paulineroche.bsky.social, @mikerose.co.uk, @owenboswarva.bsky.social, @openbanking.bsky.social, @sdingov.bsky.social, @adhdpathfinding.org.uk, @ukgovcamp.com and @janethughes.bsky.social
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Full house at @sdingov.bsky.social for @cjforms.bsky.social's talk on, "Garbage in, garbage out? Measuring error rates and data quality to get ready for AI" govservicedesign.net/programme/ga...
#design #ai #data
#SDinGov
Pink post-it note says "Jim+Catherine's data session was fab"
I think that went well 💕 @sdingov.bsky.social
Thanks everyone who came to listen to our talk about "Share & Reuse by Design" at @sdingov.bsky.social ! It's great to start conversations with people from other departments who are as dedicated to normalising and enabling reuse as we are. <3
@robjmccarthy.bsky.social #sdingov
Enjoying the thought-provoking final @sdingov.bsky.social keynote - Steph Wright on AI in public services: Responsibility, realism, and public good.
“The majority of AI discourse today is framed through the lens of inevitability - but at this point not involving AI is still a choice.”
“AI isn’t taking your job, the people making the decisions are”
“Responsibility must be shared, not outsourced”
“Being able to ignore the doom and gloom is a privileged position”
“Be hopeful AND cynical”
Necessary truth bombs from @elmosmoe.bsky.social at @sdingov.bsky.social #sdingov
I was so stoked to finally run something with @claragt.bsky.social . We’ve been looking to work together for ages and I finally got the chance today @sdingov.bsky.social
It was such a deliberate, thoughtful and intentional crowd as well. A true pleasure all round!
Looking forward to seeing you there, as Jukesie mentioned, @tpximpact.com will be hosting a pre-event on the Tuesday night - pages.tpximpact.com/en-gb/sdingo...
Heading to this year's @sdingov.bsky.social conference? Be sure to check out Harry’s session on 18th September.
He'll be sharing prototypes and diving deeper into what modern digital government could look like in practice tr.ee/JWRE3W
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Want to help throw a party for the SDinGov community?
We still have an opportunity to sponsor our evening social event. With our ‘Community’ package, you can help us create an unforgettable event. We’d love to work with you to create the perfect evening!
Get in touch: info@govservicedesign.net
Hi Matt, please don't take it personally! We sometimes have what appear to be gaps in the programme, but they are often because a speaker needs time to finalise details or to get sign-off. Please don't be discouraged from submitting again next year.
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There's just one month to go until SDinGov!
We can't wait to get together with our community in the beautiful city of Edinburgh.
If you're joining us and need some help planning your trip, you can check out our location page: sdingov.net/location
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Meet our keynote, Rachael Dietkus.
@rdietkus.bsky.social is an internationally recognised leader in trauma-informed design, civic tech ethics, and public interest service design, with 25 years experience in public service and policy advocacy.
Find out more: sdingov.net/keynotes/rachael-dietkus
Looking forward to you joining us, Chris!
@sdingov.bsky.social Looking forward to speaking at SDinGov on Wednesday 17/9. I was originally stated as Lloyds Banking Group where I spent the last five years in fraud prevention service design.
Now with my own company (Ingenious Growth) but still talking on Freaky Thinking in SD. Join me...
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SDinGov has a few sponsor opportunities left!
Get in touch with us today to explore how your business can get involved and meet our friendly audience of 400 service designers.
info@govservicedesign.net
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If you'd benefit from joining us at SDinGov but would not ordinarily be able to, we have a limited number of opportunity tickets to help you take part.
Get in touch with us if you'd like to apply for one of our opportunity tickets at info@govservicedesign.net
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10 tickets left for SDinGov!
We now only have 10 of our 'relay' tickets available. These are the last chances to join us for all three days this 17-19 September.
SDinGov 17-19 September 2025.
While our standard tickets have sold out, there are still ways to join us!
Get a Friday ticket and join us for a day packed with sessions, including talks, case studies, discussions and workshops.
Check out the Friday programme here: sdingov.net/friday-progr...
There's a 15GOV discount code which will save you 15% if that helps you out :)
The @sdingov.bsky.social 2025 programme is live. I'm talking about the NHS App with @mikegallagher.bsky.social on Thursday afternoon.
sdingov.net/programme-2025
How to exit our service design Groundhog Day experience? — A workshop on making end-to-end service design finally happen
Proposal accepted!
LinkedIn post turned into a workshop format for @sdingov.bsky.social:
“How to exit our #serviceDesign Groundhog Day experience?”
@karakane-kk.bsky.social & I will run a workshop on making end-to-end service design finally happen.
We hope to see you there: Edinburgh, 17-19 Sep
See the full SDinGov: Replay programme: replay.sdingov.net/programme-2025
Get your tickets: replay.sdingov.net/tickets
See the full programme: https://replay.sdingov.net/programme-2025
Get your tickets: https://replay.sdingov.net/tickets
