A major highlight of #ukgc26 for me was having a lovely chat with Sebastian Moore. It's very unusual to find people working in #govdesign, especially at the Treasury, who are care-leavers.
Read this post about him, you'll enjoy it
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Can you believe UKGovCamp 2026 was over a week ago already?!
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Thanks for giving us some practice at #ukgc26 @jacattell.bsky.social and @mikerose.co.uk
This would make a good sticker ❤️
A word-cloud made from the GovCamp 2026 session documents.
Vibe coding really is a thing. 20 mins to make this from the #ukgc26 sessions documents and most of that was downloading all the PDFs.
Also- hello! I was hoping you'd be at #ukgc26. Would be really lovely to catch up
My aim in going to #ukgc26 was to understand if to do my job well, I needed to be like all the people I see on here being super knowledgeable about the civil service & making big change.
What I learned is no one knows everything and change takes time & patience. And that was really, really helpful.
Wow, what a day at @ukgovcamp.com💛
First time there as Diamond Sponsors and we loved every minute. Thank you to everyone who made the day possible — organisers, volunteers, attendees! We couldn't have done any of it without you!
#UKGovCamp #ukgc26 #GovernmentDigital #ServiceDesign
I wasn't able to attend #UKGC26 - but it got me thinking about all the notes, photos, posts, and recordings that are out there.
How do you archive an unconference?
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Today, someone for whom I had done a favour told my Dad "You've got a good lad, there", so maybe not so old, after all.
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I talked to a couple of people (who made me feel very old) at #ukgc26 yesterday, about the early days of running a local government website, in the 1990s.
Here's a guest blog post I wrote about it, in 2021.
I didn't write the headline!
On my train heading home from #ukgc26
Thanks everyone for great conversations and the opportunity to make some new friends
Extra thanks to the camp makers, especially the lovely Surita from Birmingham City Council and her help with access
Q: Anyone fancy doing a @ukgovcamp.com XL next year, please?
Would be interesting to open the registration this month, then have all year to promote it and see how many people we get.
Would also be awesome to get a sponsored hotel deal so people can arrive the day before.
Thoughts?
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I do worry we've gone from 1 echo chamber to an even smaller, less diverse one. Though I don't have the numbers to prove it.
That typed, I cross-post all my stuff to Bluesky, LinkedIn, Mastodon and X. Most resulting engagement then happens on LinkedIn. I barely get anything on X anymore.
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Enormous thanks to the organisers of #ukgc26 and to the sponsors. The event is a highlight of my year, every year - I’m leaving with fresh insights, reflections and book recommendations! Such brilliant and lovely people.
Weeknotes this week were written on the train back from #ukgc26: frankieroberto.github.io/nhsnotes/pos...
On the train home from #ukgc26 reflections on a lovely day, thank you organisers!
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Photo of door of main entrance welcome sign for ukgovcamp 2026. Handwritten it says in all capitals Beware: Door Swings Enthusiastically
Had such a wonderful day at @ukgovcamp.com buzzing!
Thank you to everyone who made today possible 💖
So many good bits! 😃 where do I even begin haha
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Thanks to everyone involved in organising #ukgc26 and all the attendees for a really interesting day. Keen to keep the conversations going especially anyone who wants to get into it around the NHS / healthcare
Slight train chaos on my way home from #ukgc26.
The day was worth the travel though, I always leaving feeling positive about the things we can get done.
I was pleased to see barely any posting about #ukgc26 on Twitter when I checked on the way to Birmingham this morning. I barely ever go on there, but had a look this morning. Much more posts about it on Bluesky. I think that's a good thing.
Heading home from #ukgc26. Train back also cancelled, but managed to get on an earlier one.
Was lovely to catch up with people, meet some new folk, and talk part in some thoughtful talks.
A selfie of a person with short hair and glasses and a dark grey coat in front of Birmingham City Hall
Totally exhausted from a v early start and train shenanigans but thank you as always to the campmakers, organisers and our wonderful hosts at Birmingham City Council. See y'all next year! #ukgc26
Lots of good conversations as always at #ukgc26. Some takeaways:
- hypothesis-driven practice Inc 'vibe coding' needs an acceptance it might fail
- thinking about spaces to discuss failure that include #localgov
- product jobs are never the same
- still many barriers to data sharing
Heading home from a lovely #ukgc26 seeing lots of lovely people, some in person for the first time :) Thanks to all the organisers
A slide showing guidelines for UK GovCamp. It's ok to... Move to where you can make a difference. Share everything you see and hear. Ask not to be quoted. Ask questions. Say what's in your head. Say you don't understand. Got to as many, or few sessions as you'd like. Take part in corridor camp.
Had a very intense and provoking day at #ukgc26 today. Lots of fascinating conversations and articulate views put forward and challenging discussion. Thanks to all the campers for taking part. Now need time to process them.
Enjoyed my 7hrs of corridor camp 🤩 #ukgc26
After a year of being heads down on a major delivery, it’s refreshing to get out and be reminded there’s more out there beyond Homes for Ukraine 😅
Loved the energy and positive vibes 💚
Gavin holding a sign saying pub is the colmore 1 min walk
The official GovCamp pub is announced! #ukgc26 @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone for a fun #ukgc26
I particularly enjoyed the session on work+life balance, even if today is Saturday 😆
A speaker and their audience, with a gif of a smiling man on a projector screen
Strong gif game from @imhuyorks.bsky.social bringing #ukgc26 to a close - does justice to the joy of being a part of the @ukgovcamp.com family
