Art, railways and the unexpected creativity of the civil service: in conversation with Sherin Aminossehe
Suzannah Brecknell sits down with Sherin Aminossehe - director of growth and missions at the Ministry of Defence, talented artist, and author of a new book celebrating British railways.They discuss Sherin's career spanning both public and private sectors, the lockdown challenge which inspired her first book, her earliest memories of making art, and the importance of buildings in creating communities. Plus, of course, our favourite railway stations.You can buy Sherin's new book - 200 Years of Britain's Railways in 24 Journeys - here.Hosted by Suzannah BrecknellEspisode recorded and produced by Podot
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Changemakers: Building an AI-ready department
In this episode we meet Sam Rose, a leader in data science, advanced analytics and AI in the Department for Transport, to find out more about the holistic approach the DfT is taking towards AI adoption. We hear how officials are using behavioural science techniques to map opportunities, evaluate interventions and understand what an AI-ready department would look like.Hosted by Suzannah Brecknell, editor-in-chief of Civil Service World.Recorded and produced by Podot.
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It's Personal: How do you modernise a department like DWP?
In episode two of this new series, created in partnership with KPMG, Jess Bowie and Jo Thomson continue exploring what makes great public services in the digital era.Today we hear from the senior civil servant Matt Briggs. Matt recently joined the MoJ on short-term loan, but in this episode we discussed his work as head of DWP's Service Modernisation Programme, and how he's helping to build government services for the 21st century. He also told us about leading national projects like Tell Us Once, wrestling with imposter syndrome, and how the stories of individual citizens are what gets him out of bed in the morning. Hosted by Jess Bowie, editor-in-chief of Civil Service World, and Jo Thomson, partner – customer transformation at KPMG.Recorded and produced by Podot.Â
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One year on: what impact has a mission-driven government had on the civil service?
In this episode - part of our CSW events series - we are reflecting on Labour’s first year in government and the tangible impacts of its mission-driven approach on the civil service. Suzannah, Joe and Grace find reasons to be optimistic along with many causes of frustration, and share their views on how ministers and the civil service can drive more radical change in the next four years.Hosted by Suzannah Brecknell, editor in chief of Civil Service World, with guests Grace Wyld, head of policy and research at the Future Governance Forum, and Joe Hill, policy director at Re:State.
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Re-writing the productivity playbook
In this episode - part of our CSW events series - Jess Bowie chairs a discussion reflecting on government's efforts to implement productivity improvements, highlighting both successes and failures in the ongoing pursuit of better services for citizens. Featuring Kate Caulkin, director of people and operational management insights at the NAO; Katherine Kent, head of public services productivity statistics at ONS; Emran Mian - who was director general for digital technologies and telecoms at DSIT but has recently been promoted to permanent secretary at the department; and Clare Mortimer, partner, AI & data, at Deloitte.
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