Civic Punk

About Civic Punk

This is my experiment in creating interesting podcasts about public sector innovation. Disclaimer: All opinions on this channel are my own opinions or the personal opinions of those who I interview.

Publisher

Derek Alton

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Feb 2025

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

52 of 65 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Anti-Cambridge Analytica

   Host [Host Name] interviews Diarmaid Crean, former NHS senior technology leader, about the power of informal networks in driving innovation within large institutions.

2. 

   24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Finding Your People: Henry Grunzweig on the State Capacity Ecosystem

   Host Daniel Alpert interviews Henry Grunzweig about the State Capacity Ecosystem, revealing how to connect those improving government services across the US.

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   4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   You Might Get Fired - A Conversation with Iain Montgomery

   Host [Host Name] interviews Iain Montgomery, innovation expert, about challenging institutional norms and the potential career risks of genuine innovation.

Inside a recent episode

The Anti-Cambridge Analytica

Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The challenge was, across the whole of London, research had identified that there was a really, really high percentage of people who had low levels of mental health challenges but didn't even know that they had them or would be less likely to access health. And at the time in the UK, you may be aware of it from across the pond, there was a big story about Cambridge Analytica being used to sort of influence political decision making by using Facebook data and all those things to sort of micro target us with content. And so what we developed in London, this is the first ever, as far as I'm aware, digital mental well-being service for the whole population. […]

Who has been a guest on Civic Punk

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• Diarmaid Crean
• Henry Grunzweig
• Iain Montgomery
• Kateryna Frolova
• Roman Kyslyi

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