Primer by Create/Change
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<p>Are you interested in how technology can transform health, education and the public sector?</p><br><p>Three institutions form the backbone of everyday life in a democracy: the school, the hospital, and the state. All three were designed for a world that is disappearing fast. All three are under simultaneous pressure from the same forces: rising expectations, shrinking budgets, and technology that moves faster than governance can follow.</p><br><p>Primer from Create/Change is not about whether technology can fix these institutions. It is about who is doing the rewiring, how they're doing it, and what gets lost - and gained - in the process.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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June 15, 2026
Asking better questions about AI in education with Punya Mishr
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August 22, 2023
Coding a better government with Jen Pahlka
<p>Jen Pahlka is the author of Recoding America and a pioneer in making government work for people in the digital age.</p><br><p>She founded Code for America in 2010 and in 2013, took a leave of absence to serve as Deputy CTO in the Obama White House and help found the United States Digital Service.</p><br><p>In 2020, she co-founded United States Digital Response, which helps government meet the needs of the public with volunteer tech support.</p><br><p>Her TED Talk, “Coding a Better Government,” has been viewed over 1M times and Wired magazine named her as one of the 25 people who has most shaped the past 25 years.</p><br><p>Recoding America gets right to the heart of what current and future leaders need to be thinking about to make public services better for everyone.</p><br><p>Twitter ➡️ createchangeGOV</p><p>LinkedIn ➡️ Create/Change</p><p>Website ➡️ https://createchange.io</p><br><p>For original insights and digital government inspiration, sign up for our newsletter here 👉 https://createchange.io/newsletter-signup/</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 15, 2023
Mark Stanley: Trust, Users, Delivery
<p>Mark is a Deputy Director at the UK Government’s Ministry of Justice, where he leads Probation Digital. </p><br><p>Mark studied law and became a barrister, drawn to the humanity exposed in criminal cases. However, he found it difficult to make a living in this field and moved into commercial law, where he “lost my passion”. He found a new calling in government and joined the MoJ in 2010. Since then, he’s been given the brief of operationalising GDS as its first Head of Agile, launched DfE’s flagship Apprenticeships Service and now leads the delivery of the digital Probation portfolio at MoJ.</p><br><p>Our co-founder met Mark at the Government Digital Service in 2013 and he's been privileged to work with him and learn from him at several government departments since then.</p><br><p>They had a slogan at the Government Digital Service - Trust, Users, Delivery - and in this episode they talk about how these three concepts are at the heart of Mark’s approach to developing government services and and how bringing policy, delivery and operations together can be a game-changer. </p><br><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:50 Mark’s backstory</p><p>3:37 Climbing on the AlphaGov bandwagon</p><p>6:17 How trust can be given, rather than earned</p><p>8:05 Why empowerment is essential for agile ways-of-working</p><p>10:40 Why government struggles to focus on end users</p><p>12:39 Leading the digital Apprenticeships service</p><p>14:35 Being in the hot seat on a priority government delivery</p><p>18:30 How digital helps deliver MoJ’s probation strategy</p><p>23:25 Digital is the business</p><p>24:00 What’s next for Probation Digital</p><p>26:20 Inspirational leaders</p><p>28:45 Lesson learned for new leaders in digital roles</p><br><p>Follow Mark Stanley on Twitter at @moonkin</p><br><p>Twitter ➡️ createchangeGOV</p><p>LinkedIn ➡️ Create/Change</p><p>Website ➡️ https://createchange.io</p><br><p>For original insights and digital government inspiration, sign up for our newsletter here 👉 https://createchange.io/newsletter-signup/</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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<p>Are you interested in how technology can transform health, education and the public sector?</p><br><p>Three institutions form the backbone of everyday life in a democracy: the school, the hospital, and the state. All three were designed for a world that is disappearing fast. All three are under simultaneous pressure from the same forces: rising expectations, shrinking budgets, and technology that moves faster than governance can follow.</p><br><p>Primer from Create/Change is not about whether technology can fix these institutions. It is about who is doing the rewiring, how they're doing it, and what gets lost - and gained - in the process.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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