Anne Petersen

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Design (writ large) in government. People first. Pronouns: they/them. Views mine. #chicago (this is the more social account)
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WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”
This is my kind of news
I've seen a number of people confused about this, so I did some research. Here are the most important answers:
- The moose want to lick your car because it has salt on it
- It's bad for the moose to lick your car because it will become accustomed to being around humans
- To stop the moose from licking your car, drive away

Make an exhaustive list of everything you might do and do the last thing on the list

#ObliqueStrategies

Noted this elsewhere, but not here yet, so: this was an exciting mistake to sort out.

Here’s a tidied up html version of The Government as a Platform Playbook. Please let me know if it’s been useful for your team. (Updated version later in the year!).

https://platformplaybook.xyz

The Government as a Platform Playbook

A guide to help digital government practitioners implement common digital infrastructure successfully.

The Government as a Platform Playbook
I just saw someone furtively swipe a few deadheads from neighborhood echinaceas. If I see you swiping the seeds from our #flowers... I'll smile and think of the times I've done it myself. Go guerrilla seed-savers! #BloomScrolling

Always “bring the human into the work.” So much focus on user needs, loving your users, but Riley reminded us that our teams are human, too. #FWD50

Indeed, the best teams I’ve been on have “loved” each other as much as their users. Caring for each other, having each others’ backs, and generally focused on health and belonging.

Climate catastrophe is now, just not evenly distributed.