Anne Petersen

@apetersen
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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

@paulmcaleer the email they sent this to (which was correct, though the form was meant to list my mother, not me) was annepetersen at gmail, so…. should someone not have caught this?
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