Huw Marshall 🏴 @huwmarshall.substack.com Founder/Sylfaenydd The National Wales now leading www.talking.wales and doing an MA looking at relationship between news & democracy.
Cymro digidol, business and digital development, Evertonian. Hanesydd amatur 😉💙👍🏼 Cwm Garw
www.substack.com/@huwmarshall
Lizzie Bruce @lizziecake.bsky.social Content strategy and management. Fascinated by good design. Offline path fan. UX books and courses author. #UCDFreelancersDirectory creator. Wrote Readability Guidelines. Books, films, hikes, objects. ©️ Photo: Isokon Building by me. cakeconsultancy.com 🍰
@peggycollins30.bsky.social @peggycollins30.bsky.social
Chappers @chappers.org Accessibility / Web / intranet / social / patient information @ NHS | Brentford FC sufferer. Pdf killer. #A11y- A @arriba75.bsky.social @arriba75.bsky.social “Magic is the people”. Building change that makes things better for people and helping them in that journey
Creatrix Cymraes @creatrixcymraes.bsky.social Artist, maker and mother (Creatrix) from Caerdydd, Cymru (Cymraes) ✨
Queer, disabled, siaradwyr 🏴♿️🏳️🌈
Join me for collage club events at Unstable Arts in Roath!
Following ≠ support; I’m doing social outreach at the moment x- S @stuartr.bsky.social @stuartr.bsky.social
Peter Nedergaard @peternedergaard.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Research interests: European and Nordic Politics, Political Economy. Collector of modern ceramics, Faroese paintings and Christine Swane paintings. Lifelong fan of Bob Dylan and modernist poetry.
Liz @sugartumfaerie.bsky.social Fat, fluffy, middle-aged. She/her. Woke snowflake seeking avalanche. BSL user. All views expressed are mine alone, not my employer’s, not my family’s, not even the squirrels that live in my garden 🐿️
@ramblinthomas.bsky.social @ramblinthomas.bsky.social
Phil Spray @philspray.uk Husband and dad ❤️
Design in public services🧑💻
He/him/his 👦
philspray.uk 🔗
Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.
Alex Coley @alexrcoley.bsky.social Data Strategy & Design Leader
Passionate about the power of data to help organisations make a positive difference in the world. Director at Epimorphics Ltd, former Deputy Director for Data at Defra. Based in South Wales, UK. With #aphantasia
Simon Woods @simonw81.bsky.social Dog owner 🐾, civil servant 💼, operational leader ✏️, reader 📚, baker 🧁, food lover 🥄, 🏴🏳️🌈
woods_sm on Instagram 📸
David Mair @davidmair4.bsky.social Science & knowledge for policy, democracy, public governance and public administration at European Commission’s Joint Research Centre but personal views only.
https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/evidence-informed-policy-making_en
Simon Evans @simone1234.bsky.social Old slightly lefty struggling to understand the world
Pete Miles @petermiles.eurosky.social Ex- consultant, manager, marketer, engineer. Interested in Complexity, Systems and Collective Intelligence. GSOH (Brit)
@beagle1306.bsky.social @beagle1306.bsky.social
David Durant @bowsy.co.uk I've been in the gov tech and transformation communitiy since 2009. I've worked for mySociety, the GLA, HackIT and GDS. I'm on the committees for GovCamp, Policy Camp, TransformGov Talks, the National Strategy Project and the UK Polyamory Association.
Bill Thompson @billt.bsky.social Hack and pundit. BBC Research & Development. Formerly Digital Planet.
Get Launched @getlaunched.bsky.social Make yourself the 'Go To' person in any industry and earn a side income from running small networking events.
Earn through entrance fees, membership fees, sponsorships & deals. GetLaunched.org
Paul Sandars🏴 @paulsandars.bsky.social Born in England, but would much rather be a Celt. I only seek Celtic followers.Lives in Neath Port Talbot. Survivor of a brain haemorrhage. Plaid Cymru,was Labour cllr.
I shall always love my late partner Nikki Thomson and our late daughter Eilidh Thomson.
Gruff @gruffydd-sion.bsky.social Dylunydd 🎨 Awdur achlysurol 🎭 Cyfarwyddwr Creadigol yn y BBC 💻
Designer 👨🎨 Occasional author 📝 Creative Director for Service Design and UX at the BBC 👨💻
📍Caerdydd | Cardiff
Aoife @chiefbreenie.bsky.social product manager
disabled and liver transplant recipient
whippet owner/servant
she/her- S @stuart-turner.bsky.social @stuart-turner.bsky.social
Gordon Guthrie @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com Just published The Foundations Of The Digital State - a report for the Scottish Government
http://foundationsofthedigitalstate.com/
and blogs at
digitalpolicy.substack.com
Politician manqué, girl group fan, code monkey
Nick Posford @nickpos.bsky.social Exec Director @ukevaluation.bsky.social Evidence based decision-making and action. V pro #NetZero and #renewables. Chief of Staff to two Lurchers. Love Cymru, where I'm lucky to live. Pessimistic about the world, but hoping hope does spring eternal!
Gwen Henderson @gwenderson.bsky.social Freelance content designer/consultant, writer, actor/voice actor and musician. Dysgu Cymraeg. Based in Bristol.
Transform Wales @transform.wales Trawsnewid gwasanaethau cyhoeddus ar gyfer Cymru fodern. Cynllun ar gyfer cyflawni cyn #Senedd2026.
Transforming public services for a modern Wales. A blueprint for delivery ahead of #Senedd2026.
https://transform.wales
@clare-ll.bsky.social @clare-ll.bsky.social
Megha Wadhawan @meghaw.bsky.social All things Design
Marged @marged.bsky.social Digital health | Tech for good | Patient, Customer & Employee experience | Digital Transformation | Nutrition 🏴
Ex Chief Experience Officer & MD at Healthpath
Deputy Director for Primary Care, Digital Health and Care Wales, NHS Wales- M Kev Mears @mearso.com I like to draw. and organise. and help
Records Manager at the moment
Lisa Riemers @lisariemers.bsky.social User-centred accessible content design, communications, community, intranet and digital workplace shenanigans. Bringing people together in pubs in SE London #ItsPubOClock. Artist who frequents the London Colour Walk.
Laurence Berry @laurenceberry.bsky.social Working with teams globally to deliver services, platforms and infrastructure.
Working on service patterns with govstack.global, tools for participatory democracy at assemblis.org and advising governments through komo.international
StickMan @0xstickman.bsky.social
treeskulltown @treeskulltown.bsky.social Artist Author • Make Subrealism • https://treeskulltown.com • Handmade art 🙌 : mixed media animation • Art for peace > culture against fascism 🌈
Mikael Seppälä @mikaelseppala.bsky.social 👨💼Senior Specialist, #InnovationManagement & #Ecosystems @LaureaUAS | ⚡️@systemschangefi.bsky.social #SystemsChange | 🔥 #SystemsThinking #Complexity
Parsa @sighpaa.bsky.social Interaction Designer
https://github.com/parsaa74
https://parsaazari.xyz
Leah Lockhart @lockhartl.bsky.social Freelance facilitator and worker-owner of a small co-op. Living in Glasgow 🏴
leahlockhart.me
@rachelmeese.bsky.social @rachelmeese.bsky.social
John Bourne @johnbourne.bsky.social Farm dwelling, veg growing, guitar playing, chess playing, football coaching, digital product managering in the HE sectoring kind of person.
Josie S @josiesawers.bsky.social GOV.UK Content Designer and soon-to-be live-aboard narrowboater. Notion nerd.
Kerry @kerryyellow.bsky.social Community Development by day / community busy body / crafter by night. Here I will talk a lot about my kids. Views personal and occasionally a bit hot-headed. (She/they)
Michelle O'Connor @mocogam.bsky.social Used to be Specky Scribbler.
Copywriter, content designer, co-founder of @Access:Given
www.ogamconsulting.com
North Dubliner in Edinburgh | she/her- M @moogster.bsky.social @moogster.bsky.social
Roo Reynolds @rooreynolds.bsky.social Quite tall. Social justice worrier.
Richard Pope @richardpope.org I wrote a book on public services:
https://londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/platformland-an-anatomy-of-next-generation-public-services/
It’s time to share the benefits of digital with the public properly.
Oli @gyromancy.bsky.social
Niall @niallokelly.bsky.social Leading global experience design at adidas — mostly figuring out marketing automation & personalization, enterprise content tech innovations, & reimagining employee workflows.
Mentor ADPL /// Irish 🇮🇪, via Brooklyn NYC, now living in Amsterdam 🇳🇱
Michele Ide-Smith @micheleidesmith.bsky.social Product and UX. Gardener and Jack Russell terrier fancier.- B @burcuturkay.bsky.social @burcuturkay.bsky.social
rhiannonldavies @rhiannonldavies.bsky.social Digital enabler for HigherEd & Charity
Trustee for GardenOrganicUK
IT & Digital Director for Association of Charitable Foundations
Digital Advisor & Mentor for Exeter Uni
Digital Leadership Coach
AltMBA | ADHD | Bristol | Feminist | She/Her
Centre for Digital Public Services @cdps.bsky.social Canolfan Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus Digidol - building better public services for Wales 🏴
www.gwasanaethaucyhoeddusdigidol.llyw.cymru
www.digitalpublicservices.gov.wales
Katie Driver @thinkingalliance.bsky.social Putting Thinking First. Helping public and third sector leaders prioritise the thinking that builds trust, shapes better decisions and strengthens progress on the work that matters.
Also: parent, runner, reader, volunteer, cat person, nature-lover...
Martin Price-Phillips @mpricephillips.bsky.social I design public services. Doctoral researcher: design thinking x urban transport delivery. Advise @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org. 🏳️🌈🟢
"I hope you can make me as happy as cycle lanes do" - my husband.
📍 Birmingham, UK
🔗 https://linktr.ee/mpricephillips
Gabi Mitchem-Evans @gabime.bsky.social User research and design in government | #UserResearchInWales community lead. I want to make things better for people through design research, inclusive design and co-design 🌈
📍 London / Wales 🏴
https://medium.com/@gabim_e
Skoojally @skoojala.bsky.social Money isn't culture.
A vote isn't a voice.
Hate doesn't make us great.
Love, community and democracy is the only way forward.
A man dressed in a bin can actually change the world.
England, UK, Europe. 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺🏴🇺🇳❤️
Katherine Wastell @kwastell.bsky.social Helping organisations create better customer and colleague experiences through service design and digital transformation.
Senior Design Director at public.digital. Ex Co-op Digital, BBC.
katherinewastell.com
Sarah Bell @sarahbellagri.bsky.social Farmer, Consultant. supply chains, nature, agriculture, food, policy, data governance, photography, gardening, mothering, accessible holidays, sweeping and facilitating.
@tanyanash.bsky.social @tanyanash.bsky.social
Rachael Dietkus @rdietkus.bsky.social care for the public / lifelong advocate / designer / social worker / organizational ecologist / space nerd / tech ethicist / founder of www.socialworkerswho.design
Ken Eastwood @keneastwood.bsky.social Local Government & Environmental Health specialist. Councillor and Chair, Oxenhope Village Council. Part time Clerk. Consultant & advisor. Amateur curry chef. #Dad #LandRover #Walking #Running
Llibertat UK (Katrina) @llibertatuk.bsky.social Design for humans. End to end, front to back, user-centred digital services with real impact for the public, private and third sectors globally. Led by former GOV.UK Head of Content Padma Gillen. Accessible by design. Posts by Katrina (she/her)
Soh-yon @soh-yon.bsky.social Lead User Researcher. Equity-centred design and research in healthcare. Co-conspirator of Design Justice London node.
Nick Hopkinson @theciocoach.bsky.social Executive Coach for Digital Leaders. Also talking about digital healthcare, Exeter City and indie music amongst other things. No politics though, life's too short.
Nerys Anthony @nerys-a.bsky.social Executive Director at The Children’s Society - all things young people & impact, creating waves of change.
Mum to 3 humans & a dog. Slow runner. Love to laugh … all my own words & pictures here
(she/her)
Becky Lythgoe @beckylythgoe.bsky.social Facilitator & Coach | Systems Thinker
Exploring creativity, citizen voice, and engagement. Passionate about social enterprise, impact, and social justice.
Also: a curious clown, avid reader, and lover of systems that make us more human.
Kate Carr @kate-carr.bsky.social Connecting people so good stuff happens.
Dotiau @dotiau.bsky.social Working with people to bring about positive and holistic change.
Strategy | Policy | Insight | WFGAct | Sustainability | Leadership | Impact | Connecting the Dots Newsletter | Doers and Improvers Book Club ~ @rachelgwenllian.bsky.social
www.dotiau.org
Dr Rachel Hughes (she/her) 🏴🌱 @rachelgwenllian.bsky.social Director @dotiau.bsky.social. Visiting Professor, Wrexham University. NED, EAS. Chair of Governors, Ysgol Gymraeg y Ffin. Trustee, SRA & Chair, SRA Cymru. Founder, Doers & Improvers Book Club.
Family. Insight. Policy. Social Justice.
www.linktr.ee/dotiau
Justine Pocock @wigglykoala.bsky.social Bristol - Creative Director/Co-Founder at Chicken @wearechicken.co.uk, allotment grower, craftaholic, chronic do it yourselfer. Usually has actual chickens.
Ads @adm80s.bsky.social Lets go on an adventure. 🏡 London 💼 Digital Marketing & Comms in Healthcare, CDMP ⚓️London Canal Museum Trustee. A11y advocate. Transport, art, architecture, history, museums, exhibits, film geek. Dog dad. Any views are my own. He/Him
Aviv Katz @avivkatz.bsky.social Designer, researcher, educator working mostly in health and social innovation
Tory Dunn @stradella.bsky.social Designing public services, former typography nerd, amateur, accordion player, SE Londoner - trying to help change things. Opinions are my own.
randy silver @randysilver.outofowls.com Product Management / Leadership Coach, Community Builder & Consultant. Co-Host of The Product Experience and Building Out Loud podcasts.
outofowls.com
cpo.social
mindtheproduct.com/podcast
spydergrrl @spydergrrl.bsky.social Outdoorsy UXer. Workshop design coach & consultant. Lives with anxiety. Runs on espresso and Star Wars. She/her. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈 Founder of CanUX. Best known for popularizing the phrase "UX Theatre". https://spydergrrl.com
Coco @cocochan.bsky.social Product lead in UK gov. Principal percussionist of The Flowers Band (European Champions ‘26). Prolific knitter. She/her
Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org I am an advocate in the United States for infrastructure & transportation improvements which will save lives, for not just for the drivers of motor vehicles, but also the most vulnerable road users such as bicyclists, pedestrians and the disabled.
Paul McGarvey @paulrmcgarvey.bsky.social Scotsman in Cardiff, 44. Senior Content Designer at ONS. Fan of Doctor Who, comics and only started listening to metal in my late-30s. All views my own.
Sophie Drouet @sophiedrouet.bsky.social Service design things. Posts about user-centred design, digital, the charity & public sectors and causes I care about (e.g. books, birds, history and social issues) 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 She/her
Jonty @fairless.xyz Service designer for the climate emergency, mechanic, & cargobike charity trustee. Used to work night shift.
📍Edinburgh 🏴
Liam Hawkes @liamhawkes.bsky.social Principal Service Designer in CoLab - the Policy and Innovation Lab at the Home Office. Previously #localgov.
Nile @nilehq.com We're strategic designers, researchers and problem-solvers tackling the trickiest challenges in regulated industries (mostly).
💫 Links: https://linktr.ee/nilehq
Sarah Carter @ephemerawoman.bsky.social She/Her Mouth almighty, spoonie, deaf af, horror nerd, cat owner, queer, anti-racist, I stand with all LGBTQA+
No TERFS, No SWERFS
Currently recovering from a stroke
Julian B 🏴 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺🔶(He/Him) @julianb77.bsky.social #UserCentred #ServiceDesign #Digital #SystemsThinking #Humanism #SocialPurpose #SDGs #Neurodivergent ❤️ GIG/NHS. Any views expressed are my own.
🤿🏋️♀️🎶
Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com Data/govt etc freelancer gavinfreeguard.com
Starting @sotf.org.uk
@connectedbydata.org, Data Bites, @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @thinkdigitalptns.bsky.social @kinship.works @transformgovtalks.bsky.social @policycamp.bsky.social
Pic @paulclarke.com
Sarah Prag @sarahprag.bsky.social Helping bring balance to busy minds
https://bringbalance.co.uk