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All the people-ing What I've been working on * I spent the last few days in Guildford, Surrey (the one in BC, Canada) with our Environmental Protection Division. The team spent some time mapping out their vision (1 and 5 years), making plans and reflecting on challenges. * I'

Over a year ago I dropped what felt to me like a tiny bomb, hidden in a bunch of other words. I wrote, “I’m a bit neurodiverse.” Then, a few months ago, I mentioned it in front of hundreds of people while giving a keynote talk at a conference.

Another long break between weeknotes, but a prompting from Ari via our internal Teams channel has me hoping to write with more frequency and velocity. What I've been working on: * One of our large program areas is developing a service design playbook that covers a lot of the

This morning, I thought to myself, "it's been just over two weeks since my last weeknote, I better get on it," before realizing it had actually been four weeks. FOUR. I feel like it's a bit banal to talk about time passing quickly, but

Almost one month in my new gig, and things are starting to make sense. What's gone well * I spent the day at our Ministry of Environment offices for the first time. The building is impressive for a government office: top notch cycling facilities, a gym, calming nature-themed decor

As I mentioned last time, I started a new job two weeks ago. It’s actually my first role in an organization outside of the centre of government — ever! I’ve worked with many ministries and departments and government agencies, but I’ve always technically reported into the centre. So