FEDIDEVS

"To increase state capacity and to build software together." Tamara Srzentić on forming the Rebel Alliance collaboration between countries #fwd50 @fwd50

“What if we found people who struggled with government services, and hired them to help us design better services?” Martha Edwards #fwd50 @marthaedwards

"I'm still bullish on the need for central digital teams in government, because they pave the way for teams elsewhere to have the space to do things differently. To have a leader that will take the heat to go do that. To be able to say, this team did it too, let's go do it." @quepol #fwd50

“Public services aren't complicated, they're complex. In a complex system, it is literally impossible to predict an outcome from the inputs. … Most complex systems are not knowable upfront, and our toolset is wrong.” @tomski #fwd50

“It's radical. But it's also obvious. Be brave. Be radical.” @tomski #fwd50

“It’s not an agile software team with some policy people bolted on. It’s radically different.” @tomski #fwd50

How do know if your leaders are ready for the radical how? ”If they can accept that you can't design things upfront. Choose your leaders carefully. Go where the hamsters are friendly.” @tomski #fwd50

“The design-build-operate process, in pejorative terms. The ‘accidental how’.” @tomski #fwd50

“I'm more interested in decision latency. Strategic decisions are taken very, very slowly. That is a problem.” Mirko Kleiner #fwd50 @fwd50

“What if our number one priority was to deliver government services that made people feel agency, and empowered, and a sense of control?” Martha Edwards #fwd50 @marthaedwards