I’m reading a book about algorithms called Filterworld at the moment, and keep sending myself bits from it. Here’s one of those bits. “Today we have more cultural options available to us than ever and they are accessible on demand. We are free to choose anything. Yet the choice we often make is to not […] The post The choice we make to not have a choice first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
Design leadership, lean value, not just the digital bits. The post Fortnight notes: 14 – 26 July 2025 first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
From this Guardian piece on how AI is changing filmmaking: “I’m trying to prove a point,” says Mallal. “Which is that you can make really good stuff at a high level – but fast, at the speed of culture. Hollywood, especially, moves incredibly slowly.” The pro-AI arguments I’m familiar with have mostly been around lowering […] The post At the speed of culture first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Ash Mann for his excellent Digital Works podcast recently. You can listen to that here. Or just the bits that you fancy, from these timestamps: The post Me on a pod first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
Daniel Bhuddafield, a quantification of surprise, déformation professionnelle. The post Fortnight notes: 30 June – 13 July first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
These notes are a tool I use for reflecting, remembering (to counter my SDAM), networking within my profession, and public accountability. Read more here. Hello. Today’s fortnightly note was typed on the Eurostar while on a quick (and marvelous!) Belgian jaunt with boy 2. More on that later. Work, work, work We blogged again. Here’s […] The post Fortnight notes: 16 – 29 June first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
Celluloid treats, not-so beautiful collisions, Gordon dancing. The post Fortnight notes: 2 – 15 June first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
I’m always digging this up to use in slides, but now Twitter’s kaput it’s harder to find. Ben’s resurrected it at a new URL and this is me just saving that here for myself, basically. And righting the wrong of it not already being in my scrapbook. The post No innovation until everything works first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
Ben wrote an epic post here, full of clear wisdom and lightbulb moments. This isn’t a reductive distillation of his post, just scrapbooking a neat metaphor as aide memoire for re-use: “Digital isn’t a brick in the [policy] wall [of government]; it’s the mortar that binds the whole thing together.“ Square brackets mine – swap […] The post Digital is the mortar first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
Saving and amplifying these excellent few paragraphs Lynn Roberts posted on LinkedIn (I’ve abridged it a bit but the whole original post is word perfect): There’s always a temptation to focus on the extremes – the AI revolution or the broken CRM that needs replacing – instead of the more pedestrian truth in the middle. […] The post The unglamorous layer first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
These notes are a tool I use for reflecting, remembering (because I can't), networking and public accountability. Read more here. June? JUNE! 🤯 Work, work, work I’ll be speaking at the BFI’s all-staff event next week so I’ve spent some time* prepping for that. It’s a tight 10 mins on what becoming a “digital-first” org […] The post Fortnight notes: 18 May – 1 June 2025 first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
Proper BFI blogging, Tom Cruise proximity, what the hell just happened? The post Fortnight notes: 6 – 18 May 2025 first appeared on Neil Williams.| Neil Williams
I'm writing this intro while taking a little breather in a quiet corner at UKGovCampXL. I've been in a whirlwind of overlapping chat for 5+ hours with like-minded folks, which has been brilliant and exhausting! So glad I came! So ready to leave! More on that later 👇 But first, highlights of my week… A | GOVCAMP! A million pounds. Boom time. Scooby.| Neil Williams | If I remember correctly
