Category Weeknotes

Weeknotes are blog posts about our working week. Let everyone know about the amazing things you’ve done!

From the Digital desk: progress in motion

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February summary Last month really felt like things were starting to get real for me. Once you have a date to work backwards from, you start filling in the days and weeks with actions, and very quickly you realise you…

From the Digital desk: all hands on deck

January summary Now I don’t know about you, but January felt like two halves; the slow, steady pace back into work mode…quickly followed by a realisation that everything needs to ramp up! Last month had been about scaling, sharpening, and…

From the Digital desk: learning in the open

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December summary Trying to recall what happened last month (or should I say last year!) feels a bit foggy. I’m sure you know that pre-festive break feeling where emails and Teams messages start to reduce, and out-of-office replies outnumber actual…

From the Digital desk: all about that beta

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November summary One guidance that I’ve leaned into more last month was saying “no”. It’s been difficult at first as it’s not in my nature, however with a vital deadline approaching, drive and appetite building internally, it’s been a key…

From the Digital desk: sprinting ahead

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October summary Right, so October seems to have flown right over me! Through the half-term juggling, being under the weather and general life admin, it has been a month of momentum and collaboration, just look my communication breakdown below: If…

From the Digital desk: building Luton online

A row of colourful pins placed along a road representing strategic planning and milestones in a project development journey (Adobe Stock: 1511391771)

September summary Hey everyone, I’m back and this time, I’ve set myself a challenge! As we embark on a transformation to enhance our digital experience for residents, I thought I’d share some insight in the hope that someone finds what…

My first 100 days…

👋 Who I am Hey everyone, my name is Jayvik. I joined Luton Council start of June and I’ve never blogged professionally, so hopefully you’ll find this somewhat interesting! A quick summary about me: On a personal note, over the…

Mental health week

Hi All – Hope everyone is enjoying the current spell of sunny weather!! I thought in line with it being Mental Health week, I would take my first tentative steps into creating a blog!! It has been 5 years last…

Atika’s update #6

We have had an LGA peer review this week for our DDaT capabilities, so lots of time has been spent organising that, but will be worth it. With us 6 months into our insourcing, it’s a good time to reflect…

Atika’s update #5

It’s been a few weeks since my last update as a few of my team have dipped their toes in the blogging water! If you haven’t read them yet..why not?! Here they are: Pete’s update #1, Su’s first post and…

Su’s first post

First things first. About me. I’m known as Su (Suchiter was a very difficult name for some to pronounce in my early career), and as of 2nd April will have completed 35 years of Local Government service – all at…

Pete’s update #1

Firstly I’ll introduce myself, I’m Pete Card and I’m the Service Delivery Director at Luton Borough Council looking after the Service Operations within DDaT. I used to head up the Civica team when the service was outsourced but I transferred…

Atika’s update #4

First blog post of the new year! Whilst lots (and lots) of work continues on all fronts mentioned in previous posts, we’re really starting the year with a bit of a reset of our DDaT service. It feels the natural…