James Kemp, MBCS

@CabinetOfficeUK SSfG Portfolio. Prev: @DefraGovUK @DWP @DCMS @UKHomeOffice & @MHCLG. BSc @UofGlasgow & BA(Hons) @OpenUniversity #GovPDC scout leader they/them

[James Kemp, MBCS @James_M_Kemp]

Probably somewhere that has clear skies...

[UK Gov Camp @UKGovCamp]

Did you know it's easy to join us as a Camp Maker? When you sign up, you'll be asked if you want to volunteer - it's a great way to give back. You might just want to turn up and pitch, that's cool too!

https://t.co/N2kVw3I403

[Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall | The Spy Historian @elons2xx]

Please excuse me, BUT I am jumping for joy after receiving this amazing @thetimes review of my debut book #HerSecretService which is described as ‘groundbreaking’ - WOWEE. The review concludes - ‘By the end of the book you are in no doubt that the real women working in British Intelligence were far more interesting than Miss Moneypenny ever was’. Mission completed ❤️

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

We have decades of research evidence about how change happens in organisations & systems. Yet mostly, we don't use this knowledge in practice. The biggest misconception is that once people understand change, they'll embrace it (almost never true). 4 principles that should inform our change efforts:
1) Transformational ideas typically come from outside the community & incur resistance: We build attachments to ideas, people & ways of working - when those attachments are threatened, we tend to act out in ways that don’t reflect our best selves
2) Transformations follow an “S curve” pattern: Innovations take hold slowly amongst a group of enthusiasts, then hit an inflection point at 10%-20% participation, then accelerate exponentially - it's why we should concentrate on building the 10-20% through enthusiasts rather than getting everyone on board with the change
3) There is a common, persistent “KAP-gap”: (the difference between what we say & what we do) - it's because we only change our views/practice when the people around us do & it's why we need to shape networks rather than opinions
4) Transformational ideas are propagated socially: It's not the mode of communication or even the individual influence of early adopters but the structure of the network that determines how fast and far an idea travels
https://t.co/Wgwo3KOwzG. By @digitaltonto.

[PD Emerging Talent @pdemergtalent]

Whether you’re a final-year undergraduate, a current graduate, you’ll find that you qualify for many of our schemes. Most accept graduates with a 2:2. @faststreamuk #AskaFastStreamer #Growlikenowhereelse

[PD Emerging Talent @pdemergtalent]

The Project Delivery Fast Stream fast-tracks your career to senior roles. As a Fast Streamer, you’ll be challenged from day one, applying your skills and learning in diverse contexts.@faststreamuk #AskaFastStreamer #Growlikenowhereelse

[James Kemp, MBCS @James_M_Kemp]

On the first of a few trains to take me to @OxfordSBS for Module 1 of MPLA. It's a bit wet and wild out there!

[Chris Stark @StarkClimate]

Very excited to announce the amazing group who will help steer our Clean Power 2030 Mission.

Our Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission

@energygovuk @Ed_Miliband

More details here:

https://t.co/kyepB3IisA

[Civil Service Fast Stream (UK) @faststreamuk]

Play an active role in some of the most significant, relevant projects happening in the UK — and the world — right now. From building hospitals and railways, to overhauling digital infrastructure, you’ll gain experience at every stage of a project’s lifecycle.

[PD Emerging Talent @pdemergtalent]

Fact: As a Project Delivery Fast Streamer, you will be mentored by a senior Civil Servant. @faststreamuk #AskaFastStreamer #Growlikenowhereelse

[PD Emerging Talent @pdemergtalent]

Applications open THIS MONTH! If you think the Fast Stream isn't for you, think again! How long ago you graduated has no bearing on your application? Even if you're a current permanent civil servant, you don't need a degree to apply! @faststreamuk #Growlikenowhereelse

[Forfar Academy @ForAcad]

Save the Date! Last time we had over 50 employers, training providers and further and higher education institutions. The best advice you can get for thinking about future choices
#FORopportunitiesforall

[Chris Birt @cdbirt]

⏰Our annual State of the Nation report Poverty in Scotland is out on 7th October⏰

Focus this year on the social security system... Spoiler alert - lots to do...

From 10.30 AM either online at the TIC Building, Strathclyde Uni

Link 👇

https://t.co/P7oVuruqsK

[Neil Couling @NeilCouling]

Just ending my tenth year as the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the implementation of #UniversalCredit. A few reflections (1)

[Emma McGowan @Emm_McG]

Lewisham, Hackney, Southwark and Lambeth all have majorly cool big jobs going in strategy / change right now.

[Forfar Academy Library @ForAcadLib]

Changing my job title with immediate effect 📚

[James Kemp, MBCS @James_M_Kemp]

@Kulkunbulla @gordonguthrie Soon as we work out what Pictish sounded like

[James Kemp, MBCS @James_M_Kemp]

@HModinraven @gordonguthrie Maybe not, but there was regular traffic across centuries. My great great grandmother was a native Gaelic speaker and she met my gg grandfather in Edinburgh about 1862. Unclear whether or not he was a Gael.

In Angus there were Gaels after the Picts died out.

[James Kemp, MBCS @James_M_Kemp]

@ForAcadLib @ForAcad I will!