Really thoughtful review of Platformland mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/the-way...
Thanks @duncanjbrown.bsky.social 😀
Thanks @duncanjbrown.bsky.social 😀
The way to Platformland
How do you refactor a country?
mechanicalsurvival.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Really thoughtful review of Platformland mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/the-way...
Thanks @duncanjbrown.bsky.social 😀
Thanks @duncanjbrown.bsky.social 😀
Platformland launches today in US/Canada. 🎉Unfortunately, the number of preorders mean it's is immediately out of stock on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca 🤷
www.amazon.com/Platformland...
www.amazon.ca/Platformland...
www.amazon.com/Platformland...
www.amazon.ca/Platformland...
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
October 29, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Platformland launches today in US/Canada. 🎉Unfortunately, the number of preorders mean it's is immediately out of stock on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca 🤷
www.amazon.com/Platformland...
www.amazon.ca/Platformland...
www.amazon.com/Platformland...
www.amazon.ca/Platformland...
October 1, 2024 at 6:13 PM
The kindle version of Platformland is now available in the UK. Amazon appears to be offering a discount on it, so this might be the best time to grab a copy!
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHW9VFTS
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHW9VFTS
Platformland: An Anatomy of Next-Generation Public Services eBook : Pope, Richard: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Platformland: An Anatomy of Next-Generation Public Services eBook : Pope, Richard: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
September 25, 2024 at 10:57 AM
The kindle version of Platformland is now available in the UK. Amazon appears to be offering a discount on it, so this might be the best time to grab a copy!
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHW9VFTS
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHW9VFTS
Look what came today in the post
September 7, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Look what came today in the post
Been reading this by @richardpope.org in my lunch hours and it’s rewiring how I think about public services and the policy building behind them. It’s also really nicely written. Strong recommend.
May 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Been reading this by @richardpope.org in my lunch hours and it’s rewiring how I think about public services and the policy building behind them. It’s also really nicely written. Strong recommend.
Platformland #27 www.platformland.xyz/p/platformla...
September 18, 2023 at 9:17 AM
Platformland #27 www.platformland.xyz/p/platformla...
Yay it’s #platformlandday - get yours at londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/platfo... by @richardpope.org
September 7, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Yay it’s #platformlandday - get yours at londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/platfo... by @richardpope.org
September 7, 2024 at 9:22 PM
I've written a review of Richard Pope's exceptional new book, Platformland. public.digital/pd-insights/...
Leaving the metaphors behindpublic digitalpublic digital
public.digital
September 27, 2024 at 1:56 PM
I've written a review of Richard Pope's exceptional new book, Platformland. public.digital/pd-insights/...
Jumping on the bandwagon (along with everyone else in our work book club) 😍
November 27, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Jumping on the bandwagon (along with everyone else in our work book club) 😍
Platformlanding with DEFRA and e-synergy today
June 23, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Platformlanding with DEFRA and e-synergy today
Finished my first pass of platformland.
Lots to go back, re read and try to make experiments from and implement.
Lots to go back, re read and try to make experiments from and implement.
April 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Finished my first pass of platformland.
Lots to go back, re read and try to make experiments from and implement.
Lots to go back, re read and try to make experiments from and implement.
New blog post: Book Review: Platformland by Richard Pope ★★★★★
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/book-review-platformland-by-richard-pope/
This is an exquisitely detailed and righteously determined look about the how and why of Digital Government. Richard Pope was there at the beginning of …
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/book-review-platformland-by-richard-pope/
This is an exquisitely detailed and righteously determined look about the how and why of Digital Government. Richard Pope was there at the beginning of …
Book Review: Platformland by Richard Pope
This is an exquisitely detailed and righteously determined look about the how and why of Digital Government. Richard Pope was there at the beginning of GOV.UK and helped steer it to the magnificent beast it is today. He reflects, clear eyed, on the various successes and failures of the geeky attempt to turn the state into something approaching modernity. He's forthright on his views about the lack of vision in most projects: The aim of most digitization programmes is the status quo,…
shkspr.mobi
December 21, 2024 at 12:45 PM
New blog post: Book Review: Platformland by Richard Pope ★★★★★
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/book-review-platformland-by-richard-pope/
This is an exquisitely detailed and righteously determined look about the how and why of Digital Government. Richard Pope was there at the beginning of …
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/book-review-platformland-by-richard-pope/
This is an exquisitely detailed and righteously determined look about the how and why of Digital Government. Richard Pope was there at the beginning of …
How do you refactor a country?
Whilst top-down reform on a national scale is obviously the road to hell, I think we should take the #Platformland invitation to radicalism seriously.
mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/the-way...
Whilst top-down reform on a national scale is obviously the road to hell, I think we should take the #Platformland invitation to radicalism seriously.
mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/the-way...
The way to Platformland
How do you refactor a country?
mechanicalsurvival.com
November 8, 2024 at 9:05 AM
How do you refactor a country?
Whilst top-down reform on a national scale is obviously the road to hell, I think we should take the #Platformland invitation to radicalism seriously.
mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/the-way...
Whilst top-down reform on a national scale is obviously the road to hell, I think we should take the #Platformland invitation to radicalism seriously.
mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/the-way...
In September, I was asked to give some thoughts about the NHS 10-year plan based on some of the principles in Platformland. Here are the slides and speaker notes:
www.rpp.works/ways-of-d…
www.rpp.works/ways-of-d…
February 24, 2026 at 12:59 PM
In September, I was asked to give some thoughts about the NHS 10-year plan based on some of the principles in Platformland. Here are the slides and speaker notes:
www.rpp.works/ways-of-d…
www.rpp.works/ways-of-d…
Got to listen to the brilliant @richardpope.org speak & got some very rad stickers!
Go buy Platformland!
Go buy Platformland!
September 17, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Got to listen to the brilliant @richardpope.org speak & got some very rad stickers!
Go buy Platformland!
Go buy Platformland!
Huge thanks to @jamestplunkett.bsky.social for reviewing Platformland in the Heywood Quaterly
heywoodquarterly.com/dissecting-p...
heywoodquarterly.com/dissecting-p...
Dissecting public services for a digital age - Heywood Quarterly
heywoodquarterly.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Huge thanks to @jamestplunkett.bsky.social for reviewing Platformland in the Heywood Quaterly
heywoodquarterly.com/dissecting-p...
heywoodquarterly.com/dissecting-p...
I wrote a review of Richard Pope’s Platformland for the Heywood Quarterly. It’s well worth a read (the book I mean! And maybe also the review.)
Dissecting public services for a digital age:
heywoodquarterly.com/dissecting-p...
Dissecting public services for a digital age:
heywoodquarterly.com/dissecting-p...
Dissecting public services for a digital age - Heywood Quarterly
heywoodquarterly.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I wrote a review of Richard Pope’s Platformland for the Heywood Quarterly. It’s well worth a read (the book I mean! And maybe also the review.)
Dissecting public services for a digital age:
heywoodquarterly.com/dissecting-p...
Dissecting public services for a digital age:
heywoodquarterly.com/dissecting-p...
Updated cover looking good
August 9, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Updated cover looking good