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Canceled meetings is how god shows us she loves us.

I'm speaking at this virtual post-conference reflection session for Public Service Pioneers on 30th November: eventbrite.co.uk/e/psp-afterwo

If or is your thing, you might enjoy it.

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We're 20% funded for November on day 1? That's Pretty Fecking Awesome!

Let's try getting fully funded THIS WEEK!

If you're new here: GO PRO! It really helps, and you'll totally dig the extra features!

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I understand we're living in this awful time where Ad Money pretty much rules the News, Internet and TV.

But this new thing where ads display DIRECTLY OVER written content and you can't get rid of them?

This is next level fuckery.

Are they trying to find out just HOW MUCH of a web page can actually be Ads?

Weird. I want to read your words, writers!

Are you a public service leader or manager? Are you fed up with the current inhumane and wasteful approach to public management/administration?

There's an alternative - it's called . It's built by public managers who want to help people create better outcomes in the complex reality of their lives.

Read more here: realworld.report/

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Excerpt from 4 Questions to Ask for Better Conversations [10.28.22] Could be helpful if I manage to remember and my brain doesn't throw aura fits at me in the moment.

During a troubling conversation, ask:
>What desires and wants are part of this conversation?
> What concerns about the future are affecting my thoughts related to this issue?
>What power issues are impacting this conversation?
>What standards am I using to make this judgment?

psychologytoday.com/us/blog/th

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SO great to see so many familiar faces here!

Let’s all try to find and connect with each other.

SHARE this post and REPLY below and we will try to follow as many of you as possible!

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Just a note for the new folk trying to figure stuff out:

This site is run by one person (who is currently very, very busy keeping us afloat in the midst of a rapid growth spurt and DDoS attacks).

That’s okay, though, because people here support each other so that Jester can focus on the things only Jester can do.

The user guide is here: counter.social/userguide.pdf

Follow @CoSoTips (or the hashtag) for pointers, and use if you need help.

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@Pam60 Excellent news. Followed. (You can see things I've written in my profile/pinned stuff)

I'm interested in ( for North American folks!) and .

Anyone else here interested in making public service work in complex environments?

@boldboysmum let's see if we can get more of them over here!

From my colleagues at the Centre for Public Impact...

🗣️ We need to change the way we do regulation!

Together with The Kings Fund and Greater Manchester Combined Authority we've been designing a different approach, one that encourages collaboration, learning, and improves public services for those who need it most.

📖 Read here: centreforpublicimpact.org/euro

Are you curious about alternative approaches to public management? Would you like a way to implement , so that you can support people to create real outcomes in their lives?

Download the free new 'how to' guide via this form: share.hsforms.com/1d1Tq3QMbScm

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CounterSocial is the first Social Network Platform to take a zero-tolerance stance to hostile nations, bot accounts and trolls who are weaponizing OUR social media platforms and freedoms to engage in influence operations against us. And we're here to counter it.