Commuter hubs: bridging the gap between home and work
Paul Cox from the Ministry of Justice explains how the department is using commuter hubs to cut down on commuting and cater for those who find it difficult to work from home.
Smarter working
Right across government we are changing our understanding of how people and organisations work, the work itself, about how and where it is best done. Under the The Way We Work (or TW3 for short) – a game changer programme for Civil Service Reform – we are witnessing a quiet revolution in how civil servants work.
Over coming months, blogs will feature perspectives and insights on a Civil Service that embraces a culture of Smart Working.
The expected and unexpected benefits of the Cabinet Office Technology Transformation
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Catriona McGrath and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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More digital, Smarter working
...has created some interesting opportunities for collaboration. The Cities and Local Growth Unit, for instance, formed a joint working team with colleagues in BIS and DCLG, and started working in...
The future history of the government workplace
In a guest post, TW3 Awards judge Alexi Marmot looks at how our workplace has changed since the Civil Service started, and where it's going.
Using Trello - relief for sufferers from poor project management
How efficient are you at keeping track of projects? A web-based app could help you work smarter and more collaboratively on projects of all sizes.
Workplace health: What is it? Why does it matter? And what can we do to improve it?
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Una O'Brien and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Civil Service Leaders, Smarter working
Workplace health is about more than providing a safe working environment for staff; it is about supporting and promoting both physical and mental health and making the workplace a rewarding...
Government property - the shock of the new - been there, done that!
Andrew Howarth's 35 years in government property have taught him that change in where and how we work is constant - the secret is to embrace it to help deliver the vision of a better, more empowered Civil Service.
Transforming the workplace - it's about people, not processes
Kristina Butterworth describes how an award-winning project is transforming the way the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) works by putting people first.
New technology creates new ways of working in the Cabinet Office
...engaging team activity. Just today at a team meeting we created a list of our top 100 stakeholders in under three minutes. Finally the new technology has enabled substantive improvements...
The Way We Work Awards: what the judges thought
The Smarter Working team look back at last week's TW3 Awards, and highlight the best practice demonstrated by this year's winning departments.
The Way We Work Awards
This week we celebrated those departments who have successfully put into place large-scale smarter working practices with the inaugural TW3 Awards.