In week 171, Martin helped sketch and prototype a unified service experience across touchpoints, including various basic components. He also worked on the first peer review report against the new Service Standard.
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Week #170 at the Digital Service: Notes for 28 July–1 August 2025
Week 170 was a shorter one for Martin. He spent time with prospective new projects, hiring preparations and working on the never-finished discipline pages.
Week #169 at the Digital Service: Notes for 21–25 July 2025
Martin’s week 169 at Digital Service was a packed one. He co-ran an offsite day for the delivery disciplines, participated in the first peer review against the new Service Standard, and joined a workshop on the new cross-government umbrella brand.
Week #168 at the Digital Service: Notes for 14–18 July 2025
In week 168 at Digital Service, Martin put out a celebratory Service Standard cake that was gone in no time. He also participated in an exploratory workshop about a possible new project, and he has some reflections on assistive technology and the state of digital healthcare.
Week #167 at the Digital Service: Notes for 7–11 July 2025
In week 167, Martin spent two days on a leadership offsite to review 6-month objectives and develop new ones. He also met with colleagues at the federal accessibility monitoring unit to understand how they can collaborate.
Week #166 at the Digital Service: Notes for 30 June–4 July 2025
At the end of week 166, Martin co-led the annual summer pub quiz. During the week, he co-ran an interactive cross-government session of the new Service Standard and helped share user-centred service approaches with senior ministerial stakeholders.
Podcasts: Cross border views and the Service Standard
A few weeks ago, Martin recorded two podcasts, one in German and one in English, both of which have now been published and are available on all major podcast platforms.
Week #165 at the Digital Service: Notes for 23–27 June 2025
In week 165 at the Digital Service, Martin participated in a panel on accessibility, met with the Head of User Experience Design of the EU Digital Identity Wallet project, and celebrated the decision that the Service Standard receives its legal instrument.
Week #164 at the Digital Service: Notes for 16–20 June 2025
Martin spent quite a bit of his week 164 outside the office. He joined an accessibility event at Google Berlin and participated in a cross-government sync on design pattern libraries.
Week #163 at the Digital Service: Notes for 9–13 June 2025
In week 163, Martin joined discussions with ministerial stakeholders on the ongoing Service Standard and the umbrella brand work. He participated in an expert interview with a former 18F researcher while his colleagues published a blog post about professionalising the user research profession at Digital Service.