In week 173, Martin returned to the ministry for digital for a workshop and became a house tour guide. He also interviewed service designers, planned workshops, talks and a meetup.
Week #172 at the Digital Service: Notes for 11–15 August 2025
In week 172, Martin recorded a video to promote the Service Standard and participated in a usability test for the standard’s new website. He also helped co-develop a prototype for a website introducing the cross-government umbrella brand.
Vortrag: Verwaltung schneller digitalisieren
Beim Creative Bureaucracy Festival 2025 stellten Greta Strutz und Simon Hesse vom ITZBund das ›Design System für die Barrierefreiheit‹ vor.
Week #171 at the Digital Service: Notes for 4–8 August 2025
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.
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.