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Don’t bore the minister: writing tricks for public servants

5 essential lessons from Apolitical’s event on writing better briefings and reports.

— Apolitical

So You’re Back at Work… Now What?

Here’s how I’ve learned to return from a break with more calm, clarity and control.

— Shabana Ansari, Senior Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada

For City Innovators: Process Before Platforms

Standardise the work, assign ownership, build accountability and then pick the tech.

— Ishu Gupta, Head of Innovation and Data Strategy — City of Green Bay, USA

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👂 Thanks for joining How to Be an Impeccable Conversationalist!

We’ve got something extra for you: an exclusive article from our speaker Susan Johnston on the art of active listening...

— Amelia Paltridge, Leading and creating global communities of public servants to network and learn together, Apolitical, London, UK

Has anyone been following the developments around Ukraine’s Government AI Agent?

https://govinsider.asia/intl-id/article/ukraine-launches-worlds-first-government-ai-agent...

— Valeria Tafoya, Member of the Global Future Council on GovTech and Digital Public Infrastructure, World Economic Forum, London, UK

Acquired neurodivergence?

During my time in Bangladesh, I was involved in supervising a project supporting acid-attack survivors. I visited it several times and had the opportunity to speak...

— Alain Ruche, Former senior official, European Union, Brussels, Belgium

The YES, BUT... of Systems Thinking

YES: Why You Need Systems Thinking Now? It’s the best way to anticipate the many secondary effects of change in an interconnected world...

— Noah Fang, Senior Advisor — Department of Justice, Ottawa, ON, Canada

AI Procurement Community of Interest

All, I would like you make you aware of the inaugural AI Procurement Community of Interest (CoI) taking place online on 17th September 2025...

— David Kershaw, Founder — Posterity Global, London, UK

New Apolitical course powered by content from Stanford Online: AI and Climate: Trade-offs and Transformation 🌍 🤖

We're delighted to launch this course on AI and Climate this week – free for all public servants, and soon to be translated into an additional 10 languages.

— Katherine Weber, Global Partnerships | EdTech & Learning Specialist | Expanding Access to Training for Public Servants, Apolitical, London, UK

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Presenting with Impact in the Public Service

A great presentation can have a big impact: it can convince a sceptical stakeholder, earn trust and credibility or persuade someone to see your point of view. But not all presentations take advantage of that potential. In this course, you’ll get an...

People Management for Public Servants

The key to a successful team isn’t having the most advanced project management software: it’s being able to get the best out of people. Effective people management is one of the most essential skills public servants can develop, but also one of the...

And finally... 📚

Officials in Poland have recently opened Metroteka, an “express” library inside Warsaw’s metro, to lure commuters off their phones and into reading. The space boasts 16,000 books, self-checkout tech, a hydroponic herb wall and free drinks — what more could you want from a commute?

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