Tom Steinberg
Writing
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Why even bother with a user centered, digital government?
Civicist - August 2017 -
User-centred digital government is an idea that cannot be put back in the bottle
Medium - June 2017 -
All I want for the UK's General Election this year
Civicist - April 2017 -
Wanted: Conversations with some very important (and privileged) undergrads
Medium - October 2016 -
Debating Cass Sunstein on Transparency
Civicist - September 2016 -
Causes of Brexit
Wikipedia - July 2016 & ongoing -
Defined by the Filter Bubble
Civicist - June 2016 -
How to Get Your Foundation’s Website Right (and Wrong)
Inside Philanthropy - May 2016 -
The Rise of the Internet ‘Mitigators’
Civicist - May 2016 -
Paying Your Own Way (or Not)
Civicist - April 2016 -
Over-Politeness is the Fatal Flaw in the Open Data Movement
Civicist - April 2016 -
How Can Funders Know Who To Trust When It Comes to Tech Advice?
Inside Philanthropy - March 2016 -
A Manifesto for Public Technology
Civicist - February 2016 -
Should Exist: A Campaigning Organisation for Technologists Who Worry About a Coming Wave of Technology-Driven Unemployment and Insecurity
Medium - February 2016 -
What’s Going on In German Civic Tech?
Civicist - February 2016 -
Looking for Civic Tech’s Important Problems
Civicist - January 2016 -
No, You Don’t Need a Social Network Diagram
Medium - December 2016 -
The Pill versus the Bomb: What Digital Technologists Need to Know About Power
Medium - November 2015 - My old blog - obsolete since 2014
About
I’m a person who cares a lot about how digital technologies are used to advance the public interest, and who worries a lot about this being done badly.
I’m a former CEO who specialises in helping current leaders to develop clear strategies.
I’m the founder of mySociety, a citizen-empowerment NGO of which I remain hugely proud, running websites like TheyWorkForYou.com and WhatDoTheyKnow.com
I’m a writer on a range of issues relating to power, technology and government.
I’m currently Digital Transformation Lead at the Big Lottery Fund.
I’m a student of economic and technological history.
I’m motivated by, and interested in various issues - here’s a list.
I’m a husband, son, brother and cat owner.
I look like this:
