Upcoming Events
Designing with Citizens: Insights from Glasgow City Council - 4th March 2026.
The Local Government Service Design Group is hosting a presentation from the Centre for Civic Innovation on Wednesday 4th at 1pm - 2pm
The Centre for Civic Innovation is Glasgow City Council’s citizen‑centred design team. Using a design‑led approach, they work directly with citizens to explore new ways of solving challenges and shaping a better future for the city.
We’re delighted to welcome Anna Macpherson, Designer and Researcher for Neighbourhood Design, who will share insights into the team’s work and their experience of designing with citizens. There will be time for questions at the end of the session.
The session will be recorded and shared on the Resource Centre afterwards for anyone who’s unable to attend on the day.
If you’re not a member of the Local Government Service Design Group but would like to join the virtual session, please contact Synnøve Frøiland.
Scaling Digital and Data Capabilities for a Future Ready Workforce: 5th March 2026.
We’re delighted to announce that our upcoming session will feature a dedicated showcase highlighting the national open‑access resources provided by the Digitally Enabled Workforce (DEW) Team, hosted in NHS Education for Scotland and commissioned by Scottish Government and COSLA.
Paula Baird, Programme Lead for the DEW team, will provide an overview of the nationally available resources designed to build digital and data capabilities across Scotland’s health and social care workforce. The session will also include insights from Alan Milbourne from the Scottish Government Digital Health and Care Team, who will share the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) aim for specialist workforce development.
In this session, we’ll explore how adopting these resources can deliver real benefits for staff and organisations, as well as the value of engaging with plans for workforce transformation and long term success.
Date and Time: Thursday 5th March (10am - 11am), Microsoft Teams
Futurescot Conference: Health & Social Care Transformation 2026 - 12 March 2026.
Martyn Wallace, our Chief Digital Officer, will be speaking at the 2026 Digital Health and Care Transformation Conference in Edinburgh on Thursday, 12 March 2026.
He will be joined at the conference by David Brown, Our Business Relationship Manager for Digital Telecare, who will participate in a panel discussion on Living Safely at Home and technology‑enabled innovation to support community‑based care.
Date and Time: Thursday 12 March 2026, 8:15am - 4:30pm, University of Strathclyde, Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow
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Local Government Service Design Group Special: What’s New in the SAtSD - 18 March 2026.
We’re delighted to invite you to a special Local Government Service Design Group session. Anna Henderson, Service Design Lead and Rachel Dowle, Head of Strategic Design from the Office of the Chief Designer, will walk us through the latest updates to the upcoming version of the Scottish Approach to Service Design (SAtSD).
The session will cover what has changed, why those changes matter, and what happens next. There will also be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
Date and Time: Wednesday 18 March 2026, 1:00–1:45pm, Microsoft Teams.
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