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Simon Shenton shared thisAfter 12 superb years, I handed in my trusty BCG laptop on Friday. My friends there have been lightly ribbing me that after a leaving dinner, separate drinks, and hijacking a couple of work events, I've been on somewhat of a "farewell tour", so I will keep it short in case this opens me up to more accusations of over-sentimentality. BCG is a singularly special place. I could not have enjoyed the last decade and a bit more. Thank you to my clients, teams and friends for making it so formative and rewarding. Your generous words and messages will stay with me for a very long time. It was a very very hard decision to leave, but am incredibly excited for what's next. More on that later, after a couple of months of walking, piano, learning pottery, and spending time with the kids. Quite excited about that too.
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Simon Shenton shared thisRaoul is great on this stuff, worth a 2 minute watch. Was also very interested to read the Departmental allocations - real term increases in DEL for most (large rises in health, education, benefits & local government), and Cabinet Office/ Transport/ Home Office needing to find real term savings next year.Simon Shenton shared thisMany of my conversations with clients over the last few weeks turned to this week's Budget and the desire for clarity both on specific measures and overall tone. Dampening consumer sentiment related to concerns around UK economic performance had been widely reported on and a change in tone was needed to build confidence and unlock spending ahead of the all important holiday season. I sat down with Raoul Ruparel OBE, Senior Director for BCG’s Centre for Growth, to unpack what this means for UK businesses and consumers alike. While many of us in the consumer space will be analysing the details like shifting tax changes on household items, there’s still a bigger question mark about how consumers will react in the coming weeks. Watch our conversation below for Raoul’s full take.
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Simon Shenton shared thisAI Insights at a Glance: Part 3 Our last post, and it's time to share a couple of stories. Richard and I take you through two recent experiences of implementing GenAI tools, and what we learned from them. In one project, we used GenAI to simplify a complex service that was driving a lot of 'failure demand' - i.e. calls from citizens saying 'I don't understand what I'm being asked to do here'. My takeaway was how broadly applicable these tools could be across many Government services; something that I think governments need to get better at. In another project developing a GenAI decision support tool, Richard's big takeaway was about the importance of involving all stakeholders throughout development. See more in the video. Thanks for following along, and would love to hear from others - have you implemented GenAI in your government service yet? Miguel Carrasco Cyma Habib Frank Felden Masahiro Nakagawa Mette Lindgaard Graham Allinson Tom Howe Jamie Ingram Steve Mills Joseph Hsiao Akshara Baru #GenerativeAI #GovernmentInnovation #PublicSector #GenAI #AIinGovernment #Scale #BCG #DigitalTransformation #BCGonPublicSector #GovernmentServiceDelivery
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Simon Shenton shared thisAI Insights at a Glance: Part 2 On Friday we gave our views on the challenges government agencies face in implementing GenAI initiatives. Today, Richard Sargeant and I share our advice for government leaders looking to use this game-changing technology. Advice for Government Leaders Sharing data and creating incentives for doing so is paramount. As with any AI solution, the application will only be as good as the data that serves it. In addition, like with any new digital product know what you are aiming to achieve: set clear goals based on user needs. See the video for more. Miguel Carrasco Cyma Habib Frank Felden Masahiro Nakagawa Mette Lindgaard Graham Allinson Tom Howe Jamie Ingram Steve Mills Joseph Hsiao Akshara Baru #GenerativeAI #GovernmentInnovation #PublicSector #GenAI #AIinGovernment #Scale #BCG #DigitalTransformation #BCGonPublicSector #GovernmentServiceDelivery
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Simon Shenton shared thisAI Insights at a Glance: Part 1 Richard Sargeant and I are working with Governments on some of the first roll-outs of GenAI in public service. With colleagues doing similar work internationally, we've captured what we've learned so far in this rapidly changing space: https://lnkd.in/eppD8cJ2 This video is the first in a three-part series of bite-size answers to some of the questions our clients typically ask. Our view of the biggest challenges? A willingness to 'move fast and break things' (responsibly) and a lack of practical experience; understandable given the nascency of the technology. Both need to be solved by enabling and encouraging experimentation. See the video for more. Miguel Carrasco Cyma Habib Frank Felden Masahiro Nakagawa Mette Lindgaard Graham Allinson Tom Howe Jamie Ingram Steve Mills Joseph Hsiao Akshara Baru #GenerativeAI #GovernmentInnovation #PublicSector #GenAI #AIinGovernment #Scale #BCG #DigitalTransformation #BCGonPublicSector #GovernmentServiceDelivery
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Simon Shenton shared thisWe've recently been working on some of the first GenAI applications in the UK Government, and from initial impressions and implementations, the potential is massive. This is the first in a series of articles that I've written with digital government colleagues around the world to try and distil this potential and provide some practical advice on how to get after it. Would love to know what you think.Generative AI for the Public Sector: From Opportunities to ValueGenerative AI for the Public Sector: From Opportunities to Value
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Simon Shenton shared thisMe and my daughter are best buds. I honestly think a big reason for this is that I took 5 months Shared Parental Leave to be "parent in charge" whilst my wife went back to work. SPL is great, but it doesn't make financial or childcare sense for everyone. That's why it's so great that BCG has just updated its parental leave policy so that parents, regardless of gender, and including those adopting and having kids through a surrogate, will receive 26 weeks of paid leave. This is going to materially improve the lives of a bunch of 'soon to be' BCG dads and mums, and more broadly I hope helps re-balance expectations on who can and should be the primary caregiver for kids in those early months. More here: https://lnkd.in/eQ8K3uGE #workingparents #equalopportunity
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Simon Shenton shared thisSuperstar ex-BCGer Vanessa Macalliver's startup, xtonnes™, is hiring. If you're keen on helping companies understand and reduce their carbon footprint, and working for an all round great person, take a look.Simon Shenton shared this
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Simon Shenton liked thisSimon Shenton liked thisI regret to inform you that we will be publishing a detailed analysis this week of the £5m payment to Nigel Farage, and whether it's taxable. It is likely to annoy *everybody*. (except tax advisers, which is all that matters) If you want to be the first to be hugely annoyed and disappointed, you can subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/ed2J8AGW, and get free updates whenever we publish a report.
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Simon Shenton liked thisExcited to see this announcement from our CEO Thomas Kurian about increasing our investment in Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs). As our customers and partners look to accelerate their AI transformation, having FDEs to help them embrace agent capabilities is critical. This is also in addition to our recently announced $750 million Ecosystem commitment to deliver new resources and incentives to partners in our ecosystem. Google Cloud.Simon Shenton liked thisToday we announced a new AI Focused Organization within our Go-To-Market team to help bring our customers closer to our products, agent platform, engineering and research teams. As part of this expansion, we are investing in hiring additional Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) to help us scale customer AI transformation. While having FDEs is not new for Google Cloud, the demand from customers and partners for Google enterprise AI products and Google engineers to help them embrace agent development is growing very rapidly. This is in addition to our recently announced $750 million Ecosystem Commitment to deliver new resources and incentives to partners in our 120,000-member ecosystem to help accelerate joint customers transformations with agentic AI. If you are a builder who wants to work on the world's largest stages and be at the center of the Agentic Era—join us. https://lnkd.in/guSeHkCe
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Simon Shenton liked thisSimon Shenton liked thisWhat does a human centric approach to AI mean for the Ministry of Justice? AI is moving beyond automation and already overlapping with areas of professional judgement. That has big implications for how we work at the MoJ. In our most recent blog post, Phillip Brown talks about how we make sure that our work that requires human judgement, stays human. 🔗 Link to blog in the comments
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Simon Shenton liked thisSimon Shenton liked thisEach department in government will now have its own delivery unit, led by a senior civil servant. And every Secretary of State and Minister of State will be given a new “delivery advisor” in their private office to support this work. These new delivery functions will be accountable to both their Secretary of State and to my team. This builds on my recent work setting up the new joint No10 and Cabinet Office Delivery Unit. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eXsZFCX8Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
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Simon Shenton liked thisSimon Shenton liked thisIn my role aa leader of the Healthcare practice across our London–Amsterdam–Brussels system, I have the privilege of seeing the impact colleagues are having across a wide range of topics and clients. I am therefore delighted to see @Cassandra Yong Yong promoted to Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)! Cass has played a key role in growing our health care systems work in the UK and beyond. It’s been a pleasure to work with her when I first started at BCG but also to see her grow as a leader in our team. Congratulations on such a well-deserved milestone. Looking forward to seeing the continued impact you’ll have in this next chapter. #BCG #Healthcare #Leadership
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Simon Shenton reacted on this🤩 Brilliant to see GOV.UK Chat fully out in the wild. Huge congrats to Christine Bellamy and the whole team behind it 👏👏👏Simon Shenton reacted on thisIntroducing GOV UK Chat – the most comprehensive government-built chat tool in the world. You can now get quick, easy help to navigate government services and save money from the new AI tool in the GOV UK App. From applying for a provisional driving licence to understanding your childcare entitlements, the new tool draws on tens of thousands of pages of government guidance to provide clear, reliable answers instantly. With some government call centres taking around 100,000 calls per day, and research suggesting that up to half of callers' questions could be answered by GOV UK Chat, the new tool will help give people their time back. Download GOV UK App today ➡️ https://orlo.uk/291DS
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Simon Shenton liked thisSimon Shenton liked thisI am really delighted and proud to see Olivia Shipton recognised with a well-deserved election to Managing Director and Partner within our Financial Institutions Practice at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in LAB (London, Amsterdam, Brussels). Liv has played a key role in shaping our work across banking and asset and wealth management since joining the firm in 2015. Liv's dedication to her clients, teams and colleagues is second to none. It’s been a pleasure working together over the years, and I’m looking forward to continuing that partnership in this next chapter. Congratulations Liv. 👏
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Simon Shenton liked thisSimon Shenton liked thisI want Britain to be the best place in the world to start, scale and grow businesses in AI, one of the key pillars that will drive economic growth. With some of the world’s leading universities, deep pools of talent, and the world’s third trillion-dollar tech sector, the UK is already a top-tier destination for innovation. That’s why companies including Google DeepMind, Anthropic, OpenAI and ElevenLabs are continuing to invest and expand here in Britain. Today’s announcement that Fractile, a British AI chip manufacturer, has raised $220 million to accelerate getting its first chips and systems into customers’ hands, is further proof of the strength of UK innovation and our startup ecosystem. I want to see more companies succeed in Britain, which is why as Chancellor, I have made our offer even more competitive: attracting top global talent, launching a tailored service to give businesses confidence to invest, introducing PISCES, a world-first private company share trading exchange, and delivering a three-year stamp duty holiday for newly listed companies. My message to global investors, entrepreneurs and those that want to build for the future is clear - Britain is open for business. https://lnkd.in/eqWfTHG7
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Simon Shenton reacted on thisSimon Shenton reacted on thisVery honored to have been invited to the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace today, made even more special by bumping in to Gail Brown CEO Ebor Trust and Matt Brown, Headteacher at Osbaldwick primary. Also amazing to see the very special Julie Bunn. It was strange to see Robert Rinder walking around the garden lake and to be so close to the current King and Queen in his beautiful garden.
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Shortlisted entrant for "Outsourcing Rising Star of the Year"
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One of seven shortlisted entrants for the NOA's annual "Outsourcing Rising Star of the Year" award. http://www.sourcingfocus.com/site/focusonitem/7280/
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