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Free sharing and reuse - digital magic? Part 3

Free sharing and reuse is a key approach to doing digital better. In this final part 3 we look at how to share, in particular at the different means we have to share in order to realise the benefits of freely sharing reusable digital assets..

09 Feb 2026

Open source Government Software Development

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Free sharing and reuse - digital magic? Part 2

Part 2 - Free sharing and reuse is a key approach to doing digital better. We explore the inherent challenges, how to make good decisions, and how to realise the benefits of freely sharing the foundational elements of a digital service.

24 Nov 2025

Government digital Open source Software Development

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Free sharing and reuse - digital magic? Part 1

Part 1 - Free sharing and reuse is a key approach to doing digital better. We explore the inherent challenges, how to make good decisions, and how to realise the benefits of freely sharing the foundational elements of a digital service.

08 Aug 2025

Government digital Open source Software Development

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Designing to integrate AI into personalised government services

CYB’s Senior Service Designer Erlend Prendergast writes about how government can provide more personalised AI-enabled services with smart design decisions

01 May 2025

Large Language Models AI Service design

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The importance of research and user-centred design in healthcare

Drawing on her experience of the healthcare sector, CYB’s Lead User Researcher Anita Chandra writes about how the NHS can benefit from putting research and UCD at its centre

02 Apr 2025

Healthcare NHS Service design

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A Christmas letter, 2024

Founder/Managing Director Ben Stewart reflects on an eventful and successful year for CYB, and looks forward to 2025

18 Dec 2024

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What is it like to roll out a digital service to every country in the world?

Working on a service that requires a global rollout is exciting - but also full of obstacles. CYB’s Associate Project/Delivery Manager Ros Vaughan writes about her experience

24 Oct 2024

Government digital Service design Transformation

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How do you ensure performance when building AI services?

When building the FCDO’s first ever public-facing LLM service, CYB came through challenges to guarantee performance - our Head of Engineering Ali Salaman explains all

05 Sep 2024

Large Language Models AI Government digital

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Why AI won’t work without content design

CYB’s associate Content Designer Helen Gaskell writes about why we won’t be able to fully trust AI until we fix the information we feed it

10 Jul 2024

AI in Government Large Language Models AI

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Caution Your Blast announces launch of new UK Government marriage service

CYB has built a new service for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office that makes it easier for British people to get married or register a civil partnership abroad

15 May 2024

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Caution Your Blast announces launch of new UK Government AI-powered service

CYB has built a new innovative enquiry service for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office that leverages Large Language Model technology – a first for the UK Government.

18 Apr 2024

Large Language Models Government digital AI

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A Christmas letter from CYB

With another exciting, challenging and rewarding year nearly over, CYB’s Founder and Managing Director Ben Stewart reflects on what 2023 has meant for the company

15 Dec 2023

AI Large Language Models

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Using AI as a “smart beginner” to quickly solve technical problems

CYB’s Associate Transformation Lead, David Farrell, writes about using CYB’s integrated version of ChatGPT to help circumvent a project roadblock

14 Jul 2023

AI, ChatGPT and Bing – what is the future of content?

AI, ChatGPT and Bing – what is the future of content?

With AI promising to revolutionise how we work and live, CYB’s Head of Content Shaun Curran considers what the rise of technology like ChatGPT means for content

13 Mar 2023

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Why Caution Your Blast keeps XGovFormBuilder open source

CYB believes in using digital as a force for good, and sharing our open source, reusable form builder with the wider community helps us do just that

09 Nov 2022

Open source Form builder

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How CYB is helping transform the legal profession with e-Apostille

Caution Your Blast Ltd announces the launch of the e-Apostille project in collaboration with the FCDO and the milestone it represents.

06 Oct 2022

How to run a successful hackathon

How to run a successful hackathon

CYB's head of engineering, Ali Salaman, shares all you need to know to organise a successful hackathon.

26 Sep 2022

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How to transition into the wonderful world of service design

In this "back to school" blog series, CYB's head of design, Christine Fent shares how you can transition into service design and why now might be the perfect time of year to reassess your career path.

08 Sep 2022

Service design career change

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Low-code, open source citizen services: solving the speed and cost challenges

This blog shares the story of the xGovFormBuilder - how it came about and how the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) services have benefited from being more efficient and effective through it.

31 Aug 2022

One week on - Hackathon 2022

One week on from Caution Your Blast’s first hackathon of 2022 - how it went, what we did, and what we learned.

It’s been a whole week since Caution Your Blast’s first hackathon of 2022, and CYB’s Paul Williams has been reflecting on the event - how it went, what we did, and what we learned.

27 May 2022

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Why CYB is partnering with Climate Edge for its next hackathon

CYB and Climate Edge aim to help smallholder farmers upscale their business

17 May 2022

Climate Innovation Hackathon

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How Christine Fent used service design to help UK citizens stranded abroad during Covid-19 lockdowns

Christine Fent, Head of Design at Caution Your Blast

28 Apr 2022

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Christmas letter and announcing FCDO Digital Partner

Reflecting on an extraordinary year for CYB and beyond

17 Dec 2020

Hacktober

CYB x OSS: how we're making the most of Open Source

Using OSS technology to improve online services

08 Oct 2020

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Can the COVID cycling trend be helped by digital?

Can the COVID cycling trend be helped by digital?

03 Jul 2020

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