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The professional network
built for work, not for likes.
Bring a work challenge, explore it with AI, and connect with people whose experience is evidenced, not just claimed.
For business leaders, experienced professionals and emerging talent.
For people and organisations
Find experience. Put yours to work. Or both.
Explore all twelve examples on the scenarios page.
A look inside doshin.
Your questions and conversations remain private unless you choose to share them.
Core membership is free. Paid tools are optional.
What doshin does
From a challenge to getting work done.
Think and consider
00. Context
Set the context
Your role, organisation and sector shape every answer.
01. BringStart with your challenge
Bring a question, a role to fill or expertise to offer.
02. ExploreExplore your options
Explore ideas with AI and test them with people. You decide.
03. ConnectReach the right people
Find people, insight and research relevant to your need.
Start with what you need. Stop when you have enough. Work you complete can strengthen your record.
Why doshin is different
See what stands behind the experience.
Build a professional record that helps others understand what you have done, where you can contribute and what supports your experience.
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Experience shared
Your account of what you have done and contributed.
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Framework assessed
Your experience considered against relevant professional criteria.
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Peer reviewed
An experienced practitioner reviews the evidence and confirms what it supports.
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Delivery evidenced
Evidence from particular work supports your contribution and its outcomes.
Build your record at your own pace. Different parts of your experience may have different kinds of support. You choose what to share.
Find your communities
Challenges cross communities. So do people.
A business challenge rarely fits one discipline. Connect across eleven communities to find the mix of experience you need. You can belong to more than one.
GraceSales and marketing adviser
MattCIO
AmaraMarketing executive
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Business Design
Shape how the business should work.
- Business strategy and capability planning
- Operating model design
- Business architecture
- Business analysis and requirements
- Organisation and process design
- End-to-end service design
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Draws on: BIZBOK, BABOK, government service-design guidance.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaProduct and Experience
Build something people need and can use.
- Product strategy and ownership
- Product discovery and user research
- Product roadmaps and prioritisation
- User experience and interaction design
- Content design
- Accessibility and inclusive design
- Design systems
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Draws on: Government Digital and Data roles, SFIA, the GOV.UK Design System.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaBusiness Technology
Make technology serve the business.
- Technology strategy and architecture
- Data engineering and analytics
- AI and automation
- Software engineering and integration
- Cloud and infrastructure
- Technology operations and reliability
- Testing and quality engineering
- Cybersecurity
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Draws on: SFIA 9, Government Digital and Data role guidance.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaDelivery Leadership
Turn priorities into progress.
- Portfolio and programme leadership
- Project management and planning
- Agile delivery
- Delivery governance and PMO
- Risk and dependency management
- Delivery assurance and recovery
- Benefits management
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Draws on: the APM Competence Framework, government delivery-role guidance.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaPeople and Change
Help people make change work.
- Change leadership and adoption
- Organisation development and culture
- Workforce planning and talent
- Leadership development and coaching
- Learning and development
- Employee engagement and communications
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- HR transformation
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Draws on: the CIPD Profession Map, the IoIC Profession Map.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaOperations
Make everyday performance better.
- Operational excellence and continuous improvement
- Service operations and customer support
- Capacity and resource planning
- Performance management
- Quality management and assurance
- Process automation
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Draws on: operational practice; the Shingo Model for sustained improvement.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaSupply Chain
Keep goods flowing through uncertainty.
- Supply chain strategy and network design
- Demand and supply planning
- Sourcing and supplier management
- Inventory and warehouse management
- Logistics and fulfilment
- Supplier resilience and continuity
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Draws on: ASCM's SCOR reference model.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaRisk and Governance
Make sound decisions with risks in view.
- Governance design and accountability
- Enterprise risk management
- Regulatory compliance
- Internal controls and audit
- Data protection and privacy
- Security and resilience risk
- Business continuity and crisis management
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Draws on: IRM and IIA frameworks, the Orange Book, GovS 007.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaFinance and Commercial
Make the investment and the deal work.
- Financial management and control
- Financial planning, analysis and modelling
- Investment appraisal and business cases
- Cost management and profitability
- Cash flow and working capital
- Procurement and commercial strategy
- Contract management and negotiation
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Draws on: the Treasury Green Book, CIPS, GovS 008.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaSales and Business Development
Build relationships. Create sustainable growth.
- Sales strategy and consultative selling
- Business development and prospecting
- Account management and growth
- Partnerships and channels
- Bids and proposals
- Commercial negotiation
- Pipeline management and revenue operations
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Draws on: the ISP Sales Capability Framework, sales occupational standards.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaMarketing
Find, win and keep the right customers.
- Marketing strategy and audience insight
- Brand strategy and positioning
- Content creation and editorial strategy
- Communications and public relations
- Social media and community engagement
- SEO and AI discoverability
- Campaigns and demand generation
- Customer retention and lifecycle marketing
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Draws on: CIM qualification material, the OASIS campaign approach.
These frameworks inform the assessment criteria; they do not imply accreditation or endorsement.
Explore the community criteriaWhat it costs
Free to join. Honest about the rest.
- Core membership
- Free. Your record, connections and member conversations included.
- AI and workspace tools
- You’ll always see the price and what’s included before opting in. Optional upgrades, priced openly with early members.
- Professional work
- Agreed directly between you and the professional. doshin adds no placement fee and no markup; only an optional 5% administration fee if you choose contracting or managed support.
"I love what AI can do. I also believe people bring experience, judgement, care and responsibility, and that balance is what we are building doshin around."
Take a look. Join when you’re ready.
Today: explore the examples to see how doshin could work for you.
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