Frequent drink of coffee and occasional doer of other things | Director at @Digi_District | Mentor at @DesignClub and @interacting | He/Him/His
Joined August 2017
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Service designers at GDS mainly design services for other government departments to help them to deliver public services.
In this blog post a few of them share examples of the kind of work they do: designnotes.blog.gov.uk/2022…
#ServiceDesign
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23 Feb 2022
Fabulous blog from our mentor @ChrisBrainUX @Digi_District on running mini retros and testing with real life users. 🚀 #uxdesign medium.com/design-club/meet-…
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2 Feb 2022
Our first Mentor Show Tell is on 2 March! Join us to hear @londrareale @ChrisBrainUX @loveyourusers and Rose Tan share tips insights. 💜🌈 #uxdesign meetup.com/designclub/events…
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22 Jan 2021
This is why we do design #UsabilityTesting. Users do things we don’t necessarily expect.
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9 Nov 2020
Giving people space to fail without fear doesn't just create a healthier environment.
It empowers teams, it encourages transparency, and it’s bloody effective.
youtu.be/9vJRopau0g0
#FailFastLearnQuickly #OnlyNewMistakes #agile #SuperMario
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29 Oct 2020
Exploring ways to reboot #DesignClub: thanks everyone who joined our Meetup last night. Special shoutout to our fab facilitators @ChrisBrainUX @amtstevens @minarama @DonGazara @gerireid @danielgost 🙌🏼🌟🚀
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Chris Brain retweeted
18 Jun 2020
accessibility and usability are part of the same spectrum, but designers/engineers have somehow, as a group, tacitly, drawn the lines somewhat arbitrarily and what counts as "usability concerns" and what counts as "accessibility concerns"
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23 Jun 2020
An amazing opportunity to experience working with some truly awesome folks on some really meaningful projects that make a difference. All while getting paid 🤑
#digital #usercentreddesign #apprenticeships #opportunity
22 Jun 2020
Today we launch SIDE Academy. A 6-month digital apprenticeship to nurture talent for social impact. Find out more: sidelabs.org/academy
(Please RT and spread the word)
19 Jun 2020
"Think like a system, act like an entrepreneur"
An interesting article by @theRSAorg on combining the power of systems thinking with the user-centricity of design thinking. link.medium.com/wpdfldbxe7
#systemsthinking #designthinking #usercentreddesign #servicedesign #agile
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Chris Brain retweeted
17 Jun 2020
A plea, to everyone — from content designers, everywhere: medium.com/ux-in-plain-engli… #Content #ContentDesign #Design #DesignProcess #UX
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17 Jun 2020
Attention to BSL users. For the signs for Black Lives Matter, we, Black Deaf Group, prefers the sign for ‘matter’ as important. One finger represents us as human being with value. And it signifies one life, therefore it is important to stay alive and fight for equal. Thank you.
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Chris Brain retweeted
16 Jun 2020
Interesting argument for why active & transitive sentence construction are more powerful
From the Science of Storytelling
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Chris Brain retweeted
10 Jun 2020
Addressing systemic racism is integral to an inclusive Public Service. Tackling it takes self-reflection, courage, and action. Let’s start by considering some important questions:
ALT How am I learning about equity in the workplace and sharing that knowledge with my team and peers?
ALT How am I actively seeking marginalized and underrepresented voiced in my work?
ALT How am I identifying and acting on barriers to equity and inclusion?
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15 Jun 2020
Will you want to continue working from home after lockdown?
This is why I think your answer shouldn't be based on the last 12 weeks.
#workingfromhome #wfh #remoteworking #mentalhealth #lockdown #homeschooling
linkedin.com/pulse/truth-loc…
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Chris Brain retweeted
14 Jun 2020
This is gold Chris! I am saving this to share with anyone who ever asks me "Aren't you just a content writer".
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Chris Brain retweeted
11 Jun 2020
Using VR to prototype infrastructure, and observe and measure users’ experiences of non-digital touchpoints.
linkedin.com/pulse/gamifying…
#usercentreddesign #ucd #userexperience #ux #vr #userresearch #usability #accessibikity #gamification #transport
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8 Jun 2020
A thing I wrote about content designers, and why organisations should recognise their value as specialists
#content #contentdesign #designprocess #agile #digital #design #productdesign
linkedin.com/pulse/plea-ever…
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It’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day! We’ve got a packed agenda of expert-led talks, workshops and webinars ahead. Will you be joining us or are you hosting an event in your organisation? Share your plans with us using #AccessibilityRegulations #GAAD
ALT Global Accessibility Awareness Day with GDS 21 May 2020 #AccessibilityRegulations #GAAD
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14 May 2020
I've updated my reply to #recruiters and #hiring folks
Profile stuff at linkedin.com/in/chrisbrainuk
*Spoiler alert* I'm a user-centred #digital #services person with quite a lot of #publicsector experience and competence in all the #GDS stuff
#product #userresearch #servicedesign
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