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Why well-meaning ideas can have unintended consequences
Why well-meaning ideas can have unintended consequences
Jane Devine, Senior User Researcher, explains why doing a discovery is important for both government and users
Digital internships: putting passion to practical use
User researcher intern Craig Beaton tells how he's building on his research qualifications with a career at the Home Office.
Where do service designers fit within an organisation?
Kate Tarling explains how the Home Office is taking a federal view when it comes to setting out the different levels at which service designers work.
Designing for government: an intern's perspective
Beth Dixon shares her experiences of her first few months as an interaction design intern at the Home Office.
Design ops: how we design Home Office services at scale
Andrew Travers, Chris Taylor and Michael Owen describe how the Home Office is using design ops to create quality, efficient and scalable digital services.
What makes a good interview?
Senior user researcher Clare Ridd raises a question that’s fundamental to her profession and offers some answers based on experience.
Theory to practice: my first steps as a user researcher intern
Junior user researcher Joe Coker looks back at his time as an intern at DDaT and the opportunities and experiences it gave him.
Can graphic design save your life?
Graphic designer Sue Spevack explains the importance of graphic design and tells how it's being used by HODDaT to help people get online.
Continuous improvement with quality assurance and testing
Blaine Webb, head of the quality assurance and test community, explains how his profession helps Home Office development teams to make the delivery of services even better.
Working together to achieve accessibility
James Buller explains how the Access Needs team can help products and services at all stages of development meet the requirements of the Digital Service Standard.
Cracking the HOF code
Senior interaction designer Karwai Pun tells how she used her design skills to help her on her first attempt at using the Home Office Forms framework