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Home Office Digital: A new name for a new chapter

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Home Office Digital: A new name for a new chapter

‘Putting digital at the core of everything we do’. Our Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer, Rob Thompson, sets out how our name change and rebrand reflects our purpose and ambition for the future.

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Let's change it up: the world of Head of Role

Posted by: Will McGeehin, Posted on: 7 August 2019 - Categories: Recruitment, Sheffield Delivery Centre

Will McGeehin, Head of Software Engineering - Chief Technical Office, tells us how he is making change happen at the Home Office.

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Why well-meaning ideas can have unintended consequences

Posted by: Jane Devine, Posted on: 18 July 2019 - Categories: Design, User research
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Jane Devine, Senior User Researcher, explains why doing a discovery is important for both government and users

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How I changed careers: from policy work to user research

Posted by: Suzanne Best, Posted on: 7 June 2019 - Categories: Recruitment, User research
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Suzanne Best, user research intern, tells us how she swapped policy and operational work for a new career in user research

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Moving into the digital age as an interaction design intern

Posted by: Deborah Gilkes, Posted on: 25 March 2019 - Categories: Design
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Deborah Gilkes, interaction design intern, tells us how she changed careers to join the Home Office

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Content design internship: first impressions

Posted by: Ounie Christianson and Tamsin O'Toole, Posted on: 12 March 2019 - Categories: Content, Design
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Ounie Christianson and Tamsin O'Toole explain what it's like to be content design interns at the Home Office

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Explaining the motivations for accessible design

Posted by: James Buller and Sue Spevack, Interaction Designer, Posted on: 1 March 2019 - Categories: Accessibility, Design
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James Buller, Access Needs Lead, and Sue Spevack, graphic designer, tell us why it's important to design for all users.

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Psychological safety for researchers

Posted by: Tristan Ostrowski, Posted on: 15 February 2019 - Categories: User research
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Tristan Ostrowski, user researcher at the Police Digital Service, explains how to plan for psychological risks on a project.

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Applying for your passport online

Posted by: Mark Prince and Clare Watson, Posted on: 13 February 2019 - Categories: Design, Live services, User research
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Mark Prince, product manager at HM Passport Office, explains how users can now apply for their first adult passport online.

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Observational research: 5 tips for improving your approach  

Posted by: Amy Everett, Posted on: 18 January 2019 - Categories: User research
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Senior user researcher Amy Everett explains how to improve your observational research approach to gain valuable user insights.

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Introducing Anthony Croxford, our new COO

Posted by: Anthony Croxford, Posted on: 11 January 2019 - Categories: Iterating HOD
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...to work. We also want to be representative of the people we serve and build more diverse teams. To do this, we’re developing several recruitment initiatives. We’re expanding our internship...

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