Why well-meaning ideas can have unintended consequences
...publish a form or test a website, and what’s wrong with this? Surely putting a link to an online form is quick, cheap and people will either choose to use...
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Building internal systems v providing services
...for doing something tactical to buy us time, we still need to work out how to remove current constraints for the future. And we need to give specialist digital teams...
The Digital Service Standard: how to get it right first time
...to share knowledge and best practice, are the voice of authority for what good looks like and are intrinsic when building knowledge and capability – in individual departments and across...
Sharing user-centred design lessons learnt at the Home Office
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Chris Taylor, Head of User-Centred Design and Sara Vincent, Head of Content Design, Posted on:
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Continuous improvement, User centred design
...the way. Hire the best It’s crucial to hire the best people you can. This includes testing internal candidates against what the market has to offer and keeping standards high....
Looking for a career change? Go digital
...a paid, accelerated learning experience for those with a passion for user-centred digital services. Our work is guided by putting users first and making services accessible for all. Digital is...
Using ‘cooperative usability testing’ with our expert users
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Liam O'Brien and Samantha Dickinson, Posted on:
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Continuous improvement, User research
At the Home Office, usability testing is our go-to method for finding out how well a service will work for people. With expert users we need to understand how well...
Want a career in tech? Join our graduate Dynamic Development Scheme
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Dan Carr, DDS Senior Data Analyst Associate, Posted on:
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Graduates, Recruitment
Update: This blog has been updated to include the link to our current Dynamic Development Scheme and Dan’s promotion success. The Dynamic Development Scheme (DDS) is an exciting two-year rotational...
Designing at Home Office Digital
...development course to help improve my skills. This has been great for me, but also great for the business. When I was in the private sector, I used to work...
Celebrating International Women’s Day at the Home Office
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April Watkins, Charlotte Sides, Sheila Philips, Angela Delahunty, Carolyn Pratley, Susan Yarnold and Emma Bell, Posted on:
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Diversity, Equality
...my business, communication and organisational skills. I was never discouraged or overlooked for any events or training and was easily accepted as part of the BAME network and other cross-government...
What is CoLab?
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Katy Arnold, Deputy Director for Design and Research and Adam Hardy, Posted on:
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Design, Recruitment
...Designing for the whole, for example considering the following simultaneously, with conclusions in each serving to shape the other: · the shape a policy might take · how it might...