I used to dislike my job
...GDS would bring as we thought we already knew lots about our users and had done some user research. Of course we were wrong and we have learnt a huge...
...GDS would bring as we thought we already knew lots about our users and had done some user research. Of course we were wrong and we have learnt a huge...
...only 2 members of staff doing this work; now we have 20 civil servants in the community. User Research and Design are still pretty new disciplines within the Home Office...
...In a sense I am now on the other side of the fence trying to deliver services following GDS standards and approach. My first project in Home Office Digital was...
I’ve just completed my first month at Home Office Digital as a new User Researcher, having transferred here from Natural England - part of Defra - following a stint on...
...the needs of our users. Now, to get help with your content, you can: post a message in the content-designers' Slack channel email the new content designer mailbox And a...
I’ve been a civil servant designer at Home Office Digital for nearly 8 months now and I'd like to recount my experiences. Having worked mostly in the private sector, one...
...long-term, but my brief foray has taught me a lot. I think it can do the same for most people working in digital. Care about the message, not the words...
...now that vision is suddenly out of date, so someone sets out a new vision. And so the cycle continues. This thinking reveals the belief that there can be a...
...means a shared value and belief system, not one that’s imposed. So we tried to shape the culture rather than define it. We knew what positive culture looked like, but...
...Syrian refugee resettlement process in the UK. However, since the team had no service manager, we were at quite a disadvantage. We had no one to advocate us and the...