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

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

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-eve…

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:

Using VR to prototype infrastructure, and observe and measure users’ experiences of non-digital touchpoints. linkedin.com/pulse/gamifyin… #usercentreddesign #ucd #userexperience #ux #vr #userresearch #usability #accessibikity #gamification #transport

Chris Brain @ContentDesignLN This is gold Chris! I am saving this to share with anyone who ever asks me "Aren't you just a content writer".

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-lo…

Interesting argument for why active & transitive sentence construction are more powerful From the Science of Storytelling

A plea, to everyone — from content designers, everywhere: medium.com/ux-in-plain-en… #Content #ContentDesign #Design #DesignProcess #UX

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.

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"

"Think like a system, act like an entrepreneur" An interesting article by The RSA on combining the power of systems thinking with the user-centricity of design thinking. link.medium.com/wpdfldbxe7 #systemsthinking #designthinking #usercentreddesign #servicedesign #agile

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

Exploring ways to reboot #DesignClub: thanks everyone who joined our Meetup last night. Special shoutout to our fab facilitators Chris Brain Anne Stevens Mina Bach (she/her) Don Gazara Geri Reid 🦋 Daniel Gost 🙌🏼🌟🚀

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

This is why we do design #UsabilityTesting. Users do things we don’t necessarily expect.

Our first Mentor Show + Tell is on 2 March! Join us to hear @londrareale Chris Brain Lee Jeffery and Rose Tan share tips + insights. 💜🌈 #uxdesign meetup.com/designclub/eve…

Fabulous blog from our mentor Chris Brain Digital District on running mini retros and testing with real life users. 🚀 #uxdesign medium.com/design-club/me…

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/2022/08/25/a-d… #ServiceDesign