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09.06.2025 08:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@gabime.bsky.social
User research and design in government | #UserResearchInWales community lead. I want to make things better for people through design research, inclusive design and co-design π π London / Wales π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ https://medium.com/@gabim_e
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09.06.2025 08:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you for sharing this! So important. Do you have any particular resources you'd recommend for ensuring virtual workshops are accessible please? thank you!
05.06.2025 11:37 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0More of this please.
Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to βwhat researchers say is the highest increase in childrenβs physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kindβ
I am going to buy 2 places on @ewebber.bsky.social's fantastic new self paced learning course, for people traditionally marginalised in the #digital industry if you're interested, or know someone let me know π
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks β€οΈ)
A mocked up loyalty card, like the ones you get in coffee shops, with 10 circles to tick off every time I say no. In the 10th circle is a rainbow icon, indicating that once I hit 10 I get a reward. The card is entitled: βsaying no: celebrating setting and maintaining boundaries in 2025β
Halfway through my first βsaying noβ stamp card for 2025 β
Set up as a little accountability tracker with a friend.
In a capitalist society that tells us to grasp every opportunity, itβs healthy to say βnoβ to some to prioritise rest βΊοΈ
Need to decide what Iβll treat myself with when I get to 10 π€
I've written my reflections from the course here medium.com/@gabim_e/ref...
07.04.2025 12:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The need for good #facilitation is something I often rant to about to my colleagues about so I was grateful to go to Facilitation 101's training course a few weeks ago to sharpen my skills π Is this something anyone else is thinking about? Would love to chat!
07.04.2025 12:46 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0you either book a workshop short enough to leave people wanting more or long enough to wish they were dead π π
04.04.2025 08:42 β π 14 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0#Weeknote 05 βοΈ
This week: services week talk on bilingual design, leadership in a remote org and users vs stakeholders
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
@cdps.bsky.social
14.03.2025 10:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sign up here: digitalpublicservices.gov.wales/courses-and-...
14.03.2025 10:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Excited to say I'll be presenting a talk on "How to do Welsh language user research when things arenβt perfect" at #ServicesWeek next Thursday with my colleague, Tom Brame. Link to sign up in the comments if you fancy joining us π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ
14.03.2025 10:17 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 3 π 0Hey #researchers, π Introducing Research Lunch Club!
We're launching a new community service called @researchlunchclub.com.
π½οΈ Meet other researchers in your city for lunch.
π Join waitlist: researchlunchclub.com
#Networking #Researchers #uxresearch #community
Come and work with me! π£
We have a User Researcher maternity cover vacancy at CDPS. Please share with your networks!
This is a fixed-term contract role or secondment - DM me if interested in a secondment.
www.yolkrecruitment.com/job/user-res...
#hiring #jobs #userresearch @cdps.bsky.social
Come and work with me! π£
We have a User Researcher maternity cover vacancy at CDPS. Please share with your networks!
This is a fixed-term contract role or secondment - DM me if interested in a secondment.
www.yolkrecruitment.com/job/user-res...
#hiring #jobs #userresearch @cdps.bsky.social
#Weeknote 03 | February 7th 2025 ποΈ
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Including: Community research problem solving clinic, internal UCD community workshop on strengths, streamlining Welsh benefits and more
#ucd #userresearch #welshpublicsector #wales #userresearchinwales
My colleague Jemima and I collabbed on our @ukgovcamp.bsky.social reflections, you can read them here π
medium.com/@gabim_e/wha...
@cdps.bsky.social
#ukgc25 #ukgovcamp
π Weeknotes including:
- Gov Camp UK
- My enjoyment of procurement panel involvement (v aware this sounds lame)
- Line management reflections
medium.com/@gabim_e/e0c...
and hope you're feeling better β€οΈ
23.01.2025 09:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0oh nooo i'm sorry to hear that! yes please :) let's get a date in the diary!
23.01.2025 09:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π A school we were going to film in has pulled out for 1st March in Cardiff/surrounding area.
I need a (cost effective) school venue to film 2 interviews in ad walk around (think main hall, corridors, a classroom)
I'm going through official school rent routes but it's £££, anyone able to help?
I'm sorry to hear you had that experience, that does sound horrible. I absolutely agree that it should not be used for marketing purposes and I hope you're okay.
20.01.2025 13:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@stephenmnewport.bsky.social we have an NHS Hack Day coming up at Cardiff Uni nhshackday.com on March 1/2 - it's a bit different to other hackathons. Do you think you could share with your networks? Here's a great post about what makes it special medium.com/@lauren.m.be...
11.01.2025 13:22 β π 12 π 13 π¬ 0 π 0100% agree, my social battery is depleted but what a great day πͺ« lovely to see you!
18.01.2025 21:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I wish they would teach kindness in leadership, or how to operationalize humanity and integrity. Iβve experienced this a few times in my career in varying degrees and it fills me with optimism bc creating a better world, a better product, begins with one human at a time.
18.01.2025 18:20 β π 52 π 2 π¬ 2 π 1Yay, what a lovely surprise!!
18.01.2025 09:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0New year, new attempt at regular week noting π
Featuring:
- Accessibility discovery next steps
- Community in-person event
- Defining our users
- Welsh benefits accelerator work
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Meeee πββοΈ We should def find each other for a coffee!
16.01.2025 16:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0See you there!
16.01.2025 08:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Aww that's a shame! Hope to catch you again soon or maybe we could organise a coffee? βΊοΈ
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