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Design / DesignOps Leader

Joined June 2009
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Here are some great design leaders and practitioners for your list @albertatrebla @karmatosed @polaroidgrrl @Garua @Salgado @BettinaKoebler @CookMary @Marcela_Ospina @katmarkova @NadiaUdalova #design #servicedesign #Europe
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📢 Ever wondered why organisations need #DesignOps? @CookMary talks us through the reasons in our newest blog post. "At FutureGov, we’re always aiming to maximise the time designers spend designing. The thing they’re best at doing." blog.wearefuturegov.com/why-…
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Great to see @Essex_CC using the principles of good service design in their content design job descriptions. Nice one Essex! essexcc.taleo.net/careersect… Also go work for Essex County Council. Chelmsford’s lovely #GoodServices
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15 years on, we're celebrating the creation of the #doublediamond which made visible the design process to non-designers. During Sep, we're collecting stories abt how it has created impact, how ppl have used it, adapted it + gone beyond it! Pls share + add your contribution now!
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Our friends at @Essex_CC are looking for a #servicedesigner who wants to make a difference for the people of #Essex. Does this sound like you? Find out how you can join the team. workingforessex.com/job-appl…
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Fantastic question from @sarahdrinkwater “what does good tech look like?” When thinking about tech and ethics. Do we really have any examples yet? #DesignForGov plus their 3 key questions
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Replying to @CookMary
@CookMary sharing a super fast and refreshingly pragmatic @FutureGov programme to build internal capability in #servicedesign #DesignForGov
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Great #DesignOps discussion with @CookMary, @hayhughes, @mdowson & other speakers from @2019Gc
It’s not about being better designers, but designers being better business people. @douglaspowell1 #DesignOps
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“I can’t put in place operational practices that jar with the rest of the organisation... we need to tread more lightly... think of it as prototyping.” @CookMary at @DesignopsC – at Manchester, England
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We need to be mindful of what the organization’s mission is and align to what the overall goal is. @CookMary #DesignOps @FutureGov @2019Gc
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We have to create the space and the rituals for the design team. We need to be intentional about fostering a safe culture @CookMary #DesignOps #DesignForGov
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The team needs to be clear about why they are there, what they are doing and how. Clarity of purpose and value are crritical for the team’s success. @CookMary #DesignOps #DesignForGov @2019Gc
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Opening day 2 @CookMary #designops @2019Gc @DesignopsC
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New senior and mid-weight Service Design roles now open at @FutureGov - great time to join/we’ve important work to do Www.wearefuturegov.com/caree… #jobs #govdesign #servicedesign
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We need to understand what are the long term outcomes we are after and define intermediate outcomes that could take us there. @borisdivjak #DesignOps @2019Gc
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Diversity is a #DesignOps issue. We have the opportunity as responsibility to drive and promote #diversity and #inclusion in our organization and conferences. #DesignOps
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So much good stuff on the @Essex_CC blogs if you are into #servicedesign #localgov #insight #data and more blog.essex.gov.uk/
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We’re bringing together leaders & change makers across the UK to make the case for radical transformation. Join us in Newcastle, Leeds & London as we think radically differently to deliver public services focused on creating impactful change. wearefuturegov.com/events #DesignForGov
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Replying to @CookMary
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