Chris Brain

Frequent drink of coffee and occasional doer of other things | Director at @Digi_District | Mentor at @DesignClub and @interacting | He/Him/His

[GDS @GDSTeam]

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: https://t.co/q0a0KjQNCy

#ServiceDesign

[Design Club @designclub]

Fabulous blog from our mentor @ChrisBrainUX @Digi_District on running mini retros and testing with real life users. 🚀 #uxdesign https://t.co/1tFOC1Yvgf

[Design Club @designclub]

Our first Mentor Show + Tell is on 2 March! Join us to hear @londrareale @ChrisBrainUX @loveyourusers and Rose Tan share tips + insights. 💜🌈 #uxdesign https://t.co/FeFepmP29Z

[Lizzie Bruce @CakeContent]

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

[Chris Brain @ChrisBrainUX]

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.

https://t.co/Yx3B0KQQaV

#FailFastLearnQuickly #OnlyNewMistakes #agile #SuperMario

[Design Club @designclub]

Exploring ways to reboot #DesignClub: thanks everyone who joined our Meetup last night. Special shoutout to our fab facilitators @ChrisBrainUX @amtstevens @minarama @DonGazara @gerireid @danielgost 🙌🏼🌟🚀

[julius tarng cyber inspector @tarngerine]

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"

[Chris Brain @ChrisBrainUX]

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

[SIDE Labs @sidelabs_]

Today we launch SIDE Academy. A 6-month digital apprenticeship to nurture talent for social impact. Find out more: https://t.co/6vlh0a5v1l

 (Please RT and spread the word)

[Chris Brain @ChrisBrainUX]

"Think like a system, act like an entrepreneur"

An interesting article by @theRSAorg on combining the power of systems thinking with the user-centricity of design thinking. https://t.co/PbUqe8ps42

#systemsthinking #designthinking #usercentreddesign #servicedesign #agile

[In Plain English @inPlainEngHQ]

A plea, to everyone — from content designers, everywhere: https://t.co/hoiBwp0NcJ #Content #ContentDesign #Design #DesignProcess #UX

[DavidEllington @davidellingt_n]

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.

[richard shotton @rshotton]

Interesting argument for why active & transitive sentence construction are more powerful

From the Science of Storytelling

[Beyond2020 @BeyondGC2020]

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:

[Chris Brain @ChrisBrainUX]

@QandR Just a note to let you know I referenced this research in an article. Great work 👏

https://t.co/Ye2zpdI7LI

[Chris Brain @ChrisBrainUX]

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

https://t.co/7Rrl7QJQWd

[Chris Brain @ChrisBrainUX]

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

https://t.co/7Rrl7QJQWd

[Vijay S Paul @VijaySPaul]

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

[Chris Brain @ChrisBrainUX]

@ContentDesignLN Thanks for the share folks 🙌

[Digital District @Digi_District]

Using VR to prototype infrastructure, and observe and measure users’ experiences of non-digital touchpoints.

https://t.co/I34kkjBGJt

#usercentreddesign #ucd #userexperience #ux #vr #userresearch #usability #accessibikity #gamification #transport

[Chris Brain @ChrisBrainUX]

@fiveideasaday Ideas usually relate to problems. One of the most effective ways I helped people ideate is framing problems as ‘how might we’ statements. #designthinking for the win https://t.co/z5VWveiWpr