Gabe Fender

Integrating design, strategy and tech . Design thinker, lean/agile practitioner, facilitator and life-long learner. Principal Experience Designer @ ThoughtWorks

[Gabe Fender @gabefender]

Sign-up for a 48h GovJam at @Thoughtworks Newcastle 16-18 Nov 2022 (it's free)

#GGovJam in a nutshell
Self-organised teams
Solving a public services problem
Doing, not talking
Hitting the streets to user test
Building prototypes
Having fun
All in 48h!

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Already filling up for #WorldUsabilityDay event with @thoughtworks and @SopraSteria_uk

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The #twtechradar Newcastle event is this Thursday, 28th April at The Core! I'm excited to have a TechRadar event in Newcastle for the first time, come join us!

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Next week, #TWTechRadar returns with our first ever Newcastle event taking place. Join us to discover the technologies worth noting and the benefits you and your organization could get from them. https://t.co/YbUdpPtN2G

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I’m putting a spotlight on @nounproject, a fantastic library of icons and photos for inclusive design https://t.co/0Bqt6Jpn63

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I've written an article about my 5 favourite creative energiser activities to run in workshops and meetings and how they help make meetings more inclusive. https://t.co/MDO4hAzDAI

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I really enjoyed the books Inspired and Empowered by @cagan, especially the audiobook version he narrated himself. https://t.co/vD8qXhY69Q

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Empowered Product Teams https://t.co/UVsZe4QD6I via @@cagan

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Working with AgeUK as a digital inclusion volunteer, I saw first-hand how inaccessible touch screen devices can be for elderly people. It also opened my eyes to more people that may have similar challenges. An audio version of this article is available. https://t.co/Bsf5SrrFAI

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I wrote a new article on how recording audio versions of my articles improved my writing. An audio version of the article is available.
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Practical accessibility tip #1: using a colour contrast checker - why it's important and how to spot and fix colour contrast issues on things you create to make them more accessible and inclusive. https://t.co/D2F896QKjj

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It's simple really

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Prototyping reduces risks by validating if the solution will actually solve the user’s problem and meet their needs https://t.co/MC06fR9fYP

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A desk check is when a dev shows a designer progress on a design related story. A desk check is a communication touchpoint in real time. You are building a face-to-face relationship with your team mate and creating a shared accountability on quality. https://t.co/rqCjTmzJWV

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“You can absolutely start driving without a strategy. However, if you’re going on a trip without a strategy, you’re almost certainly going to end up incurring some costs down the road” https://t.co/HLAh631cLk

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If you are someone who is overwhelmed with the usage of the term ‘Product Thinking’, the way it is used and thrown at in conversations and always wondered what it really means? then this article is for you. https://t.co/aaRnXJxMH2

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Facilitation is an important and often under-appreciated skill for designers and other UX professionals to gain. It’s especially important as more teams embrace lean UX practices https://t.co/sPsjTnSQ91

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“Dark purple text that says, “Object — action — context” on a light purple background.” https://t.co/IDeOrz6k1X