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  • A new head of research at dxw

    We’re thrilled to announce our latest addition to the dxw team – Head of User Research, John Waterworth. John joins us from central government where he was head of the cross-government user research community. His work was to improve user research practices across government and build the growing community of user researchers in departments and…

  • SPA Conference Report: Day 3

    DAY 3 Well what would you do next…? – John Armstrong-Prior Making decisions is one of the most painful areas for me, in life and in work, so I felt I had to go to the workshop that would test and exercise this. It’s a constant battle whether to practice and exercise the things I…

  • Making the most of DoS3: a techUK event

    Last week, techUK hosted a group of digital service suppliers to inform them on how to make the most of DoS3 and all three speakers shared some great insights for anyone looking to do business on the framework. CCS Firstly we heard from Niall Quinn, the director of Strategic Technology for CCS, who discussed the…

  • SPA Conference – Day 2: overcoming hurdles and reaching goals as a developer

    Read about the first day here Session 1: ‘What would YOU Call This Workshop?’ And Other Powerful Questions by Tim Bourguignon & Amitai Schleier It was really useful to look at the kinds of questions we generate. For example, I noticed that I tend to formulate closed questions. Closed questions aren’t necessarily “bad” or unhelpful,…

  • 10 years and counting

    June saw the 10th birthday of dxw, but July sees the 10th iteration of the G-cloud framework (G-10), one of the most successful programmes to come out from the Cabinet Office. Those of you who joined our 10th birthday celebrations will know that our mission remains the same. We are still committed to helping the public…