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  • A healthy bit of comPIEtition!

    It’s that time of year again! We were concerned as snow and sickness had delayed this auspicious annual company event, but fortunately we held the Great dxw Mince Pie Tasting (#GDXWMPT) today! As you will all know, the winner of this rigorously user tested and highly coveted award will be the mince pie of choice…

  • The Comms Unawards

    Last Friday I headed up to Birmingham for the annual Comms2point0 Unawards – a chance to (in their own words) “ recognise excellence, celebrate success, connect with new faces and say hello to old friends.” Held at the stunning Everyman cinema in Birmingham’s Mailbox, the Comms  Unawards celebrates local government teams and councils from across…

  • Introducing… Agz

    Hey. I’m Agz (Agnieszka) – developer | designer who joined dxw in July. Yes, July 😉 It was a `slightly` late blog post and now it is a late one. Which is a good thing, as I’ve been busy working on some exciting projects. And now there’s even more to write about. My background Before joining dxw,…

  • Introducing our first Head of Delivery, Clare Young

    Hello, I’m Clare, dxw’s first Head of Delivery 🙂 I have spent most of my career building delivery teams in the public and charity sector. I started at the Government Digital Service working with central government departments to get them prepared for the GOV.UK public beta. I loved the agile, user-centred approach to public service…

  • Applying design thinking to help teams approve spend across government

    Using design sprints to marry policy and delivery. #oneteamgov is a movement across government that seeks to better align policy and delivery. We have adopted the same ethos for our work with the Government Digital Service (GDS) standards assurance team. In the past, policy teams have designed technical or product solutions to problems without working…

  • Leanne Coker describes her first few months as a user researcher at dxw…

    Hello! I’m Leanne Coker – the newest User Researcher to join dxw. My dxw journey began at Silicon Milkroundabout back in May while I was walking around with a stickered lanyard around my neck and a batch of CVs in my bag. Then I came across the dxw stand. As someone who’s always worked in…