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  • Introducing Poss Apostolou

    Hi, I’m Poss and the Head of Commercial Operations here at dxw. I provide guidance to both dxw and client teams to help them build better public services. This is my introductory post, it’s about 3 months’ late (sorry!) so it might also include some early reflections of my move from the public to private…

  • Introducing Hilary

    Hello, I’m Hilary, the newest user researcher to join dxw. Before joining dxw, I led the UX writing team and managed the digital help service for a global eReading company. I wore several hats during my tenure including product owner, editor-in-chief, and of course, user researcher. After years of working on product and content strategy…

  • What do we do to make dxw a great place to work?

    I’m really chuffed that we won the Best Place to Work (SME) award at the Digital Tech Leaders Awards last week. At the awards dinner, one of our dining companions asked why dxw is a good place to work. I think the answer has two parts. The principles I believe that a team does its…

  • Introducing Gaz…

    Hey. I’m Gaz, and I’ve recently joined dxw as a designer and front-end developer. I’m here because I believe technology can bring about real change. I’m enthusiastic about rapid prototyping, simplicity, learning, and collaboration. In previous roles, I worked on fully-fledged production applications, prototypes to demonstrate and validate ideas, and internal tools to improve the…

  • Bridging the geek/policy wonk divide

    Last week I was at One Team Government, an event to bring together digital teams and policy folk to talk about how to make government more effective. I went to a fascinating session, suggested by @jargonautical, about the digital geek/policy wonk divide. It’s a pattern I’ve often seen, especially in security and assurance work. People…