Leeds Gov Design
A regular meet-up for people who are designing and making public services in and around Leeds.
We find a space, organise the sessions for the meet-up, and invite people along.
Sessions can be talks, workshops, videos, whatever. It's down to earth, kept small(ish), about being open amonsgt ourselves and sharing in a safe space. You will be among friends! And we hope you take something away from the meet-up.
Previously these were run as Public Design WY.
Next meet-up
#14— Wednesday 8 April 2020, 1pm to 3.15pm
At Merrion House, Leeds.
Sessions to be announced.
If you are interested in doing a session or want to see a particular session get in touch.
Previous meet-ups
#13— Friday 7 February 2020, 10am to 12.30pm
At GDS Academy, Platform, Leeds, as part of Services Week.
Sessions from:
- Phil Hesketh, talking about Ethics Kit and Consent Kit
- Imran Hussain, from Defra, on communities as a service
- Simon Wilson, on NHS Jobs
#12— 6 December 2019, 12:30pm until 3pm
At GDS Academy, Platform, Leeds.
Sessions from:
- Jo Arthur and Kerry Lyons from National Lottery Heritage Fund, on being the first service design team the National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Lucy Buykx, from Defra
- Becca Gorton and David Evans from NHS Digital, on designing with clinical safety in mind
#11— 16 July 2019, 9.30am until 11.30am
At ODI Leeds.
The sessions:
- John Waterworth currently Head of User Research at dxw, on Making, Learning and Thinking
- Tom Hiskey from Farewill, on designing for death, empathetically
- Tom Davey from JISC, on Design in Higher Education
#10— 20 June 2019, 2pm until 4pm
At ODI Leeds.
The sessions:
- Ignacia Orellana from Government Digital Service, on service communities
- Samantha Saw from NHS Digital, on spending too much time designing/sharing sooner
- Saul Couzens from DXW, on the Global Service Jam
#9— Tuesday 26 March 2018, 2pm until 4pm
Cancelled. Sometimes things just don't click together. Sorry.
#8— Wednesday 27 February 2018, 2pm until 4pm
At ODI Leeds.
The sessions:
- Dan from the Department of Transport and Jim from Valtech talking about the Department for Transport’s new Blue Badge Service
- Caroline Jarrett, with a new designing forms session
#7— Tuesday 29 January 2018, 2pm until 4pm
At ODI Leeds, as part of Services Week.
The sessions:
- Chris Jones, on the programme at DWP Digital he is working on as a product owner
- Tom Morgan from DWP Digital, on service design
#6— Wednesday 19 December 2018, 2pm until 4pm
At ODI Leeds.
The sessions:
- The leeds.gov.uk team on the work they've been doing
- Joseph Bramall from FutureGov on reworking letters wwith Bradford council
#5— Monday 26 November 2018
At ODI Leeds.
The sessions:
- Mapping the design communities of Leeds
- Sharon Dale on liberating structures
- Russ Poulter on designing and making Edna
#4— Tuesday 11 September 2018
At ODI Leeds.
The sessions:
- Chris Burns from the English Institute of Sport on being a product owner
- Sophie Dennis on What Is Strategy
- Alex Leslie from FutureGov on working with Sheffield council
#3— Monday 2 July 2018
At Duke Studios, Leeds.
The sessions:
- Tom Forth on the Leeds bins app
- Dean Vipond on the redesign of NHS.UK
- Chris Hanson and Simon Wilson on the design examples work at DWP Digital
- James Johnson on Yellow Team
#2— Wednesday 18 April 2018
At ODI Leeds.
The sessions:
- Marie Cheung, introducing service design tools
- Mitchel Wakefield, on failing
#1— Monday 19 February 2018
At ODI Leeds.
The sessions:
- Solving complex policy problems using design tools and techniques, with James Johnson, DWP
- When free text is the enemy of data quality, with Ellie Craven, GDS
- Reviewing a form, with Caroline Jarrett, Effortmark
- Simple improvements to patient referral letters, Pete Smith, NHS Digital