I’ve been in Scotland for 14 years now. No problem to settle in for me or my 3 kids. We’ve always felt welcome here, it’s been much easier than I thought. Never had any issue with paperwork…until Brexit.
Questioning how we do things seems to be suggested everywhere you look these days: inclusion, accessibility, sustainability, ethics, ecology, data protection … there are many things to take into account when you design a service or a product.
Last month, I was involved in a User Research session for the GDS team – as a participant. Since 2017, I’ve observed, facilitated or took notes in many UR sessions, but it was my first time as a participant. It was a bit strange to be on the other side. This made me reflect and realise how important the GDS has been in my career journey.
Over the years I read and saved a lot of articles about AI. Following a course at the Scottish Digital Academy recently about AI in Government, I have even more. So sharing back here.
After seeing people talking about it on social medias the last two years, wishing I could go too, I finally went there this week.
My name badge and my ‘social communication’ badge — Yes! “I talk to anyone”, at a conference or anywhere else… Photo of the social communication badges is from @ania_ch
I’ve never been too sure about what I wanted to do “when I’m older”.
I’ve worked in banks, in an airport, in a research lab, in schools, in a shop counting money with a “gangster style” machine, in video games (testing and support), teaching French to kids, to adults, and worked as a software developer. After all these years, I’ve finally got the job that’s the best fit for me: Service Designer.
