Gabi Mitchem-Evans
@gabime.bsky.social
User research and design in government | #UserResearchInWales community lead. I want to make things better for people through design research, inclusive design and co-design 🌈
📍 London / Wales 🏴
https://medium.com/@gabim_e
📍 London / Wales 🏴
https://medium.com/@gabim_e
Reposted by Gabi Mitchem-Evans
More of this please.
Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”
Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”
Bradford project produces ‘outstanding’ rise in children’s physical activity
JU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schools
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
More of this please.
Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”
Co-designing play spaces with children and young people near their homes led to “what researchers say is the highest increase in children’s physical activity ever recorded by an intervention of its kind”
Reposted by Gabi Mitchem-Evans
I am going to buy 2 places on @ewebber.bsky.social's fantastic new self paced learning course, for people traditionally marginalised in the #digital industry if you're interested, or know someone let me know 👍
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
Building Successful Communities of Practice in organisations
Take this self-paced course to identify, form, grow, and supercharge communities of practice in and across organisations. Learn about the benefits for members and organisations, how to build them and ...
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May 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I am going to buy 2 places on @ewebber.bsky.social's fantastic new self paced learning course, for people traditionally marginalised in the #digital industry if you're interested, or know someone let me know 👍
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
(inspired by @deanvipond.bsky.social recent offer for UCD folks ❤️)
Reposted by Gabi Mitchem-Evans
Halfway through my first ‘saying no’ stamp card for 2025 ✅ Set up as a little accountability tracker with a friend.
In a capitalist society that tells us to grasp every opportunity, it’s healthy to say ‘no’ to some to prioritise rest ☺️
Need to decide what I’ll treat myself with when I get to 10 🤔
In a capitalist society that tells us to grasp every opportunity, it’s healthy to say ‘no’ to some to prioritise rest ☺️
Need to decide what I’ll treat myself with when I get to 10 🤔
January 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Halfway through my first ‘saying no’ stamp card for 2025 ✅ Set up as a little accountability tracker with a friend.
In a capitalist society that tells us to grasp every opportunity, it’s healthy to say ‘no’ to some to prioritise rest ☺️
Need to decide what I’ll treat myself with when I get to 10 🤔
In a capitalist society that tells us to grasp every opportunity, it’s healthy to say ‘no’ to some to prioritise rest ☺️
Need to decide what I’ll treat myself with when I get to 10 🤔
The need for good #facilitation is something I often rant to about to my colleagues about so I was grateful to go to Facilitation 101's training course a few weeks ago to sharpen my skills 🌟 Is this something anyone else is thinking about? Would love to chat!
April 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The need for good #facilitation is something I often rant to about to my colleagues about so I was grateful to go to Facilitation 101's training course a few weeks ago to sharpen my skills 🌟 Is this something anyone else is thinking about? Would love to chat!
Reposted by Gabi Mitchem-Evans
you either book a workshop short enough to leave people wanting more or long enough to wish they were dead 🌈 🌟
April 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
you either book a workshop short enough to leave people wanting more or long enough to wish they were dead 🌈 🌟
#Weeknote 05 ✍️
This week: services week talk on bilingual design, leadership in a remote org and users vs stakeholders
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
This week: services week talk on bilingual design, leadership in a remote org and users vs stakeholders
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
Weeknote 05 | 14th March 2025
Services week talk on bilingual design, leadership in a remote org and users vs stakeholders
medium.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#Weeknote 05 ✍️
This week: services week talk on bilingual design, leadership in a remote org and users vs stakeholders
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
This week: services week talk on bilingual design, leadership in a remote org and users vs stakeholders
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
Excited to say I'll be presenting a talk on "How to do Welsh language user research when things aren’t perfect" at #ServicesWeek next Thursday with my colleague, Tom Brame. Link to sign up in the comments if you fancy joining us 🏴👇
March 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Excited to say I'll be presenting a talk on "How to do Welsh language user research when things aren’t perfect" at #ServicesWeek next Thursday with my colleague, Tom Brame. Link to sign up in the comments if you fancy joining us 🏴👇
Reposted by Gabi Mitchem-Evans
Hey #researchers, 🚀 Introducing Research Lunch Club!
We're launching a new community service called @researchlunchclub.com.
🍽️ Meet other researchers in your city for lunch.
👉 Join waitlist: researchlunchclub.com
#Networking #Researchers #uxresearch #community
We're launching a new community service called @researchlunchclub.com.
🍽️ Meet other researchers in your city for lunch.
👉 Join waitlist: researchlunchclub.com
#Networking #Researchers #uxresearch #community
Research Lunch Club
Join the Research Lunch Club and meet two other researchers from your city for lunch each month.
researchlunchclub.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Hey #researchers, 🚀 Introducing Research Lunch Club!
We're launching a new community service called @researchlunchclub.com.
🍽️ Meet other researchers in your city for lunch.
👉 Join waitlist: researchlunchclub.com
#Networking #Researchers #uxresearch #community
We're launching a new community service called @researchlunchclub.com.
🍽️ Meet other researchers in your city for lunch.
👉 Join waitlist: researchlunchclub.com
#Networking #Researchers #uxresearch #community
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Come and work with me! 📣
We have a User Researcher maternity cover vacancy at CDPS. Please share with your networks!
This is a fixed-term contract role or secondment - DM me if interested in a secondment.
www.yolkrecruitment.com/job/user-res...
#hiring #jobs #userresearch @cdps.bsky.social
We have a User Researcher maternity cover vacancy at CDPS. Please share with your networks!
This is a fixed-term contract role or secondment - DM me if interested in a secondment.
www.yolkrecruitment.com/job/user-res...
#hiring #jobs #userresearch @cdps.bsky.social
User Researcher with ref. BBBH38337
Yolk Recruitment work with a wide range of employers/recruiters and is a leading provider of jobs in Cardiff with Job Reference BBBH38337.
www.yolkrecruitment.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Come and work with me! 📣
We have a User Researcher maternity cover vacancy at CDPS. Please share with your networks!
This is a fixed-term contract role or secondment - DM me if interested in a secondment.
www.yolkrecruitment.com/job/user-res...
#hiring #jobs #userresearch @cdps.bsky.social
We have a User Researcher maternity cover vacancy at CDPS. Please share with your networks!
This is a fixed-term contract role or secondment - DM me if interested in a secondment.
www.yolkrecruitment.com/job/user-res...
#hiring #jobs #userresearch @cdps.bsky.social
Come and work with me! 📣
We have a User Researcher maternity cover vacancy at CDPS. Please share with your networks!
This is a fixed-term contract role or secondment - DM me if interested in a secondment.
www.yolkrecruitment.com/job/user-res...
#hiring #jobs #userresearch @cdps.bsky.social
We have a User Researcher maternity cover vacancy at CDPS. Please share with your networks!
This is a fixed-term contract role or secondment - DM me if interested in a secondment.
www.yolkrecruitment.com/job/user-res...
#hiring #jobs #userresearch @cdps.bsky.social
User Researcher with ref. BBBH38337
Yolk Recruitment work with a wide range of employers/recruiters and is a leading provider of jobs in Cardiff with Job Reference BBBH38337.
www.yolkrecruitment.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Come and work with me! 📣
We have a User Researcher maternity cover vacancy at CDPS. Please share with your networks!
This is a fixed-term contract role or secondment - DM me if interested in a secondment.
www.yolkrecruitment.com/job/user-res...
#hiring #jobs #userresearch @cdps.bsky.social
We have a User Researcher maternity cover vacancy at CDPS. Please share with your networks!
This is a fixed-term contract role or secondment - DM me if interested in a secondment.
www.yolkrecruitment.com/job/user-res...
#hiring #jobs #userresearch @cdps.bsky.social
#Weeknote 03 | February 7th 2025 🖊️
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
Including: Community research problem solving clinic, internal UCD community workshop on strengths, streamlining Welsh benefits and more
#ucd #userresearch #welshpublicsector #wales #userresearchinwales
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
Including: Community research problem solving clinic, internal UCD community workshop on strengths, streamlining Welsh benefits and more
#ucd #userresearch #welshpublicsector #wales #userresearchinwales
Weeknote 03 | 7th February 2025
Including research problem solving clinic, UCD community strengths, streamlining Welsh benefits and more
medium.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#Weeknote 03 | February 7th 2025 🖊️
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
Including: Community research problem solving clinic, internal UCD community workshop on strengths, streamlining Welsh benefits and more
#ucd #userresearch #welshpublicsector #wales #userresearchinwales
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
Including: Community research problem solving clinic, internal UCD community workshop on strengths, streamlining Welsh benefits and more
#ucd #userresearch #welshpublicsector #wales #userresearchinwales
My colleague Jemima and I collabbed on our @ukgovcamp.bsky.social reflections, you can read them here 👇
medium.com/@gabim_e/wha...
@cdps.bsky.social
#ukgc25 #ukgovcamp
medium.com/@gabim_e/wha...
@cdps.bsky.social
#ukgc25 #ukgovcamp
What we learned from UK Gov Camp 2025
Co-written with Jemima. Policy and digital working together, digital transformation not being finished, leadership patterns
medium.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My colleague Jemima and I collabbed on our @ukgovcamp.bsky.social reflections, you can read them here 👇
medium.com/@gabim_e/wha...
@cdps.bsky.social
#ukgc25 #ukgovcamp
medium.com/@gabim_e/wha...
@cdps.bsky.social
#ukgc25 #ukgovcamp
📝 Weeknotes including:
- Gov Camp UK
- My enjoyment of procurement panel involvement (v aware this sounds lame)
- Line management reflections
medium.com/@gabim_e/e0c...
- Gov Camp UK
- My enjoyment of procurement panel involvement (v aware this sounds lame)
- Line management reflections
medium.com/@gabim_e/e0c...
Weeknote 02 | 24th Jan 2025
It has been a very meeting and line management heavy week, I haven’t got to do much of the problem solving/ thinking side of my job which…
medium.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
📝 Weeknotes including:
- Gov Camp UK
- My enjoyment of procurement panel involvement (v aware this sounds lame)
- Line management reflections
medium.com/@gabim_e/e0c...
- Gov Camp UK
- My enjoyment of procurement panel involvement (v aware this sounds lame)
- Line management reflections
medium.com/@gabim_e/e0c...
Reposted by Gabi Mitchem-Evans
🆘 A school we were going to film in has pulled out for 1st March in Cardiff/surrounding area.
I need a (cost effective) school venue to film 2 interviews in ad walk around (think main hall, corridors, a classroom)
I'm going through official school rent routes but it's £££, anyone able to help?
I need a (cost effective) school venue to film 2 interviews in ad walk around (think main hall, corridors, a classroom)
I'm going through official school rent routes but it's £££, anyone able to help?
January 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🆘 A school we were going to film in has pulled out for 1st March in Cardiff/surrounding area.
I need a (cost effective) school venue to film 2 interviews in ad walk around (think main hall, corridors, a classroom)
I'm going through official school rent routes but it's £££, anyone able to help?
I need a (cost effective) school venue to film 2 interviews in ad walk around (think main hall, corridors, a classroom)
I'm going through official school rent routes but it's £££, anyone able to help?
Reposted by Gabi Mitchem-Evans
@stephenmnewport.bsky.social we have an NHS Hack Day coming up at Cardiff Uni nhshackday.com on March 1/2 - it's a bit different to other hackathons. Do you think you could share with your networks? Here's a great post about what makes it special medium.com/@lauren.m.be...
NHS Hack Day | Geeks who love the NHS
nhshackday.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
@stephenmnewport.bsky.social we have an NHS Hack Day coming up at Cardiff Uni nhshackday.com on March 1/2 - it's a bit different to other hackathons. Do you think you could share with your networks? Here's a great post about what makes it special medium.com/@lauren.m.be...
Reposted by Gabi Mitchem-Evans
I wish they would teach kindness in leadership, or how to operationalize humanity and integrity. I’ve experienced this a few times in my career in varying degrees and it fills me with optimism bc creating a better world, a better product, begins with one human at a time.
January 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I wish they would teach kindness in leadership, or how to operationalize humanity and integrity. I’ve experienced this a few times in my career in varying degrees and it fills me with optimism bc creating a better world, a better product, begins with one human at a time.
New year, new attempt at regular week noting 📝
Featuring:
- Accessibility discovery next steps
- Community in-person event
- Defining our users
- Welsh benefits accelerator work
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
Featuring:
- Accessibility discovery next steps
- Community in-person event
- Defining our users
- Welsh benefits accelerator work
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
Weeknote 01 | 17th Jan 2025
I would love 2025 to be the year I finally commit to week-noting, so here goes!
medium.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New year, new attempt at regular week noting 📝
Featuring:
- Accessibility discovery next steps
- Community in-person event
- Defining our users
- Welsh benefits accelerator work
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
Featuring:
- Accessibility discovery next steps
- Community in-person event
- Defining our users
- Welsh benefits accelerator work
medium.com/@gabim_e/wee...
Excited to be going to my first @ukgovcamp.bsky.social this year, who else is going? 🙋♀️ #ukgc25
January 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Excited to be going to my first @ukgovcamp.bsky.social this year, who else is going? 🙋♀️ #ukgc25
We're hosting a #UserResearchInWales community meet-up in Cardiff on 12th December, if you're a researcher in Wales we'd love to have you there!
Come along to share and celebrate the user research happening in the Welsh public sector and network with other researchers in Wales 🌟🎅 @cdps.bsky.social
Come along to share and celebrate the user research happening in the Welsh public sector and network with other researchers in Wales 🌟🎅 @cdps.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 11:36 AM
We're hosting a #UserResearchInWales community meet-up in Cardiff on 12th December, if you're a researcher in Wales we'd love to have you there!
Come along to share and celebrate the user research happening in the Welsh public sector and network with other researchers in Wales 🌟🎅 @cdps.bsky.social
Come along to share and celebrate the user research happening in the Welsh public sector and network with other researchers in Wales 🌟🎅 @cdps.bsky.social
Reposted by Gabi Mitchem-Evans
This is a list of oppressed and systematically disadvantaged people and groups in the UK 🧵
The list is in no particular order. Items are loosely grouped. Please use it in any way if it's useful to you!
I welcome your feedback, suggestions and comments ⭐️
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
1/8 ⬇️
The list is in no particular order. Items are loosely grouped. Please use it in any way if it's useful to you!
I welcome your feedback, suggestions and comments ⭐️
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
1/8 ⬇️
List of oppressed and systematically disadvantaged people and groups in the UK
List of oppressed and systematically disadvantaged people and groups in the UK This list is in no particular order. Items are loosely grouped. Relations (eg children) or people suspected of being i...
docs.google.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:30 PM
This is a list of oppressed and systematically disadvantaged people and groups in the UK 🧵
The list is in no particular order. Items are loosely grouped. Please use it in any way if it's useful to you!
I welcome your feedback, suggestions and comments ⭐️
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
1/8 ⬇️
The list is in no particular order. Items are loosely grouped. Please use it in any way if it's useful to you!
I welcome your feedback, suggestions and comments ⭐️
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
1/8 ⬇️
Loved speaking to the #UserResearchInWales community last week about #codesign, we shared reflections from our 'Codesigning with Care' training from @kamckercher.bsky.social @jenniparker.bsky.social, alongside resources from @copronetwales.bsky.social. Looking at care-ful ways to start 🏴💡
December 2, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Loved speaking to the #UserResearchInWales community last week about #codesign, we shared reflections from our 'Codesigning with Care' training from @kamckercher.bsky.social @jenniparker.bsky.social, alongside resources from @copronetwales.bsky.social. Looking at care-ful ways to start 🏴💡
This!! Especially in Wales where we're not even governed to work strictly to these phases
y is UR so linear in public sector? why are we so stuck in discovery, alpha, beta, and live?
November 25, 2024 at 10:02 AM
This!! Especially in Wales where we're not even governed to work strictly to these phases
I'm not sure why it took me so long to come here but it's so nice to have the old sense of community and network back 🥹
November 25, 2024 at 9:57 AM
I'm not sure why it took me so long to come here but it's so nice to have the old sense of community and network back 🥹