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We’re back 6th November with another Service Design Breakfast Club.

If there’s a subject you’d like us to cover, or you have something you’d like to share yourself, just let us know. Send us a DM and we'll go from there.

Register here so we know to expect you ti.to/clearleft/se...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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This is the story of how we partnered with Resolve To Save Lives to reimagine their digital presence; making complex health data more accessible, engaging, and actionable for a worldwide audience.

See how design helped amplify their mission in our latest case study 👉https://lnkd.in/e6WKRTMU
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October 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Would you look at that, we have been shortlisted in zeroheight's Design System Awards, in the best event category for Patterns Day 🏆

Wether you were there, know anyone that was or just love to see a community of designers and developers come together in Brighton, you know what to 👉 lnkd.in/eKxf6ayV
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September 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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It was great to watch our very own Alex Edwards present alongside UAL’s Lucy Blackwell at LTUX Brighton this morning.

The talk, ‘Putting the user at the centre of your design system’ ran through how we helped UAL relaunch their design system earlier this year.

Proud parent post 👏
#TalkUX
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September 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Thank you to everyone that braved the rain last week.

We ate, we drank (coffee) and we covered the challenges of prototyping solutions, inclusive design and strategies for effective collaboration between designers and developers.

Our next get together will be held on 🗓Thursday 6th November.
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September 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Our Service Design Breakfast Club is back this week

📅 Thursday, September 4th, from 8:45 am
📍 The Clearleft office - 68 Middle St, Brighton

No need to bring anything, no need for any experience, just good old fashioned conversation and community.

👉 servicedesignbreakfast.com
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September 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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🚀 Our senior UX researcher Luke Hay spent two days running a hands-on usability testing workshop last week.

Tailored specifically for the needs of the client, he taught techniques on how to conduct successful user interviews, gather meaningful insights, and how they could apply it to their work.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for today’s Service Design Breakfast Club, and a big thank you to @fmacneill.bsky.social for leading such a thoughtful and engaging activity.

See you next time. 👋
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May 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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1 week to go!

Join our upcoming panel discussion: Is neurodiversity the next frontier of accessibility in UX design?

Hosted by Clearleft’s Fred Bullock with Priyanca D’Souza, Jamie Knight, Craig Abbott & Joan Herlinger.

Register here: ti.to/clearleft/on...
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April 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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This is your final call for today's webinar, which will take place from 13:00 to 14:00. Together with our friends at Voxpopme, we will explore how AI can enhance and streamline your research processes.

It's free to attend, simply register here - ti.to/clearleft/re... 👈
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March 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at last week's Service Design Breakfast Club. A special shoutout to Ghaith Nassar and Giulia Bencini from Catapult Network for their insightful talk, ‘Systems Mapping as a Storytelling Method’.

See you next time.
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March 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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We’re delighted to be starting another project with Anglia Ruskin University. In this new collaboration, we’ll be carrying out research and design to help reimagine the degree apprenticeships section of their website.

Stay tuned for more updates. 👀
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March 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for today's workshops on day 2 of #ResearchbytheSea.

Our own Luke Hay explored how to Make an Impact with Quantitative UX this morning & Nicole Aleong guided us through Futures Anthropology as a Method: Applying Futures Orientations to UX Research this afternoon.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Keep an eye out for more updates, until then! 👋
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February 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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From thought-provoking conversations to meaningful connections, it has been a truly fantastic day. We couldn’t have done it without you – our attendees and this brilliant community!...
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February 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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As the tide goes out on @uxlondon.bsky.social #ResearchbytheSea, we wanted to thank all of our incredible speakers for sharing their insights, our partner Voxpopme for their support, the always-on Clearleft team for all of their hard work, as well as the entire team at the Brighton Dome...
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February 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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We're back on March 6th for another Service Design Breakfast Club. Bringing people together from Sussex and the South East to network and discuss all things service design.

Everyone’s welcome, join us (it’s free).

servicedesignbreakfast.com 👈 🎟️
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February 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Observational fieldwork helps us see how people interact with products and services in real life, revealing insights beyond desk research.

But how do you make sense of what you observe and turn it into better design decisions?

We explore this in our blog: clearleft.com/thinking/obs... 👈
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February 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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How can running small, regular research sessions lead to bigger, more impactful results? 🤔 Discover how a lightweight approach to research can drive continuous improvement and better decision-making in Luke Hay's latest blog.

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#UserResearch #UXDesign #DesignThinking
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January 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Clearleft does cross-stitch. 🧵✨

After a productive all-hands meeting, we took a moment to slow down and recharge with a mindful cross-stitch workshop. Thanks to our UX Designer, Sophie Count, for guiding us through this peaceful yet engaging experience!

#AllHands #Workshop #CrossStitch
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January 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Join us next week for the first Service Design Breakfast Club of 2025! 🥐

Learn more and register here: servicedesignbreakfast.com 👈

🕗 Jan 16 - 08:45 – 10:00'ish
📍 The Clearleft office
☕️ Breakfast provided

#servicedesign #breakfastclub #freeevent #Brighton #Clearleft
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January 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Bridging the gap between research and design – a collaborative workshop led by Clearleft's Senior UX Researcher - Luke Hay, at Wey Wey Web, exploring how designers, developers and researchers can work better together.

Learn more here - clearleft.com/bridging-the... 👈
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December 16, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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Next Meet-Up: 16 January 2025 🎟️

Join us for the first Service Design Breakfast Club of the new year! 🥐

Register here: servicedesignbreakfast.com 👈

🗓️ 16 January 2025
🕗 08:45 – 10:00'ish
📍 The Clearleft Office, Brighton
☕️ Breakfast provided

We look forward to seeing you there!
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December 11, 2024 at 11:35 AM