Published inRoyal Greenwich Digital Blog·Apr 28Being a content designer in a multidisciplinary teamSome things I’ve learnt about doing content design in this setting I joined the Royal Borough of Greenwich as a content designer back in June 2021. One of many reasons I was excited about this move was because I wanted to do content design in a multidisciplinary team. I’m now…Content Design5 min readContent Design5 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Mar 11, 2022Weeknotes S04 E02What happened this week? Jenny and I finished our list of staff goals that could be met by an intranet, and the tasks that make up progress towards these goals. …Local Government3 min readLocal Government3 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Mar 4, 2022Weeknotes S04 E01It’s been a while since I last wrote any weeknotes. Picking them up again after some thoughtful chats this week with my manager Lingjing about sharing work, being open and inviting feedback. Expect scrappiness. What happened this week? Product designer Jenny and I have been working to better understand some of the things a…Intranet Design3 min readIntranet Design3 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Dec 3, 2021Weeknotes S03 E15Weeknotes, hey? I’m not sure how useful it is to reflect at the end of the week on a Friday, at the time when I have the least energy for reflection. I might start doing these after lunch on a Friday instead. But anyway, here we go. What happened this week? We finished our…Intranet Design3 min readIntranet Design3 min read
Nov 29, 2021Some thoughts on getting started in content designI’m currently taking part in Upfront, a 6 week course helping women to build their confidence and leadership skills. Each part of the course brings new actions to complete, and today’s was to write three things about my career so far. …Content Design3 min readContent Design3 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Nov 12, 2021Weeknotes S03 E14What happened this week? This was an in-between week for me. I’m feeling much better after my cold, so I got a lot more done. But I started the Upfront course, which involved a shift towards making more time to reflect and study. I also had a long hospital appointment which distracted me a…Intranet Design3 min readIntranet Design3 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Nov 5, 2021Weeknotes S03 E13What’s happened? It’s been a few weeks since I last wrote weeknotes. This is mostly due to one big gross reason: I caught the super cold. Just before I got sick we had some useful conversations on the intranet project that made me feel much clearer about how to use the research…Content Design4 min readContent Design4 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Oct 11, 2021Weeknotes S03 E12Not done weeknotes for a while. This is mostly because my work on Royal Greenwich’s intranet discovery picked up a lot, and because I was approaching some leave which always seems to make things more hectic. Now I’m a week back, and resolved to try and write some sort of…5 min read5 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Aug 23, 2021Weeknotes S03 E011Having some difficulty writing weeknotes at the moment because I get to the end of the week and my tired brain says Access Denied. But it’s been a good week for the intranet project, so here are some reflections on that. What I did A lot of intranet stuff We’ve got into a good rhythm on this project…4 min read4 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Aug 9, 2021Weeknotes S03 E09+10Bumper weeknotes this week as I took four days off in the middle of it to spend time with my sister, brother-in-law and nephew. Thanks to covid, I’d not seen them since last September and I’d actually never met my nephew (who was born in March). …Local Government5 min readLocal Government5 min read
