Front End Sheffield: October 2019
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Join us on the last Thursday of October for Front End Sheffield at Sheffield Technology Parks. This month: Chad Gowler (@kitation) and Nigel Jones (@supernige).
Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.
Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc
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This month we'll be welcoming:
Chad Gowler (@kitation): Working Through The Problem: How Developers Can Get Involved With Research
Chad is a developer turned user researcher based in Sheffield. They have also dipped their toe into project management, user testing, interaction design and event organising. They are a firm believer in inclusive software and digital inclusion. In their spare time, they can be found in various usergroups talking about gender, mental health and gaming for social good.
We talk a lot about user research being a “team sport” but this doesn’t always work out in reality. It can be tricky for non-researchers to make time in their schedules on something not seen as their “day job”.
This talk is about why taking part in user research is a vital task for developers, ways you can start talking to dev teams and managers about making space in sprints for research, and how analysis can create a better product. We will also look at how to do research without a researcher effectively and where even small amounts of research can yield important insights.
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Nigel Jones (@supernige): An introduction to content design
Nigel is the lead content designer at HM Prisons and Probation (HMPPS) Digital, working is some of the most interesting and challenging digital products in government. He also spends his professional time speaking to people about, and training people in, the discipline of content design.
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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at a nearby venue, TBD
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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Chad Gowler
7:00pm - Break
7: 10pm - Nigel Jones
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social