‘Numbers and Nerves: Information, emotion and meaning in a world of data’ is an eclectic collection of chapters exploring the difficulties many of us have making sense of large numbers. In an age when we are bombarded with facts, statisticsContinue reading… Book review: Numbers and Nerves: Information, emotion and meaning in a world of data
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Error rates and data quality – my 2025 topic
In 2025, I’m focusing on error rates and data quality. My plan is to update this post through the year. Outcome of the work so far: How to think about errors in services Most recent update, 11 August 2025: addedContinue reading… Error rates and data quality – my 2025 topic
Garbage in, garbage out: workshop at UX Connect Aarhus
My theory is that to get the best out of any AI, it helps to start with good quality data. So my 2025 topic is error rates and data quality. In June 2025, I had a chance to get someContinue reading… Garbage in, garbage out: workshop at UX Connect Aarhus
Error rates and data quality at Agile Manchester 2025
It was a great pleasure to run an in-person workshop on error rates and data quality at the Agile Manchester conference in May 2025. People at the conference work for a wide variety of organisations and do quite a varietyContinue reading… Error rates and data quality at Agile Manchester 2025
How to think about errors in services
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about errors in services, to what extent we know and measure them, and how that impacts both service users and our organisations. My suggestion is to consider errors in these categories: Problems along theContinue reading… How to think about errors in services
Getting forms right: how better words lead to better results
Content design is crucial for good forms, so I was thrilled when Content Club in London asked me to talk about forms for their September 2024 meeting. They chose a rich variety of topics about forms. We started on theContinue reading… Getting forms right: how better words lead to better results
Some thoughts about surveys for Olin College of Engineering Students 2024
Would you like a lightning introduction to the errors in Total Survey Error? I was delighted when Sarah Bloomer for inviting me back to talk to her Olin College of Engineering students again, and decided that we would zip throughContinue reading… Some thoughts about surveys for Olin College of Engineering Students 2024
Creating truly accessible forms: workshop at SD in Government 2024
Many thanks to Vicky Teinaki for collaborating on our workshop – Creating truly accessible forms – at the Service Design in Government conference in Edinburgh, 2024. (Update, 2025: very sadly, Vicky died in January this year. This was the lastContinue reading… Creating truly accessible forms: workshop at SD in Government 2024
How to design effective customer surveys: interview for Insights Unlocked
I was delighted when the team at User Testing asked me join them for their #InsightsUnlocked podcast. When it comes to creating an effective customer survey, there’s no substitute for user research. Until you’ve watched users trying to answer yourContinue reading… How to design effective customer surveys: interview for Insights Unlocked
Ladies that UX Seattle – Creating truly accessible forms
When the Ladies that UX Seattle group approached me to do a talk, I knew immediately that we’d have fun working with the ideas originally developed by their sister Ladies that UX chapter in Brighton. As I expected, the folksContinue reading… Ladies that UX Seattle – Creating truly accessible forms