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Exploring the Potential and Pitfalls of AI-Generated Images

AI Generated Image of a distorted cartoon pig in a red car, with a melted wheels, a small windmill and grass growing out the exhaust.

Exploring the Potential and Pitfalls of AI-Generated Images

Bianca and Claire want to share with you the potential benefits and drawbacks of using AI images in a work setting that was discovered during the recent AI Hackathon

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Intranet Beta - Sprint Notes

Posted by: Bob Davison, Louise Wheeler and Helen Calderon, Posted on: 30 January 2023 - Categories: accessibility, content, content design, product, service design, Week notes

Our regular blog readers may remember at the start of last year we shared our exciting plans to replace Essex County Council’s (ECC) Intranet. We’re delighted to say we’re now advancing through our Beta Phase which will lead us ultimately …

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A new approach to measuring website performance

Posted by: Laura Clifford, Posted on: 3 January 2023 - Categories: data, tools
website data image from analytics tool Fathom

Data insights form an essential role in understanding performance of our local government web estate. Laura Clifford explorers what website performance tool suit our data needs.

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Bringing together Content Design and Service Design to improve our report a concern about a child pages

Posted by: Danielle Spinage and Hannah Chan, Posted on: 14 December 2022 - Categories: Best practice, content design, How we work, service design, User Needs
Website page displaying 'report a concern about a child'

We hear from Dani Spinage and Hannah Chan, about their work on the Essex.gov report a concern about a child journey and how they combined their two specialties to find a solution.

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Why coding isn’t just for developers: how some coding skills can help, even when you don’t code every day

Posted by: Keelan Fadden-Hopper, Posted on: 5 December 2022 - Categories: Best practice, How we work, product
Looks like essex.gov.uk website. Heading reads "essex.gov.uk - Content Migration Test". "About this page" section says "This page replicates the homepage from essex.gov.uk, but all the links go to the content migration demo instance. So you can navigate into that site" Below that there is the "Essex County Council Services" section, which includes: Adult social care and health. Includes social care help, advice on disabilities and health conditions, Blue Badge, paying for care and support for carers. Children, young people and families. Find services for children and young people, including social care, adoption, fostering and health and wellbeing. Schools and learning. Includes school admissions, early years and childcare, post-16 options and adult learning

Keelan explorers how some coding abilities might be useful even if you don't code every day and why coding isn't just for developers on a team.

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One solution to help them all: Why designing for disabilities benefits everyone

Posted by: Emma Toms, Keelan Fadden-Hopper, Danielle Spinage and Louise Wheeler, Posted on: 9 November 2022 - Categories: accessibility, content design, service design
Colourful City Crossing

Why designing for disability benefits everyone, Emma, Louise, Dani and Keelan explore what the answers could be.

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Truly mobile: Enabling myself to be versatile in different environments.

Posted by: Bianca Cole, Posted on: 14 October 2022 - Categories: Design Operations, How we work
Equipment for mobile working laid out

Bianca showcases how she has enabled herself to be truly mobile.

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PUM today, PUM tomorrow

Posted by: Bianca Cole, Posted on: 5 September 2022 - Categories: Design Operations, How we work, tools
Personal User Manual Example Question for participants

As we explore tools that make working as a team more seamless, Bianca takes us through the use of Personal User Manuals to encourage deeper connections with a team.

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How joining the LocalGov Drupal collaboration is enabling us to deliver digital services for Essex residents

Posted by: Jordan Holdsworth and Keelan Fadden-Hopper, Posted on: 4 August 2022 - Categories: Our projects, product

Dating back as far as the first “Hello, world!” was published on the internet, there’s been a driver for all organisations with a web presence to meet ever developing standards in line with what users of today expect and what …

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SEND Local Offer - Week Notes

Posted by: Keelan Fadden-Hopper and James Green, Posted on: 16 May 2022 - Categories: How we work, Our projects, product, Week notes
a male child on beach in wheelchair pointing to something in the sea to a male adult who is with them

Following on from a 12 week discovery last year, we are now working towards a new website to make sure the Local Offer website provides what young people and their families in Essex need.

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Designing an accessible intranet

Posted by: Helen Calderon, Caroline McCabe and Hannah Chan, Posted on: 3 May 2022 - Categories: accessibility, content design, User research
Read and Write toolbar being used on the intranet

Working with users from the get go Helen, Caroline and Hannah show us how they are collaborating in designing our intranet with accessibility at the forefront.

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