Cambridge UX came about from my almost 30 years across multiple roles supporting teams and businesses in creating great experiences. I have engaged as a leader across several industry verticals, proving product management and consultancy work, perform research, leading workshops and speaking at events and summits.
I have had the privilege to be involved with some great UX projects and teams. At the core of all this work are the users and the interpretation of their needs into award winning projects.
Speaking Engagements
I take the opportunity to speak on behalf of the design community and in respect to the projects and strategies I have worked on.
Either within businesses to groups and workshops or more recently at universities.
Recently I have spoken to students and leaders of the University of Arts London in regards to Human Computer Interaction and the need for a new type of research approach. Currently my team are working with the University of Cambridge Computer Science Labs, to support their projects around Visual Programming Languages.
Both of these programs reflect the new ways we experience software, through LLMs and automation.
I involve my teams in these groups, it supports what they do and allows exploration of new ideas, leveraging both Students and University Professors.
Art & Creative Value
The ability for teams to add new skills and add value is critical. As is the ability to connect to an audience.My particular past-time is art, or painting. I use it for design, mindfulness and expression.
I ensure teams I manage have the ability to create outside the box and explore what moved them into their field. It helps others to flourish through something called “T-Skills” and has bought in new skills such as animation, accessibility approaches and programming.
Future Planning
There are big questions about the future of Information Technology and our relationship with what continues to emerge.
Since my earliest work in signal processing and contextual technology I have continued to adapt my work in this changing dynamic.
The core remains. We as the end user, are complex and nuanced. Behaviour is complex and will have to be studied using new tools. The interface will continue to exist but will shift to a different level of abstraction.The most powerful abilities to have are... understanding the history, staying involved to what is created today and adapting to support the audience.
Connect
If you are interested in the work I am doing, want to read some of my posts or ask me to speak or mentor, please reach out.
