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It's just over ONE WEEK until we return to the Watershed for Collaborate 2023! 🤩

Here's another amazing speaker you can look forward to seeing at next week's conference 💫

Leticia Miranda is Lead Product Designer at Warner Bros. Discovery and previously worked for YouView and Ticketmaster. She also mentors at the UX Digital Institute.

With deep experience in the entertainment industry, she is designing products and delivering multiplatform solutions that are being used and loved by millions of users.

In her talk 'Designing for Global', Leticia will address questions such as:

💡 How can we achieve efficiency and alignment despite being thousands of miles apart?
💡 How do you collaborate when everything around you continuously changes and evolves: your responsibilities, your team, the product, and the audience?

This talk is about being part of a fast-scaling, globally-dispersed design team and covers teamwork, design systems and creativity.

Tickets are now on Final Release and we're heading towards a sellout! Don't miss this opportunity to join the UX and design revolution and unlock the true potential of collaboration. Secure your spot ⬇️

http://ow.ly/mkq050OFrg7

The recording of our recent webinar, 'First UX job advice: what I wish someone had told me', with Harriet Hughes is now live on our YouTube channel! Catch up now ⬇️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XadYxCwfObU

We hope this special Collaborate Bristol webinar got you inspired and fired up for our conference, which is just a few weeks away on 16th June! 🤩

This year's event will see talented names from Warner Bros. Discovery, Cazoo, MetaLab, Sky and more taking to the stage for a series of thought-provoking talks.

You'll learn from people shaping the future of UX and design as they share their successes, failures and lessons learned. It's a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow professionals and thought leaders in an atmosphere buzzing with creativity and innovation.

Tickets are now on Final Release and flying out the door! If you're planning on joining us, don't leave it too late – we'd hate for you to miss out. Secure your spot ⬇️

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collaborate-bristol-2023-tickets-557716925337?aff=fb1june

First UX Job Advice: What I wish someone would have told me Do you remember your first day at the office feeling like you could fall flat on your face, your first presentation with jelly legs? Or on the flip side are ...

Thanks to everyone who tuned in for yesterday's webinar with Harriet Hughes! If you missed it, don't worry – we'll be uploading the recording to our YouTube channel soon 🌟

In the meantime, registrations for our next webinar are now open! 🤩

ℹ️ Foster stronger collaboration with improv principles
🎤 Kati Tar, Principal Experience Delivery Consultant
🗓️ Tuesday 25th July
⏰ 2 – 3pm BST

Working in the dynamic field of digital transformation and innovation often involves collaborating with diverse stakeholders and blended teams, which can lead to tension and communication challenges. However, by embracing improvisation techniques, we can break down barriers and unlock new levels of collaboration and cohesiveness.

Kati will delve into key improvisation concepts such as active listening, building upon ideas and fostering an inclusive environment where every voice is valued. Learn how saying "yes, and" expands possibilities, encourages idea exploration and sparks collective creativity.

Sign up for free ⬇️

http://ow.ly/GhEF50OAxha

Foster Stronger Collaboration with Improv Principles Hosted by Principal Experience Delivery Consultant at Nomensa, Kati Tar

Thanks to everyone who tuned in for last week's webinar with Luiza Frederico! We hope you enjoyed the session and came away with some useful tips to apply to your own work and everyday life 💜

If you missed it, don't worry – you can now catch up on our YouTube channel! Watch now ⬇️

http://ow.ly/xFqe50NWXJa

Vulnerability: the uncomfortable but essential business skill I have always had a deep interest in emotional intelligence and how this affects the way we interact and work together. I want to explore what it means to be...

It’s no secret that a lot of interesting, inspiring work takes place here at Nomensa, and we love looping you in on our projects via our blogs and case studies. However, we want to take this a step further and zoom in on some of the great individuals who make this possible!

For the latest instalment of our Q&A series, we chatted to Principal UX Consultant Max Mazonowicz about his career journey, a typical working day and why collaboration is so key to his role 💫

Have a read ⬇️

http://ow.ly/xXSW50O0aJi

Nomensa | Q&A series: a day in the life of a Principal UX Consultant Max Mazonowicz talks us through a day in the life of a Principal UX Consultant.

📣 Registrations for our next webinar are now open! 📣

ℹ️ First UX job advice: what I wish someone had told me
🎤 Harriet Hughes, UX Consultant at Nomensa
🗓️ Tuesday 30th May
⏰ 2 – 3pm BST

Do you remember your first day at the office feeling like you could fall flat on your face, your first presentation with jelly legs? Or on the flip side, are you about to manage your first graduate?

As a junior in your first year, how can you balance building new skills and relationships with pushing outside your comfort zone and trying to impress your seniors? And how can those in senior roles support graduates and help them find their feet?

In this webinar, Harriet will help you take a step into the shoes of a new starter by sharing the strategies she learnt to succeed, the mistakes of her first year and some of the techniques her seniors used to help her grow.

Sign up for free ⬇️

http://ow.ly/UHcO50NWF5X

The webinar will be recorded and shared with all registrants afterwards, so we encourage you to still sign up even if you can't make the live session.

First UX job advice: what I wish someone had told me Hosted by UX Consultant at Nomensa, Harriet Hughes

Ready or not, GA4 is coming in hot! On 1st July 2023, Google will start firing hits into the new and improved analytics platform.

Does seeing a date cut-off bring a whole new meaning to your business beginning? We have some great content available to help you understand and feel more comfortable about the changes, and we will continue to publish guidance preparing you for GA4.

Check out our new blog 'How to diagnose a drop in organic traffic', in which SEO Consultant Gemma Dolby discusses potential reasons your organic traffic is declining and gives you some tips for how to fix it ⬇️

https://www.nomensa.com/blog/how-to-diagnose-a-drop-in-organic-traffic?utm_source=fbwc24apr&utm_medium=fbwc24apr&utm_campaign=fbwc24apr

Don't get left in the dust – let our team help you make a smooth transition and unlock valuable data insights to drive your successful migration. Be sure to follow our blog and social media channels to always get the most up-to-date information as we all prepare for GA4.

Nomensa | How to diagnose a drop in organic traffic SEO Consultant, Gemma Dolby, talks through the different reasons for why your organic traffic is declining and gives you some tips for how you can fix it.

As if you needed another reason to join us for this year's Collaborate conference... just take a look at that lineup! 🤩

Returning to the Watershed for another year, the event offers a unique chance to learn from top brands and internationally renowned speakers against the backdrop of Bristol's floating harbour. Here are some of the talented names joining us on the day:

🌟 Chris Richards – Creative Director at Nomensa
🌟 Leticia Miranda – Lead Product Designer at Warner Bros. Discovery
🌟 Teak-Miu Tse – Group Director of Design Systems and Operations at Sky
🌟 Alkistis Geropoulou – Head of User-Centred Design at Companies House
🌟 Matt Corrall – Design Director at Ultraleap
🌟 Kayode Olorunfemi – VP, User Experience Need at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
🌟 Nis Bjorn – Design Lead at MetaLab
🌟 Venessa Bennett – Head of UX at Cazoo

Standard Release tickets are close to selling out, after which we'll be moving to our final ticket tier. Don't miss your chance to join us on 16th June – secure your spot ⬇️

http://ow.ly/wrxO50NRgyM

Another Collaborate speaker we're super excited about 🤩

The wonderful Nis Bjorn, Design Lead at MetaLab, will be joining us at the Watershed on 16th June. Nis has more than 10 years of experience designing products, with a particular interest in lean design methodologies focused on executing from design to code.

In his talk 'How I stopped worrying and fell in love with the chaos', Nis will explore the mindset of a product designer. He'll discuss why they need the teams around them to create meaningful and valuable products in a world where nothing is true for long, and the truths you find are subjective, complicated or statistical.

Secure your spot before tickets move up to final release (and once they're gone, they're gone!) ⬇️

http://ow.ly/KX0150NI1Tr

Thank you to everyone who tuned in for yesterday's webinar with Ronny Hendriks! If you missed it, don't worry – we'll be sharing the recording very soon.

In the meantime, pop our next webinar in your diary! 👇

ℹ️ Vulnerability: the uncomfortable but essential business skill
🎤 Luiza Frederico, Principal UX Consultant at Nomensa
🗓️ Tuesday 25th April
⏰ 2 – 3pm BST

Let’s be honest, anyone reading this will feel uneasy at the idea of being vulnerable, especially at work. But that is ok – because feeling a little uncomfortable is at the core of vulnerability.

The great news is that when leveraged properly, vulnerability can be a powerful vehicle for collaboration and innovation.

In this webinar, Luiza will talk about the ways in which you can be more vulnerable as an individual, team or business leader in order to improve work culture and business outcomes.

Sign up for free ⬇️

http://ow.ly/5yG550NB0sb

Vulnerability: the uncomfortable but essential business skill Hosted by Nomensa's Principal UX Consultant, Luiza Frederico

We're delighted to have Venessa Bennett, Head of UX at Cazoo, joining us for this year's Collaborate conference! 💫

Venessa is a design leader who helps craft experiences that meet business and customer needs. She has shipped many products for household names like Vodafone and Rightmove, all the way to small startups.

In her talk 'Bridging the gap - bringing together people, process and tech to create a unified vision', Venessa will discuss how she and her team work to show the value of design and build great tools for their internal users. Read more: http://ow.ly/2YWP50NtyE9

Join us at the Watershed on Friday 16th June – grab an Early Bird ticket to secure your spot for just £99!* ⬇️

http://ow.ly/2f7250NtyEa



*+ booking fee + VAT

Will you be joining us for Virtua11y?

Our free web accessibility and inclusivity conference returns over three days from 16–18th May, bringing together the leading thinkers and doers in accessibility and digital inclusion to share best practice, the latest thinking and what the future holds for accessibility 🌟

Here's one of the many talks you can look forward to at this year's event...

ℹ️ Let us embrace the EAA
🎤 Bianca Prins, Global Head of Accessibility at ING Bank
🗓 Tuesday 16th May
⏰ 1–2pm BST

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is directly on our doorstep now, with only 2 years left to reach compliance for all new (digital) products & services for the European market.

It's time to act, but how can banks and other organisations ensure timely compliance? Bianca will talk us through how she initiated this process at ING, share learnings and advise how to avoid common pitfalls.

Sign up for free ⬇️

http://ow.ly/Gvai50NoUE2

How can we ensure our content stands out from the crowd while being gentle on users' brains? 🧠

In this blog post from our archives, Content Designer Mark Foley explains how to use content design to do just that – including the 3 key questions you should ask yourself:

💡 What does the user want from me?
💡 Where do they want to go?
💡 How do I get them here?

Have a read 👇

http://ow.ly/QIwj50NmYmA

Nomensa | How content design makes for happy customers and search engines Content Designer Mark Foley explains how good content design can help you stand out from the crowd.

📣 We're hiring! 📣

We're looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our team in Bristol or London 💫

You'll liaise with and support clients to ensure we deliver effective solutions across applications, business systems and processes.

Working with stakeholders and users to understand change requirements, you will have the awareness and capability to utilise a breadth of common tools and techniques to accomplish analysis tasks in different working environments, enabling and supporting the delivery of exceptional experiences across our portfolio and key client accounts.

Find out more and apply ⬇️

https://www.nomensa.com/careers/senior-business-analyst?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=7mar23

Fantastic news to start your Monday... Super Early Bird tickets for Collaborate 2023 are on sale NOW! 🥳

Join us at the Bristol Watershed on Friday 16th June 2023 for an exciting reunion of the South West's design community, featuring inspiring talks, fun and networking against the backdrop of Bristol's buzzing harbourside 🌟

This year's event will feature speakers from industry juggernauts including Facebook, Monzo and Three, to name a few. We'll be revealing the full lineup very soon 🤩

By elegantly balancing strategy and application, Collaborate is a conference that interrogates challenges facing our sector and encourages practitioners to question everything they thought they knew about UX and design 💡

Super Early Birds will be extremely limited, costing £80 + a small Eventbrite booking fee and VAT. Don't miss this chance to secure your spot at the South West's best design conference at our lowest rate!

Get your ticket ⬇️

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collaborate-bristol-2023-tickets-557716925337?aff=fblaunch6mar

Collaborate Bristol 2023 Collaborate Bristol is The South West's leading UX, Ai and Design conference

We're proud to have worked with Walsall Council to develop a singular design system spanning across their digital services 🌟

Our new design system doesn't just provide a better user experience for citizens. It also enables the council's own digital teams to be more efficient and effective 💡

The success of this project can be seen through our continued partnership with Walsall Council, who have since tapped our expertise in content design. We coordinated their extensive content migration to a new content management system, which included a content audit and rewriting key pages according to user needs.

Read the case study ⬇️

http://ow.ly/c76M50N5K7k

Nomensa | Walsall – Simplifying council services Simplifying council services with a new design system for Walsall Council.

Get ready... Super Early Bird tickets for Collaborate 2023 go on sale Monday 6th March at 12pm! 🤩

On Friday 16th June, the South West's best design conference will be returning to the buzzing Bristol Watershed for a day of inspiring talks, fun and networking.

We've been hard at work curating this year's speaker lineup and we're absolutely bursting to share it with you, but you'll have to wait a little longer 😉

Make sure you're signed up to our mailing list to be the first to know ⬇️

http://ow.ly/H7fT50N4ygt

A few days ago, our Head of Client Services George Moriarty and Director of UX Joe Knowles ran a fantastic webinar on 'Harnessing the power of Deep Listening' 👂

Thanks to everyone that came along – it was great to see so many of you tuning in and getting involved in the discussion!

If you missed it, don't worry! We've just uploaded the recording to our YouTube channel. Watch now ⬇️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYQsD8yu9OM

You'll also find some useful resources and further reading within the video description 💡

Harnessing the Power of Deep Listening When was the last time you truly listened, deeply, in a meeting or conversation? Ignoring all distractions. Not waiting to respond. Just listening.In our hyb...

Thanks to everyone who listened in for yesterday’s webinar with George Moriarty and Joe Knowles! If you missed it, don’t worry – the recording will be available on our YouTube channel soon.

In the meantime we’re delighted to announce our next webinar, taking place in April! 🥳

ℹ️ Accessibility: The Legal Perspective
🎤 Ronny Hendriks, Principal Accessibility Consultant at Nomensa
🗓 Tuesday 4th April
⏰ 2 – 3pm BST

Are you aware of the accessibility regulations in your region?

While we aim to improve diversity, equality and inclusion when thinking about web accessibility, we can’t forget laws are one of the key drivers for many organisations. Understanding these requirements is essential for your organisation to ensure your digital products are compliant and provide a good user experience for everyone, regardless of ability.

In this session, Ronny will discuss EU, UK and US regulations, what you need to do to comply and which information you need to provide.

Sign up for free ⬇️

http://ow.ly/BkrI50MZ3IF

Accessibility: The Legal Perspective Hosted by Nomensa's Principal Accessibility Consultant, Ronny Hendriks

📣 New blog post! 📣

In our 'Complete guide to Google Analytics 4', SEO Consultant Gemma Dolby covers what you should be thinking about when using the new analytics to design a solution for your website, including how to ask your developers to create a dataLayer and how to curate your dashboard to give you the information you need 💡

Have a read ⬇️

http://ow.ly/ckIM50MXUWP

Nomensa | Complete guide to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Gemma Dolby covers the basics of what you should be thinking about when designing a GA4 solution for your website.

📣 Join our Development Team! 📣

We're looking for a Principal Front-End Developer to join in Bristol! 💫

We're looking for someone with experience of developing and implementing efficient, scalable and secure data-driven web applications.

You’ll be working closely with our teams of UX Consultants, Designers, Accessibility and other Developers, building cutting-edge solutions and delivering these in a truly user-centred way, following solid research and discovery from our user experience practitioners.

Find out more and apply ⬇️

http://ow.ly/yarR50MTXsX

What's the difference between vision and mission? 💡

In our latest blog post, we explain why you need to understand them if you want to achieve a strategic experience mindset and meet your business goals.

Have a read ⬇️

http://ow.ly/GBYs50MGucr

Nomensa | Mission, Vision. Unsamely difference. What's the difference between vision and mission statements?

Virtua11y is BACK! 🤩

Join us for our free web accessibility and inclusivity conference, taking place over three days on 16–18 May 🗓

Virtua11y brings together the leading thinkers and doers in accessibility and digital inclusion to share best practice, the latest thinking and what the future holds for accessibility.

Among this year's lineup are speakers from Google, Coursera, ING and Skyscanner, with more to be confirmed! 💫

Registrations now open – sign up for free! ⬇️

http://ow.ly/LryY50MAUpX

Virtua11y web accessibility conference 2023 Nomensa's free, virtual web accessibility and digital inclusion conference

Get ready...

Tickets for this year's Virtua11y conference go live later this week! 💫

In the meantime, save the dates – see you on 16–18 May! 🗓

📣 New job alert! 📣

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Accessibility Consultant to join !

We're looking for a highly experienced and skilled digital accessibility practitioner, with a successful track record of delivering large-scale projects that have spanned both research and end-to-end experiences.

Day to day, you'll...

💫 Take a lead practitioner role on a variety of high-profile client projects, from audits to training and consulting
💫 Support clients on their accessibility change agendas in a variety of ways, including scoping project deliverables, designing and delivering workshops and training
💫 Get the opportunity to make a positive difference, to really influence and change what is happening in the world of digital inclusion.

Find out more and apply ⬇️

https://www.nomensa.com/careers/principal-accessibility-consultant-1?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=facebook24jan23

The majority of our team is based in Bristol, however this role is also open to applications from people based remotely across the UK or Amsterdam.

Thank you to everyone who tuned in for yesterday's webinar with Gemma Dolby and Peter Kay! We hope you enjoyed the session and left with plenty of useful tips that you can apply to your own organisation. If you missed out, don't worry – we'll be sharing the recording on our YouTube channel very soon 🌟

In the meantime, we're delighted to announce our next webinar will be taking place on 21st February from 2–3pm GMT with our Head of Client Services George Moriarty and Director of UX Joe Knowles! 🗓

Here's a question for you: when was the last time you truly listened, deeply, in a meeting or conversation? Ignoring all distractions. Not waiting to respond. Just listening.

In our hybrid-working and meeting-overloaded age, a lot of our collaboration is through screens – the same screens that act as veritable notification factories and information all-you-can-eat buffets. If the value that agencies bring is in our thinking – how can we harness Deep Listening to unlock the full potential of interactions: with users, clients and our internal colleagues? When it matters, how often are we truly listening to all that is being said, and not said?

In this conversational webinar we’ll learn all about what Deep Listening is, why it’s important and what gets in the way of it – plus practical tips to combat this. Joe and George spend much of their days in conversation, for a whole host of reasons, ranging from water cooler check-ins to exploring complex business problems. Come along and (deeply) listen in – sign up for free ⬇️

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harnessing-the-power-of-deep-listening-tickets-516525741397?aff=facebook18jan

Harnessing the Power of Deep Listening Hosted by Nomensa's Director of UX, Joe Knowles and Head of Client Services, George Moriarty

📣 New blog post 📣

Exploration Reports are a new feature released with Google Analytics 4. They offer a flexible reporting style using various techniques, allowing you to delve deeper into your data and uncover detailed insights about user behaviour on your website 💡

In 'The power of Google Analytics 4 Exploration Reports', SEO Consultant Gemma Dolby talks you through how to set up and use Exploration Reports to ensure you're getting the most out of this exciting new feature 💫

Read the blog post ⬇️

http://ow.ly/gNlZ50MlhxC

If you're keen to learn more, sign up for our next free webinar! On 17th January from 2–3pm, Gemma and Principal Experience Delivery Consultant Peter Kay will cover the ins and outs of Google Analytics 4 in more detail, and discuss how to make the switch from Universal Analytics.

Sign up for free ⬇️

http://ow.ly/yBFZ50MlhxA

Nomensa | The power of Google Analytics 4 Exploration Reports SEO Consultant Gemma Dolby talks you through how to use Exploration Reports, a new feature released with Google Analytics 4.