Kate StulbergApplying user-centred approaches to the spending review processWhat is a spending review?5 min read·Mar 14, 2024----
Kate StulbergScaling a service quickly, with the help of user researchThe day I joined His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) was also the day a new digital service was launched into private beta…7 min read·Jul 5, 2023--1--1
Kate StulbergDoing user research in prisonsSince April, I’ve been at His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), developing new digital services for operational staff. This…8 min read·Dec 14, 2022--3--3
Kate StulbergNot-so-secret learnings about kinda-secret projects (aka doing strategic user research)I like to work in the open. Being transparent with users, stakeholders and colleagues about what user research is, how we do it, and what…5 min read·Mar 28, 2022----
Kate StulbergSafeguarding user researchers and their participantsThis summer, my colleague Josefeen Foxter and I explored how we might strengthen safeguarding protocols at NHS Digital. Safeguarding is a…5 min read·Sep 9, 2021----
Kate StulbergWhat reading Design Justice has taught me about user-centered designThis spring, I volunteered to help Kathryn Grace and Laura Yarrow facilitate a virtual book club for members of the user-centered design…9 min read·Jun 15, 2021----
Kate StulbergCollaborate, communicate, community: what charities can learn from the public sectorCompared to the private and public sectors, user-centered design is still relatively new to charities. Many have only recently begun to…3 min read·Mar 3, 2021----
Kate StulberginactionforchildrenParent Talk: a rapid response to the needs of parents [in a pandemic]Three years ago, Action for Children started designing digital services for parents and families. Several of these services were being…6 min read·Jul 16, 2020----
Kate StulberginactionforchildrenResearching with [vulnerable] peopleDuring Action for Children’s summer residency with Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange, I was asked to give a talk on my experiences…5 min read·Sep 30, 2019----
Kate StulberginactionforchildrenWhy user research matters in service designWhy user needs — and user research — matters in service design, using real life examples from Action for Children5 min read·Jul 1, 2019--1--1