new weeknotes ft - getting more comfy in my new role and sector - an upcoming speaking engagement - mixed feeling of both optimism and dread www.marthaedwards.ca/weeknote-16-...
Feeling a bit cold and grey today (both the weather and me) - so I turned the heat on in our house and I'm going to try to lean into coziness. What happened * After a few weeks of onboarding, I've...
"Martha is smart and capable but doesn't live up to her potential" - a common theme in my school reports, but I've also heard this from bosses, family members, even partners. I'm so grateful that neurodiverse/adhd experiences are being shared and normalized. Everyone deserves to thrive ❤️
Today I am reflecting on: how can we make in-person gov and/or service design events be more open to people outside of Europe? Remote options and recordings are great but there's lots of value in F2F events. And that's challenging when the user group (public servants) rarely has travel budget.
woo hoo, excited for this! Nice work @martinjordan.com and team!
Oooo I'm an elder 👵 ps if, like me, you spent way too much time trying to figure out how to find this, just open bluesky on a desktop browser 😉
If you saw someone being sexually harassed on the bus, would you know how to help? If you saw someone being harassed at your local coffee shop, would you intervene? Let me teach you the 5Ds of effective bystander intervention! Sept 10 7pm EST FREE Open to anyone, anywhere aged 12+
Join us for a one-hour, interactive, virtual training to learn how to intervene when you see harassment happening. We’ll talk about what harassment looks like — from microaggressions to violence — and...
latest weeknotes up ft: some job news www.marthaedwards.ca/weeknote-14-...
🚨 Exciting event alert 🚨 The BC Gov Design Community is welcoming Femke van Schoonhoven to talk about "The Influential Product Designer" 📅 Sept 17th at 11am pacific time 👥 Free and open to anyone 🎥 Recording will be shared www.tickettailor.com/events/bcgov...
I know this is all true but it's still shocking to see it laid lout like this 🫠