Kathryn Grace

Head of Design @NHS England

Leeds, GB
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WORK HISTORY

Feb 2022 — Present

Head of Design @NHS England

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Leeds, GB

Part of the central Product & UCD team within Digital | Product & PlatformsLeading on central design based initiatives.Supporting central strategy planning.Collaborating with leadership to enable multi-disciplinary team working.Collaborating with Product & Design leadership to bring clarity to overview initiatives.Supporting UCD & Design communities.Championing joined up thinking, clear communication, creating clarity (where we can), bringing different view points together to find a shared way forward.Creating space to collaborate and learn through a playful approach.Organisational Change Count: 3 so far, now on 4th as NHS England integrates into DHSC.

EDUCATION

1989 — 1992

Middlesex University

BA (Hons), Graphic Design

SKILLS

Mobile ApplicationsStrategic ThinkingUser ExperiencePersonaDementia CareWorkshop FacilitationWeb ServicesInteraction DesignProblem SolvingDesign StrategyBrand DevelopmentRetail DesignInformation DesignSocial MediaMobile DevicesBrandingUsabilityMarketing CommunicationsMarketingDesign ThinkingTypographyExperience DesignDesign ManagementUser ResearchVisual BrandingMobile DesignCorporate IdentityService DesignGraphic DesignUser-Centered DesignPrototype

ABOUT KATHRYN GRACE

Currently enabling change through design and research practice within the digital product & service landscape at NHS England.Design & Research Coach.Particular interests in:• Enabling the sharing of learning across teams and communities to enable greater innovation in a digital age• Playful Working, Jamming & Learning - introducing people to \'people centred\' service design and thinking• Coaching and community building to enable people to do their best work• Enabling design to be embedded within organisations, across multiple functions/roles• Design/User Research Tools & Techniques (enabling people to participate in research/co-design)• Inclusive, diverse and accessible product/service design and communications - digital, physical, visual, audio and in person.• Care Innovation - older people and dementia - both digital and digitally enabled services• Combining Health & Social Care into useful innovations for Family Care and Holistic ServicesCo-initiated Service Design Leeds 2010Initiated Leeds Global Service Jam 2011 Part of the Leeds GovJam & Service Jam Community 2010 to presentVolunteer Global Jams HQ 2016 to presentFamily Dementia Carer 20••••15

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