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Imran Hussain

@imhuyorks.bsky.social

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Love all things collaboration and community. Founder of GovCamp North and Design System Day. Organiser UKGovCamp, Services Week and GovJams. Currently doing community @gdsteam. Site: https://www.imranhussain.uk

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Jan 22

I'm looking to do more UX and community talks in 2025. Which conferences/events should I go for?

Can anyone point me towards any opportunities please?

#PublicSpeaking #talks #UX #community

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James Arthur Cattell @jacattell.bsky.social · 10d

Work in or around the #PublicSector? Fancy a breakfast time natter, and optional co-working day?

The last 3 #OneTeamGov North #Manchester meetups of 2025 are on Tuesday:
🐝 21 October,
🐝 18 November,
🐝 16 December.

Sign up via www.eventbrite.com/o/hosted-by-...

People sit in rows, smiling for the camera.

A bordered square rotated slightly clockwise, inside which are the words, "One Team Gov".

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · 21d

I was so stoked to finally run something with @claragt.bsky.social . We’ve been looking to work together for ages and I finally got the chance today @sdingov.bsky.social

It was such a deliberate, thoughtful and intentional crowd as well. A true pleasure all round!

Clara Greo @claragt.bsky.social · 21d

I had a wonderful time delivering a workshop on Ending gracefully at #sdingov with @imhuyorks.bsky.social this morning.

The room was gentle, reflective and intentional. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to Imran for showing me a different mode to facilitate in.

Imran and I at the font of a workshop, folks beind us chatting

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · 21d

Great to see you there, and glad you enjoyed it 🥹

Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · 24d

Come and join the conversation in our monthly #DesignSystemChat. This month we'll be talking about #ServicePatterns.

🗓️ Tuesday 30 September, 2pm-3pm BST
🎟️ Read more and grab a ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-sys...

Design System Chat - September 2025

Join us for July 2025's Design System Chat to discuss Service Patterns. Hosted by the GOV.UK Design System.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks so much for sharing Andy, you're a true gent 🎩

Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Aug 5

Have you got 30 minutes in the next few weeks to speak to me about the GOV.UK Design System community.

If you do, sign-up for an informal chat here: forms.gle/ASfUpvpgT1yM...

Danke 🙌

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James Arthur Cattell @jacattell.bsky.social · Jul 31

UKGovCamp 2026 ( #ukgc26 ) will be in #Birmingham on Saturday 17 January 2026.

We need a venue:
1️⃣ for 250 people,
2️⃣ 8 breakout rooms,
3️⃣ wheelchair accessible.

@imhuyorks.bsky.social is leading the search.

Please share and reply with ideas 🙂

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Jul 29

Link: forms.gle/Pr334RMFYUWV...

Design System Community - insights chat

Hello, Imran from the Design System team is looking to speak to people to find out more about your journey in joining the community. It is just an informal chat, and any information will be used by Im...

forms.gle

Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thanks for letting me know Joe!

Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hi everyone, I’m looking to improve the process of joining the GOV.‌UK Design System community.

I’d like to speak to people who have started using the design system in the last year.

If you can spare 30 minutes for an informal chat, I’d love to talk! 💬 Sign-up:https://forms.gle/Pr334RMFYUWV8ENP9 .

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Jul 25

GovCamp North is on hiatus. But @ukgovcamp.bsky.social is going on tour to Brum next year!

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hey all,

Sign up for July's #DesignSystemChat, running Weds 16 July, 10.30am BST

This month we'll discuss our events/ workshop offer:
▪️ What's our current offer?
▪️ What do you attend?
▪️ What would you like to see more of?

🎟️ You can grab a ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-sys...

Design System Chat - July 2025

Join us for July 2025's Design System Chat to discuss what events you'd like to see from us. Hosted by the GOV.UK Design System.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Jun 10

Really excited about doing a #Community themed UX talk at #UXScotland tomorrow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

🧑🏽‍💻 I’ll be writing it up after the event, so keep an eye out for post with the fully intended tongue-in-cheek title:

“With Great Community, Comes Great Responsibility”

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Jun 10

Heading up to Edinburgh for #UXScotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . Gimme a shout if you’re also about in Edinburgh this week!

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · May 23

Glad you enjoyed it Martin 🫡

Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · May 21

It shows you clearly recognise some of this behaviour, implicitly if nothing else.

You’ve got good instincts!

Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · May 21

So sorry to hear that. But good on you for taking action 💪

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · May 21

💥 New Blog Post 💥

The psychology of scaling community, featuring:

• What do 'diffusion of responsibility' and 'social loafing' mean?
• How do they impact team dynamics and communities?
• What can you do about them?

Read here: imranhussain.uk/the-psycholo...

#community #psychology #dynamics

The psychology of scaling community – Imran Hussain

imranhussain.uk

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Priyanca a11y 🌈 @priyanca.bsky.social · Apr 29

Looking forward to speaking to Content Club folks about considering compounding barriers & intersectionality when we think about accessibility.

Thank you @niacampbell.bsky.social @adrianortega.bsky.social @contentdesign.london for organising!

Book your space – A more holistic approach to accessibility: Priyanca D’Souza – Google Meet

Join us for our next pep- talk, where Priyanca D’Souza talks about how we can take a more holistic approach to accessibility. ...

www.tickettailor.com

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Apr 28

What’s up Bluesky, I’m starting to look for my next professional opportunity.

If you are looking for someone community, co-design or collaboration shaped, please get in touch 💬

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Apr 9

We don’t have a dependency graph, but that might be a good thing for us to produce 👍

Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Apr 8

We hope it goes down well. It’s a bit of an experimental format.

Either way, we’ll learn from the first one and make the second one even better. I hope to make it a fixture of new releases.

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Apr 8

The GOV.UK Design System team running our first install-a-thon on Thursday 24 April 1pm-3pm BST.

It’s a new session format where we will support people to upgrade their version of GOV.UK FrontEnd to the latest version (5.9.0).

🎟️ Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/install-a-...

Thanks,
Imran

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Mar 28

So I'm starting to line up the talks this year.

The next one will be at "Hey! All Day" in Leeds, on Thursday 1 May.
I'll be doing a lightning version of my new talk on community ethics:

With Great Community Comes Great Responsibility 😜

#talk #community #ethics #Hey!AllDay

Banner image for Imran's lightning talk. There's a black and white image of Imran wearing a fedora, looking at the camera.
Imran Hussain: With great community comes great responsibility

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Imran Hussain @imhuyorks.bsky.social · Mar 28

Huge thanks to @tomyoull.bsky.social , @adrianortega.bsky.social and @niacampbell.bsky.social for inviting us to speak.

Hopefully we can come back with a bit of an update later on.
The recording will be shared on Youtube by #ContentClub in the near future.

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