10.25383/city.11637156.v1 Ernesto Priego Ernesto Priego Stuart Scott Stuart Scott Rik Williams Rik Williams City Interaction Lab Podcast – Episode 2 – Digital vs Dementia – A Conversation with Rik Williams (Alzheimer’s Society) City, University of London 2020 Interaction Lab City Interaction Lab Podcast City HCID Interaction Design Dementia dementia care Alzheimer's Alzheimer's Society Computer-Human Interaction Mental Health 2020-01-17 13:03:45 Media https://city.figshare.com/articles/media/City_Interaction_Lab_Podcast_Episode_2_Digital_vs_Dementia_A_Conversation_with_Rik_Williams_Alzheimer_s_Society_/11637156 <div>MP3 file.</div><div><br></div><div><p>In this second episode of the <a href="https://interactionlab.podbean.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">City Interaction Lab podcast</a> Stuart Scott hosts <a href="https://rikwilliams.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rik Williams</a> from <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alzheimer’s Society</a>.</p> <p>Rik shares his experiences of user-centred design for ‘<em>Dementia Connect</em>‘ — a service to improve access to advice and support for anyone worried about, living with or affected by these progressive-terminal brain diseases. Our conversation also covers Rik’s pathway into User Experience (UX), the value of coding knowledge for UX professionals’ and his involvement with the UK chapter of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">User Experience Professionals’ Association</a> (UXPA (UK)). If you are interested in inclusive design and working with vulnerable audiences then you will get a lot from this!</p><p><br></p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> During this episode we’ll be talking about dementia, a family of progressive-terminal brain diseases which are now the leading cause of death in the UK. Some people may find aspects of this topic distressing.</p><p><br></p> <p>City Interaction Lab Podcast is a series of thought provoking design focused interviews and opinions brought to you by <a href="http://www.interaction-lab.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">City Interaction Lab</a> and the <a href="https://hcid.city/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design</a> at City, University of London.</p><p><br></p><p>The City Interaction Lab Podcast series is directed and produced by Stuart Scott and Ernesto Priego. <br></p></div>