Benjy Stanton
@benjystanton.co.uk
Contract interaction and service designer. User-centred design in gov. Accessibility. Music fan. https://www.benjystanton.co.uk/ He/him
Our current DM’s standup format is to go through every ticket on the board and then separately ask everyone in turn if they have any updates. Takes some discipline, but it’s the best standup format I’ve experienced.
3 gigs this week 😱 Neutrals, the flaming lips and the streets.
Some personal notes from my recent holiday in France 🇫🇷 www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/paris-h...
Paris holiday
Eiffel Tower, Disneyland, Vulture Capitalism and heat waves.
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Got access to most tools this week, and I'm starting to understand the roadmap. Going to be an exciting few months I think www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/week-2/
Week 2
Getting access to emails, Slack. And my first Jira ticket.
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I’m hiking around the coast on Saturday to raise money for MacMillan cancer support. Please donate if you can. donate.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
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Anything you can give will make a huge difference!
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I’m hiking a half marathon in June to raise money for Macmillan cancer support. Please donate if you can!
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Support my Mighty Hike challenge for people living with cancer
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2 cinema trips on the weekend. Project Hail Mary and Akira 🙌🏻
Me and Michelle have signed up to do a half marathon hike around Gower in June to raise money for Macmillan. Please donate if you can mightyhikesfundraising.macmillan.org.uk/teams/team-s...
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Support my Mighty Hike challenge for people living with cancer
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Kicking off a discovery in work, and seeing Geese in Bristol #weeknotes www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/geese/
Geese
A double weeknote starting 16 March 2026
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers doc is great. Despite them being a formative band for me I’ve never learnt about their history especially the very early years. Pretty emotional stuff.
Watched some Axe-con talks, went away in the van and I'm off to see the rugby in Cardiff today #weeknotes www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/watchin...
Watching some Axe-con talks
I watched some Axe-con talks and went away in the van. Not necessarily at the same time.
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Really enjoyed this International Women's Day special episode of the @forwalesseewales.bsky.social podcast. forwalesseewales.buzzsprout.com/2410605/epis...
International Women's Day - For Wales, See Wales
In this special International Women’s Day episode, Mel sits down with campaigners and advocates Hanan Issa and Athika Ahmed to discuss the experience of being a woman in a public role in Wales, the re...
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Any recommendations for North wales with the family? Big kiddo wants to do zipworld, but would love some other suggestions. I’m embarrassed to say I’ve never been to Wales other than through it for ferrys to Ireland.
“If Europe wants change, it cannot simply recreate the same model under a different logo. It must move beyond the document-and-format architecture altogether.” ia.net/topics/trapp...
Trapped in MS Office
Seeking IT independence, Europe wants to escape Microsoft Office. The question is: where to?
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🎉 Looking for new work. 15 years front-end dev + Design Systems specialist. I help folks build, maintain & transform design systems. I'm also available for focused projects, front-end builds, codebase modernisation. Short to long term. Let's chat - stu@alwaystwisted.com reposts appreciated <3
"Accessibility is not a feature. It is system design.". Loved this quote (and the whole talk) from @annaecook.com www.deque.com/axe-con/sess...
Accessibility in the End of Deterministic Design (Again) - axe-con
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Thanks folks for joining! I am overwhelmed with kind mentions, it means the world to me. 💙 I also want to ask you all how I can best translate this talk to written format. Do you want one big post? Multiple snippets? Toolkits? What’s most useful for you? www.youtube.com/live/wa9pFfR...
Accessibility in the End of Deterministic Design (Again)
YouTube video by Axe-con Stream 2
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Ah the irony of going into the office, but missing standup. Probably the most important meeting of the day.
Dydd Miwsig Cymru hapus. Some Welsh psych folk for you this morning mwsogcymru.bandcamp.com/track/llef-hir
Llef Hir, by MWSOG
track by MWSOG
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