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Unleashing Innovation: A Design Thinking Workshop at MilUX. Last week, Uma O. facilitated a Design Thinking workshop for MilUX. We immersed ourselves in a dynamic, user-centred innovation process - empathising with real users, reframing problems, and rapidly iterating ideas. #DesignThinking #DesignSprints #MilUX #RapidInnovation #UserCentredDesign #Defence #UCD

Yesterday, MilUX joined the final meet-and-greet of the year at the BattleLab - a fantastic opportunity to connect with the growing defence innovation community and foster SME collaboration. We’re proud to see how our Discovery work for the BattleLab has contributed to their ongoing success. It was particularly rewarding to catch up with Dorset Council UK and hear how ideas from that Discovery are now transforming into actionable improvement initiatives. For this Discovery, we utilised the Kanban University Fit For Purpose Framework, enabling the team to uncover what truly matters to their users and drive impactful outcomes. 👉 If you’re curious about this Discovery or want to explore how our product and user-centred design services can help you reduce risk, accelerate development, and deliver optimised solutions for MOD end-users, drop us a message 💡 Together, we can develop mission-critical solutions at the speed of relevance. #Innovation #Defence #UserCenteredDesign #MOD #F4P #UCD #collaboration #SME #Community #Defence #Battlelab

MilUX would like to extend our gratitude to C3IA for their invaluable support in helping us achieve the Cyber Essentials Plus certification. Their expert guidance, thorough understanding of cybersecurity, and dedication to excellence made the entire process seamless. From identifying potential vulnerabilities to ensuring our systems meet the required security standards, C3IA delivered an excellent service. This certification marks a significant statement to remain certified for another year, and we couldn’t have done it without their professional expertise. Thank you, C3IA, for being a trusted partner in our journey toward enhanced cybersecurity. Cyber Essentials Plus builds on the self-certification of Cyber Essentials; it’s a commitment to safeguarding customer data and ensuring robust protection against cyber threats. For our customers, this certification provides peace of mind that their sensitive information is handled within a secure and resilient infrastructure. In an era where data breaches and cyberattacks are increasingly common, Cyber Essentials Plus demonstrates that MilUX is proactive about implementing industry-recognised security measures. If you are a SME looking to get certified, check out C3IA's services. We also love the new branding! #cyberessentials #sme #cybersecurity #security 

MilUX can help you develop mission-critical solutions at the speed of relevance. Our product and user-centred design expertise will help you reduce risk, accelerate development, and optimise solutions for MOD end-users. Whether you are an early-stage start-up, an SME or a large defence company, we will collaborate to overcome your challenges. We have helped remove uncertainty for several UK Defence Industry and MOD clients, including; CDW UK, TPG Services Ltd., 2iC Limited, Dstl, British Army, and the BattleLab. We can help you in the following ways: Delivery Planning and Scoping. We help you gain a comprehensive understanding of your delivery needs by ensuring that your solutions are aligned with your user requirements from the outset. This proactive approach not only reduces the likelihood of costly rework, delays and unmet expectations but also increases user satisfaction, adoption, and the success of your delivery. Exploratory User Research We help you gain a deep understanding of your military user’s needs, motivations, and challenges with our explorative user research. We go beyond the obvious to uncover hidden pain points, identify unmet needs, and understand the ‘why’ behind observed behaviours. These rich insights will inform your design and development process, ensuring solutions are truly user-centred, effective, and aligned with the realities of the military context. By investing in us, you can avoid costly missteps, validate assumptions, and uncover opportunities for innovation that you might otherwise miss. Concept Generation and Early Prototyping We help you to accelerate innovation and reduce development risks with concept generation and early prototyping. We help you bring your ideas to life quickly and efficiently, using collaborative workshops and cost-effective rapid prototyping techniques to explore, refine, and validate concepts with your military personnel. This user-centred approach ensures that your solutions are not only innovative but also practical, usable, and aligned with the needs of your end-users. Gain valuable feedback early on, get buy-in, avoid costly design changes later, and get your solutions to the field faster, maintaining a competitive advantage. Capability Assessment We help you to measure the impact of existing military systems, processes, services and products.  We help you go beyond simple assessments to provide an in-depth analysis of your existing military systems, processes, training programmes, and equipment. You will gain clear, evidence-based insights to pinpoint areas for improvement, enhance operational efficiency, and validate the effectiveness of your solutions.

Last Thursday, MilUX joined 12 other employers from Wiltshire to receive the Silver Award from the Employer Recognition Scheme. Our CEO Matt Odell and Principal Consultant Isabella Marriott, both serving Reservists, attended the presentation and received the award from Mrs Sarah Rose Troughton, the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. Thank you to the team from Wessex RFCA for hosting a great event, and congratulations to all the Reservists, Cadet Forces Adult Volunteers and Cadets who received various other honours and awards at the event. The Silver Award recognises those employers who actively demonstrate support made in their Armed Forces Covenant, and employ at least one member of the Armed Forces Community, be that a Reservist, Cadet Forces Adult Volunteer, Service Leaver or military spouse.

We will be at the DVD Event on Thursday, 19th September. Supporting DVD2024's aim of "Working together to pull the future into the present and delivering a more Modern, more Lethal and more Productive Army", we are looking to create new partnerships and share our extensive experience in working with the British Army's end users. If you would like to meet with one of our delivery specialists or user researchers to learn more about how we can help you, please send us a direct message or email [email protected].

For the last four months, MilUX has been leading the user research and business analysis for Land SOF’s Quicksilver initiative. Partnering with CDW UK and 2iC Limited to design a cutting-edge, adaptable Staff Working Environment (SWE) for the British Army's Land Special Operations. We're leveraging our deep military expertise and user-centred design principles to understand the unique needs of the RANGERs operating in high-pressure environments. Our cross-industry multidisciplinary team is conducting in-depth interviews, workshops, and observational studies to uncover insights that will shape the future of tactical headquarters. Our Approach: - Focus: By focusing on the RANGER users and their needs, we can confidently move into development, knowing we are solving the right problems. - Flow: Through the application of Lean and Agile practices we are working to create a system to continuously flow value to the RANGERs. - Feedback: We have established feedback loops to improve communication, identify areas for improvement, and leverage delivery data to support their decision-making. Connect with Us: Let's discuss how MilUX can help your organisation achieve its goals through user-centred design and research. #UCD #UserCenteredDesign #research #Innovation  #Quicksilver #ranger #sof #NATO

In April, MilUX introduced an option for our team to take Volunteer Time Off (VTO). It was great reading Darryl’s LinkedIn post this morning. It reminded us why VTO is worthwhile for our team and their local communities. #SocialImpact #socialgood #volunteer #CSR

We are thrilled to announce that MilUX has been awarded the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award, a clear affirmation of our steadfast commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community! As a veteran founded company, we hold dear the values of supporting regulars and reserves, veterans, cadets forces, and the wider forces families. This is not just a commitment, but a shared mission that we are all a part of. We look forward to officially receiving the Silver Award from The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire and meeting the other successful businesses at the award ceremony on 17th Oct 2024. Thank you to Emily Kadoch from the Wessex RFCA for her support during the application process. #VeteranOwned #DefenceCommunity #SilverAward #ArmedForcesSupport #Veterans #ArmedForcesCovenant #SilverERS #SilverERS24

Do you have issues with predictability and delivery? Do you have too much to do and not enough time? Why not join Matt Odell on one of his upcoming Kanban University courses? We have two courses in July, if you attend both you'll earn the Kanban Management Professional (KMP) credential. - Kanban System Design - 0830-1700 - 4th and 5th July - https://lnkd.in/ef2EANbU - Kanban System Improvement - 0830-1700 - 18th and 19th July - https://lnkd.in/egRrD9FY Military and veteran discounts are available - please DM or email [email protected] for more information. What past students say. “Matt is a phenomenal trainer and coach. He is completely committed and passionate about Kanban, and it was a pleasure to be taught by him.” - Kanban System Design student. “I have some tangible actions and work already started to go away and improve my team’s environment and their upstream leadership team.” - Kanban System Design student. “I did find something I can implement with my team while still using Scrum/Safe. Lots of helpful simulations, great course trainer” - Kanban System Design student. #YesWeKanban #Kanban #KanbanUniversity #KanbanCanHelp