Designing for Emergency Services

Our challenge: transform mission-critical emergency services alerting infrastructure to a more contemporary approach that works for 55,000 career and volunteer emergency services personnel across three agencies.

Creating a user-centric application isn’t about applying a UX tool or process here and there, but deliberately focusing on what the users need, and employing the right tools and techniques at the right times.

Hear about the challenges we faced when designing one app for three emergency services in Victoria, the tools and processes used and how we created positive change

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Chris Webster & Julie Wynn - Designing for Emergency Services
Our challenge: transform mission-critical emergency services alerting infrastructure to a more contemporary approach that works for 55,000 career and volunteer emergency services personnel across three agencies. Creating a user-centric application isn't about applying a UX tool or process here and there, but deliberately focusing on what the users need, and employing the right tools and techniques at the right times.

Presentation

Julie Wynn & Chris Webster - Designing for Emergency Services
Our challenge: transform mission-critical emergency services alerting infrastructure to a more contemporary approach that works for 55,000 career and volunteer emergency services personnel across three agencies. Creating a user-centric application isn't about applying a UX tool or process here and there, but deliberately focusing on what the users need, and employing the right tools and techniques at the right times.

Audio

UXAUS 2020 DAY 3 Julie Wynn & Chris Webster - Designing for Emergency Services by UX Australia
Our challenge: transform mission-critical emergency services alerting infrastructure to a more contemporary approach that works for 55,000 career and volunteer emergency services personnel across three agencies. Creating a user-centric application isn't about applying a UX tool or process here and there, but deliberately focusing on what the users need, and employing the right tools and techniques at the right times.