Debate Club is...
A conversation format that helps people better understand and discuss conflicting ideas. It allows people to gain confidence in independent thinking while celebrating diversity of thought.
Blog posts
Friday 5 January 2024
We trust that some of you reading this will have had some lively debates over the festive period, so what better time than now to look back at what Debate Club has been up to in 2023?
Previous debates
Thursday 8 June 2023
In June we will be hosting a debate at UX Scotland. The first half will be a topic about the importance of debating and the second half will be a live debate with the audience.
Tuesday 23 May 2023
At NUX we debated on the prioritization between accessibility and profits/business objectives, the majority of participants argued that accessibility should be considered a bigger priority than profits and business objectives.
Saturday 11 February 2023
This debate was on whether to democratise research within our UX design and research team
Saturday 3 December 2022
During the debate on whether anyone can be a content designer, the majority of participants argued that with the right mindset, skills, and learning opportunities, anyone can indeed become a content designer.
Thursday 23 June 2022
During the debate on the distinction between visual design and interaction design, the majority of participants argued that the two disciplines are not fundamentally different but rather interconnected and overlapping.
Who we are
Jack Fletcher
Jack is a human centred designer who has worked across education, media and retail sectors, ranging from start-ups to large organisations.
Currently based in Manchester, he practices Interaction and Service Design at the Co-op. As part of the current Experience library team, he advocates agile and design processes and supports colleagues in product and service teams to improve their working practices.
Prior to joining the Co-op, Jack was a User Experience Designer at Frog Education, supporting the Malaysian government to deliver educational software across the entire country.
Jack's LinkedIn profile
Suhail Hussain
For the past 5 years, Suhail has designed digital experiences for LateRooms, Simply Be and Jacamo. He is now a Lead Interaction Designer at the Co-op, specialising in interaction and visual design.
Over the last 2 years he's worked in the Digital Food Experience team, with a focus on creating rich eCommerce experiences for the Co-op's customers.
More recently he has started to co-run the Interaction community of practice, supporting the community and delivering sessions to other designers at the Co-op.
Suhail's LinkedIn profile
Tom Burrows
Tom is a generalist designer based in Manchester. Working primarily in UX and content design, he has worked in the retail, education and IT sectors, and currently works at Co-op.
His work has covered food eCommerce and design systems, where he focuses on creating accessible, user-centred designs for Co-op's customers. He is also a writer, focusing on music and culture.
Tom's LinkedIn profile