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Emma Parnell

Emma Parnell

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Dec 16, 2022

Year Note 1–2022

I’m no longer writing on Medium. To receive my weekly weeknotes direct to my inbox, sign up to my SubStack.

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Emma Parnell

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Nov 21, 2022

Goodbye brand

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Emma Parnell

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Nov 8, 2022

Becoming VAT registered

While a lot of my writing is fairly introspective, I also like to write about practical things that will help others and often write about…

Becoming VAT registered

Emma Parnell

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Oct 25, 2022

Does collaboration change when you’re freelance?

I’ve been thinking a lot about collaboration recently and how it differs when you’re working freelance to when you’re working with…

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Emma Parnell

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Oct 10, 2022

How to scale

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how to scale Joy and about whether I even want to scale it.

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Emma Parnell

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Oct 4, 2022

Our industry is racist

This won’t be new news to a lot of people, especially people of colour who’ve ever tried to get a job in our industry.

Our industry is racist

Emma Parnell

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Sep 26, 2022

Struggling to write

I’ve broken my writing habit recently and I’m annoyed with myself for that.

Struggling to write

Emma Parnell

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Sep 12, 2022

When things get busy

I’m in the middle of a two week period where everything has landed at the same time. I have three live projects at the moment, there’s a…

When things get busy

Emma Parnell

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Aug 22, 2022

You’ll ruin your reputation

How often, as a woman who runs a business, have you been told not to do something because it will ruin your reputation? How often have you…

The background is split diagonally in half with pale pink and pale blue. A series of 3D yellow stars run along the split line. Over the top if a semi-transparent speech bubble with the words ‘You’ll ruin your reputation’. In the bottom left is a yellow lozenge with the word Joy.

Emma Parnell

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Aug 15, 2022

A new strain of anxiety

I was on holiday last week so this week it feels necessary to write about something more personal.

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Emma Parnell

Emma Parnell

Freelance specialist in user research, service design and brand development. designforjoy.co.uk Previously @wearesnook, @nhsdigital, @wearewithyou.

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