Christine Hemphill

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About Christine Hemphill

Christine is a disability and age-inclusive researcher, informing and progressing inclusive design and innovation. Christine does this with the team at Open Inclusion and informed by our pan-disability and inter-generational community, providing high-quality, practical and authentic insights that more broadly reflect the diversity of human experiences. This work covers experiences people have as customers, citizens or employees. She founded and leads Open Inclusion, a disability and age-inclusive research agency based in the UK and operating globally. Christine is a Certified Member of the Market Research Society (MRS), a Certified Professional in Accessibility (CPACC) with the IAAP and currently chairs MRS Unlimited, the disability-inclusive research sector MRS group. She is an Ambassador for Co-Innovate at Brunel University and a past leader and ongoing active member of the Inclusive Design for XR group at XRAccess and member of the initial strategy team there. Works in: Inclusive research, design and innovation Inclusion-led innovation in emerging technologies. Digital accessibility and usability (2D and 3D) Inclusive user research and testing. Market research - dynamics and economics. Strategy and change management. Enterprise design and management. Social entrepreneur. Industries: Digital strategy, design and development Customer experience design Finance and banking services Retail Travel and transport Health services Mining and metals International trade and supply chain logistics Ex professional triathlete (represented Australia)/ BTF triathlon coach