Stephen Collins

Stephen is a passionate designer and teacher who runs Acidlabs – an agency specialising in design thinking, user experience, and service design.

In 2009 he founded TEDxCanberra and ran it through to 2016. Completing his Masters in Design Futures at RMIT, Stephen has a breadth of experience and capabilities as an instructor and leader in the field of UX Design.

Latest posts

How Harness Projects Prepares You for Cybersecurity Certifications

One of the most common questions we hear from people looking to break into cybersecurity is: “Will this course prepare me for certifications?” It’s a great question. Certifications like CompTIA Security+, Network+, CySA+, and PenTest+ are well-recognised in the industry and can help boost your career. But here’s what most people don’t realise: A certification […]

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10 months ago

Succeeding in UX today – Kayla Heffernan’s take

Designing in the Unknown: Insights from Harness Mentor Kayla Heffernan Ambiguity is the natural state of UX. The problems are rarely well-defined, the users don’t always behave as expected, and business priorities can change overnight. Great designers don’t avoid that uncertainty — they learn to navigate it. Few illustrate this better than Kayla Heffernan, one […]

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10 months ago

Hieu Quach — Designing for Millions

Being Prepared for Today’s UX/UI Design Job Market When you’ve designed for products used by millions every day, you see the craft differently. Hieu Quach, now Staff Product Designer at Adobe Express and formerly Senior UX Designer and Lead Product Designer at Atlassian, has spent years shaping how people create, collaborate, and connect online. He […]

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11 months ago