Let’s end single use projects

So much insight, so much knowledge, lost or locked up in organisations and institutions. Evaluations that are never shared. Projects that…

Pebbles and boulders

At the back end of last year I pondered listening to my own advice, and getting myself a coach. And so over the past couple of months I’ve…

No one wants to bet the under

In sports betting there is something called over/under, whereby you bet on a number. Betting the under is something that feels boring even though it's more likely. We do the same when it comes to tech.

Data for Action — principles refresh

Refreshing our Principles and ways of working.

People as Code

People as Code imagines a world built like open source, modular, participatory, and transparent, where people help write policy, foundations build platforms, and data becomes a shared resource.

Grant funding for digital and data in the UK charity sector -

a year on have things changed and perhaps how they could change for the better

On psychological safety

Last night, I got caught in the train meltdown. Cue lots of confusion, lots of panicked people. It was something I was able to navigate…

Why AI*?

* this should be read as if you are from the North East of England

The questions we’re trying to answer

As we’re just starting out on a project as part of Joseph Rowntree Foundations Insight Infrastructure work. We’ve written about why we think question-centred approaches are powerful. But what are the questions we’re trying to answer by doing this specific bit of work?

The Power of a Question-Centered Approach to Data

“Imagine if the secret to mastering data lies in our capacity to ask the right questions?