Charlie Harman,
In the last few years, there has been an explosion in immersive, location-based experiences. From the monumental success of Pokémon GO to more cerebral experience like our own Lost Palace of Whitehall – a piece of audio theatre that brings to life the history of a Royal Palace that no…
Jo Morrison,
Public engagement is a huge part of digital placemaking – and of British government policy around planning and development. The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in July 2018, emphasises the importance of meaningful community engagement in delivering healthy, inclusive and safe places where people want to live and…
Jo Morrison,
On 10 January 1985, at Alexandra Palace in North London, press gathered for the launch of something truly exciting. Clive Sinclair, inventor of the best-selling ZX Spectrum home computer, had claimed to have reinvented travel, “[putting] personal, private transport back where it belongs – in the hands of the individual.”…
Jo Morrison,
The rise of digital placemaking has been supported by emerging digital technologies – from smart clothing to city-wide sensor networks – that go beyond the smartphone. But while conversations around technological possibility are important, larger ethical questions have come to the fore. There are groundbreaking developments in the Internet of…
Jo Reid,
From warehouse inventory to health and safety compliance to running entire factories, app tech is all over the manufacturing and engineering space. Digital transformation firm Capgemini recently surveyed 1,000 senior executives from global manufacturing organizations across nine countries, 62% of who had global revenues greater than $2 billion. The report…
Jo Reid,
Why do you do what you do? Without wanting to throw you into an existential crisis, it’s a crucial question for all businesses, and the people within them. At Calvium, we’re lucky to have a hugely talented team – a fantastic blend of experienced developers, UX experts, account managers, researchers…
Jo Morrison,
Strolling down the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street can be a frenetic experience at the best of times. In 2017, however, you could have peeled off for a break on Bird Street – a tiny backstreet tucked between Gap and the Doc Martens store – where birds were tweeting and the…
Jo Morrison,
“The value imperative lies at the heart of urban design, and in London, when it was ignored, led directly to the creation of unloved, exclusionary, unsustainable and ultimately unlivable space.” Matthew Carmona, University College London, 2014 The internet and mobile technology are perhaps the greatest inventions of the last century….
Tom Melamed,
The app economy is changing. Both Apple and Google have made significant policy announcements that will reshape how apps need to be developed, updated and promoted – changes which ultimately force through the best practice that brands should have adopted years ago. They’ve created a necessity – and an opportunity…
Kieron Gurner,
The Cambridge Analytica scandal has made data collection and personalised experiences synonymous with data misuse and election-rigging – but in app technology, personalisation doesn’t have to be a dirty word. Personalisation offers users and visitors options for how they’d like their content to look, and lets them choose what they…
Jo Morrison,
In recent years, Calvium has given life to The Lost Palace of Whitehall, explored fashion with The Jewish Museum London and created a family trail for Tower Bridge. Our digital placemaking work beautifully complements the heritage sector in all its guises. So it will come as no surprise that the…
Jo Reid,
Throughout his period as Chancellor, Philip Hammond has repeatedly emphasised the UK’s “productivity puzzle”. It’s a catchy name for the UK’s stagnant productivity growth since the ‘08 financial crisis. The UK’s productivity growth has plateaued at 2%. It’s not a decline, sure. But the stalling of productivity growth is probably…