Kieron Gurner,
In UX (User Experience), both the U and the X are key. If you’re building a tech-driven solution to a business problem, there’s no point in creating an experience without making the end users your primary focus. Look at company intranets. In theory they can solve all manner of business…
Jo Morrison,
The construction industry has a serious productivity problem. In the uncertain times that have followed 2008’s financial crisis productivity growth has stalled in general, but the problem has been affecting the construction sector for even longer. There is a global annual shortfall of $1 trillion in infrastructure spending and many large-scale…
Digital Placemaking Regeneration
Kieron Gurner,
With an overarching theme of “open collaboration”, here are four key themes we took away from Future PropTech 2019 this May. Keen to learn (and contribute), Calvium’s Jo Morrison and Kieron Gurner spent the day among 2,000 other attendees, taking in panel debates, keynotes, case studies, workshops, round tables, networking opportunities and an 80+-strong exhibition.
Jo Morrison,
The heritage sector in the UK faces many challenges. Hundreds of thousands of organisations are vying for the public’s attention, institutions across the country are struggling to pay for upkeep, and European funding for arts and culture – which has often plugged the gap left by national cuts – is…
Kieron Gurner,
Last week the Government Digital Service announced that information about public services can now be accessed through voice-activated smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo, such as applying for a passport and accessing details about the national minimum wage. This means that people can access over 12,000 pieces of information…
Jo Morrison,
Vacant car parks, dwindling crowds, anchor stores closing their doors for good and replaced by cheap and not-so-cheerful discount stores. It’s a scene that has become all too familiar in shopping centres across the UK, and has fuelled a debate over a so-called retail apocalypse. As consumer behaviour becomes more influenced…
App Insights Digital Placemaking
Jo Morrison,
The world is finally waking up to the importance of accessibility. As we kick off our NavSta mobile wayfinding project with Transport for London, Connected Places and Open Inclusion, we sat down with Tom Pokinko, Research Director at Open Inclusion, to talk technology, accessibility, and why inclusive design (hopefully) won’t…
Jo Morrison,
The concept of shared, culturally significant spaces is as old as time itself. The ancient Greeks had agora, the Romans had forums, and medieval cities had bustling squares for trading. Since then, the relationships between people and place has been rethought multiple times. Now, with the rise of technology as…
Jo Morrison,
On 19th March 2019, Transport for London (TfL) hosted Access All Areas, London’s largest accessible transport event at the ExCeL London. It showcased the latest transport innovations geared towards accessibility, looking at roads and streets, train stations and public transport, design and services, and, of course, technology. The exhibition included…
App Insights Digital Placemaking
Jo Morrison,
What has already been done to improve accessibility on London’s public transport network? What are today’s biggest challenges? What projects are businesses currently working on to increase accessibility still further? The TfL Access All Areas event at ExCeL London on March 19th aimed to answer these questions, and more. Access…
Alumni: Charlie Harman,
‘Blockchain’ is like ‘post-modernism’: one of those words many of us think we should know but would be horrified to try and explain to friends. Here’s a secret: we feel the same. Which is why we asked Calvium Technical Director Ben Clayton to explain what blockchain is, what it’s for,…
Jo Morrison,
January’s Let’s Get Real 2019 Conference saw speakers from across the arts and cultural heritage sector converge to discuss the intersection of digital practice and social purpose at London’s Wellcome Trust. The event demonstrated the power of digital practice for driving social change – including ‘changes to our identity, our wellbeing,…