Choose Your Own Adventure, ASC Edition
Our new demand and resource scenario planning tool is a similar idea to a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' for Adult Social Care!
How we work
How can we tackle unconscious bias?
When I heard that the government had pulled the plug on unconscious bias training, I remember thinking that it felt like a backwards step. But a review found limited evidence that it creates behaviour change, and could even lead to "unintended negative consequences.” So, what was going on there that meant not only was it not very effective, but could actually be making things worse?
A Bee, See
Our Data & Analytics team is an absolute rag-tag ensemble. The kind of motley crew usually seen in family films such as Mighty Ducks, Monsters University, Stand By Me, etc.
Goodbye bureaucracy
Any project in a local authority setting has a certain degree of bureaucracy. And that’s good, bureaucracy makes sure people are kept in the loop, makes sure services are fit for purpose, makes sure we are accountable and transparent. But bureaucracy can also make our workdays too long, frustrate us and distract us from our, and the organisation’s, motivation.
First professional job during the Covid-19 Pandemic
I would have been studying hard for upcoming deadlines at The University of Essex, revising for modules like Econometrics and Mathematical Methods. However, I decided early on in my degree that I needed to gain experience, and the best way was through an industrial placement.
Yes, it’s been a tough year, but we have also discovered we are stronger together…..
This year has been undeniably tough! However, we have found silver linings wherever possible; gone above and beyond to support each other; and worked tremendously hard to enable others to make difficult decisions. Last year Data and Analytics set five …
Heroes Work Wonders Here
A little over a year ago, back when we were allowed outside to frolic and have fun, I spoke at Nesta’s City Data Conference about confronting the skills gap in the public sector, and – in particular – how we …
From the inside out: The body of a Data Science Team
As the LARIA (Local Area Research and Intelligence Association) webinar series for 2020 kicked off this week Stephen Simpkin and I were lucky enough to present on the theme of local leadership. Along with the other presenters from Suffolk and …
Everyone's talking about collaboration
Am I right? Collaboration is one of those buzzwords that people put on CVs, in organisation bio’s and on projects. But how often can you honestly say you’ve experienced true collaboration?
Lesson Learned - Cruising the Ocean of Unstructured Case Notes
There are various approaches to dealing with the growing long-term care needs of the ageing population across the UK. One in eight adults are carers and every day another 6,000 people take on caring responsibilities. Societies largely rely on the …