Sharing is talked about a lot nowadays, house sharing, ride sharing, even reminding your child to share with others (or you if they have a bar of chocolate!). Something that is even more important than sharing chocolate (if that is …
I was embarrassingly late to the ‘Barbie’ bandwagon. In 2023 everybody seemed to be doing the “Barbenheimer” challenge, but I resented the idea of paying to see a film that would inevitably end up on a streaming service, so I …
We’ve all noticed increasing financial pressures in the shops, in our bills, and in all aspects of life over the past few years. It can often feel like every time we tune in to the news there is some worrying …
How do you ensure that your recruitment approaches are reaching the right people? How do you know whether there is anything internally that you could do differently to increase recruitment? These are questions that every service, company or team will …
I’ll be honest, I’ve never been one for learning from books. I wouldn’t like to tell you how many times my Mum caught me having a nap while I was meant to be studying! I have always preferred to get …
Sometimes it is difficult to see a way through. Sometimes, what we have always done no longer works. Sometimes the solution is so simple and obvious in hindsight. Of course, in our world of data, there is always a journey …
With another resident survey coming to a conclusion, the door for creating a new blog post emerged. Now, let’s open up word before piling my sentences through copilot (AI might be a focus in here…) Here’s the cheeky plug to …
Someone recently pointed out to me that it’s been 4,261 days since I first started at Essex County Council (pause for shocked gasps). So, it’s been a while since I’ve thought much about my days walking to school. Or at …
My colleague Lucy Smith and I recently wrapped up work on the Domestic Abuse Needs Assessment. This project spanned the better part of a year and was a significant milestone in my career. The insights from our assessment inform the …
Imagine a street. This street has a hundred residents all aged over 65. Now imagine the next street over. This street has a hundred residents aged 85 and over. How many of the residents of these two streets do you …
Dan Fitzgerald and Connie Becker, Analysts within ECC’s Data and Analytics team, reflect on their recent experiences developing new skills… Were you one of those kids that spent hours playing The Sims in the past? If so, this is definitely …