Tech For Good Hub

Comic Relief's Tech for Good programme for charities and social enterprises etc

Archives for January 2019

What Skateboards and Bicycles Can Teach Us About Building a Tech for Good Product

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You don’t have to be a designer to understand the principles of good product development. And if you’re interested in applying for a Tech for Good grant it’s going to pay to.

Product development is risky and complex. There’s so much we don’t know at the beginning. Even after days of user research you can’t predict how your users will respond or if your product will actually meet their needs.

That’s why building iteratively is important. [Read more…] about What Skateboards and Bicycles Can Teach Us About Building a Tech for Good Product

Four Insights That Changed How We Run Our Tech for Good Project

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We asked four of 2018’s programme cohort to share an insight that changed the way they work. Hit play to hear what they said.

 

We find it interesting that all four described insights into their users, because it shows that rather than rushing into the build stage they’d all been working to understand their users better first.

Here’s a quick summary: [Read more…] about Four Insights That Changed How We Run Our Tech for Good Project

Stack the Odds in Your Favour: How to Know if Your Tech for Good Project Will Succeed (before you’ve even begun)

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Rather like predicting which horse will win a race, the trained eye can tell which Tech for Good projects are most likely to be successful. There’s some pedigree advice in this article.

You’re a charity chief exec. You’re planning a Tech for Good project or maybe you’ve won a grant. How can you be sure you’ve got a good chance of success? How can you stack the odds in your favour?

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