Methods Podcast

Suzanne Maxted, Jennee Thomas and Jane Fallon discuss the themes of sustainability, invisibility and opportunity as they navigate bringing up children as single or solo working parents.

They discuss the need to deal with the weight of the expectations of others, managing priorities and setting boundaries and the importance of working in an environment that supports flexible working to successfully balance life with children.

This is an eye-opening listen, full of relatable stories that bring home the unique challenges faced by single and solo parents.

 

Recorded 9th December 2021.

The power of design is well documented and evidenced across the board. We've seen central government transform over the last decade, but this change has not filtered through to local government in the same way.

Hannah Pinnock (Design Strategist) and Jane Fallon (Head of Digital for the Midlands) explore how the structures and governance of local government actively resist the adoption of design approaches, and discuss how we begin to clear the way for design and digital.

This podcast is a audio recording of a webinar from the Digital Leaders Innovation Week which ran between the 8th - 12th November 2021.

Throughout October we are celebrating Black History Month.

Join Mike Raphael, Trudy Beharry and Jadene Aderonmu to hear how they navigated being black whilst growing up and forging careers in the UK. This podcast will make you laugh and cry, and highlights the diversity of experience of black people in the UK.

 

Recorded 21st September 2021.

Local authorities across the UK have begun exploring the benefits, but few are currently making the most of low code platforms.  Mike Holmes joins Matt Culpin to discuss the benefits of low code platforms in the public sector and examine the considerations and requirements of widely adopting and integrating a low code approach.
 
An insightful discussion for anyone considering the adoption of a low code platform.

 

Recorded 21st September 2021

 

Acknowledging World Youth Skills Day, our latest podcast highlights the importance of technical and vocational educational training, and equipping young people with the skills they need for the future.

In todays workplace there is an ever increasing significance of skills that are not spoken about at school, or typically subjects you can learn at university, the global pandemic for example has showed us just this with technology playing a vital role in our survival. As such it is ever more important that the youth of today have the opportunity to learn about digital opportunities and skillsets that will create a sustainable model for the future.

Matt Culpin hosts this podcast and is joined by Trudy Beharry (Head of ServiceNow Practice), Zoe Lewis (Executive Director of Professional Services), Roger Bearpark (Senior Delivery Manager at Methods Analytics) and Jake Wilkins (ServiceNow Systems Administrator), who joined Methods in 2020 after going through the Midlands youth initiative, Digisheds.

 

Recorded 6th July 2021

June is a month of celebration of the LGBTQ+ communities, attracting millions of people around the world who participate in parades, marches, parties and also protests. Pride is about promoting equality, dignity, visibility and self love in a society that does not always allow for people to truly feel they can be who they are.

Hosted by Daniel Kumar, with Sarah Rudston and Lucy Kerslake, our Methods Analytics colleagues discuss ‘what does Pride mean to me?’. From community, celebrating diversity, to being your authentic self, Pride means different things to different people, and we all have reasons to be proud of who we are and how we express that.

#Proudtobeme. An inspirational listen.

 

Recorded 7th June 2021

Our latest Methods podcast celebrates the 10th Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Methods 'Accessibility' podcast explores the misconceptions surrounding accessibility; after all, we all want to complete a task without encountering a barrier in any form, and therefore accessibility issues impact everyone. The panel discuss how organisations can prioritise accessibility and provide practical examples.

Our 4 participants are made up of content designers, UX designers, developers and user researchers, and is hosted by Jadene Aderonmu, accessibility lead at Methods.

You can view the transcript here.

 

Recorded 27th April 2021

To mark Earth Day 2021, Sarah Tulej (Sustainability Consultant), Suzanne Maxted (Business Architect at Methods) and Hannah Pinnock (Design Strategist at Methods) talk about how we can use behaviour change to tackle the climate crisis. They discuss how the UK government have used strong messaging during the pandemic to change people's behaviour, and question why the same can't be done for climate change. They discuss the importance of public sector organiations making it easy for citizens to make 'the green choice', and how companies 'should' pay for the impact they have on the planet. An inspiring listen!

To mark International Women's Day, Alison, Sarah and Hannah explore the problematic theme of resilience, and what it really means today, given the seismic shifts we've experienced as a result of COVID-19.

 

Recorded 4th March 2021

Mark Thompson, Strategy Director at Methods and Professor at Exeter University, joins Hannah Pinnock, Design Strategist, to discuss the Future of Digital Transformation.

Looking at the biggest game changers over previous years, and how covid-19 has driven acceleration with increased investment in IT and digital, Mark reflects on spend control, before asking, "is it about just technology, or should we start to think about how we can re-architecture and re-design our services for a cloud based world?".

 

Recorded 14th December 2020