Case studies by sector
- Corporate (7)
- Education (4)
- Engineering (2)
- Financial Services (2)
- Health (4)
- Heavy Industries (1)
- Legal and Professional Services (11)
- Logistics and Distribution (1)
- Manufacturing (4)
- Media and Publishing (10)
- Public and Third Sector (17)
- Retail (1)
- Telecommunications (2)
Case Studies in Public and Third Sector
RSA: User Centred Research
The RSA engaged Headshift to investigate the most significant characteristics and behaviours of their Fellows and Staff in relation to online and offline collaboration with, and among, RSA Fellows in order to inform the RSA’s emerging technology strategy. We worked using a user-centred design discovery approach, putting the capabilities and needs of end users at the… read full post
Participle ‘Life’ Social Platform
Participle is a UK social enterprise, which aims to transform the way public services are designed and delivered to individuals and communities. In 2008, they started a programme called ‘Life’ to support and empower families in chronic crisis, helping them to develop their capabilities and build the type of lives they wanted to lead. Participle… read full post
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network is a global initiative led by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), a UK non-governmental organisation supporting international development initiatives. The CDKN programme aims to support policy makers, NGOs and partners in projects and work to put into effect climate change-related policies and change in developing countries. We worked with… read full post
The National College
Headshift was engaged by the National College for Leadership of School and Children’s Services to provide this leadership development organisation with a new online social networking and collaboration solution. The College’s online strategy was ambitious and its online provision comprised a number of components, integrated to varying degrees, including its public website, its Learning Management… read full post
NHS South Central PCT Alliance
SCAN Collaborate is an online collaboration platform built on the Confluence enterprise wiki for the NHS South Central Primary Care Trust Alliance. The project was developed by Headshift and the South Central PCT Alliance to facilitate greater collaboration and support communication and knowledge sharing across Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), which are on the frontline of… read full post
Compass
Compass is an independent democratic pressure group that campaigns and organises on behalf of its members, operating on the centre left of the political axis. The organisation wanted to challenge existing industry processes for policy formulation by opening up to their membership and actively encouraging participation. The 21st Century Policy competition allowed Compass’ members to… read full post
The Big Green Challenge
A NESTA initiative, the Big Green Challenge is a competition designed to encourage and reward those who work together towards developing and implementing new approaches to CO2 emission reductions. The finalists compete for a prize fund of £1 million to help finance the development and exploitation of the most promising innovative ideas. The competition attracted… read full post
Demos – Think Tank
Headshift transformed Demos’ former one-way information hub into a transparent collaborative network to engage the think tank’s target audience, as well as Demos employees. Creating Interaction and DiscussionBy developing a tool for project collaboration, ideas dissemination and relationship building, Headshift helped Demos reflect their core brand values of ‘interaction and discussion’.In doing so, the research… read full post
Involve – People and Participation
Headshift built a wiki based publishing platform for Involve to easily update their research, case studies and methodology in the area of public participation. The platform introduced interactive functionality to the findings and also implemented a collaborative approach to their research and case study gathering process. The platform leveraged the knowledge base of interested communities… read full post
Age Concern England
Aimed at web users over fifty, the ACE community and social networking site is a place to make friends, share photos, stories and memories. Meeting the needs of those over fifty Headshift developed this community and social networking platform for ACE converging and transforming pre-existing online offerings, such as Discussion Forum, Chat, Time Capsule, Podcasts… read full post