Creating user stories

I’m determined that our digital projects, starting with our new website, are user-focused. One new tool I’ve been learning about is the user story. For us at Sussex Students’ Union our users primarily fall into two broad categories: students and our...

What is the purpose of a website?

When starting any project I like to make sure everyone agrees what its purpose is. That might sound a bit obvious but very often I find we’re charging off towards a solution without actually all agreeing what the problem is. This is particularly tempting with...

Showing my workings

I’m a self-critical perfectionist. I have loads of ideas about things but often struggle to get started on them unless I’m sure I’ve got everything covered and it will be the best it can be. For my blog, this means I spend ages thinking about cool...

Things I’ve been reading recently

In an attempt to get some of the things I find interesting out of my head and into my blog I’m sharing links to stuff I’ve stumbled on this week that has made me think… There is too much talk and not enough action in the charity sector...

Things I’ve been reading recently

In an attempt to get some of the things I find interesting out of my head and into my blog I thought I’d share some links on a semi-regular basis. I’d love to see what you’ve been reading and pondering so feel free to leave some suggestions in the...