Design and innovation

Innovation: What the private sector can learn from government

Persuading corporate management teams of the need to innovate can be relatively easy. They’ll have seen how it’s delivered success for numerous startups – potentially...

Understanding the innovation cycle part 3: Pilot and MVP

Understanding the innovation cycle part 2: Prototyping

Understanding the innovation cycle part 1: Proof of Concept

User Experience

David Lloyd – from paper to prototype

Prototyping, Design for Success?

Innovation Summit: What’s an Idea Worth?

When should you build a prototype?

Why is User Research Important?

Unlocking the value of prototyping

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David Lloyd – Mobile app

David Lloyd wanted to make a fast serv-ice to all of their customers to ease queuing on the court....

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BBC – Timeliner

We enabled political junkies to get their fix....

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Angel Trains

The Challenge Softwire were commissioned to build a rich web application to help Angel Trains’ engineers keep on track. The key function of the app was to monitor critical maintenance issues, including tracking rail safety incidents and repair schedules. We were tasked with...

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BBC – Live Events

The Challenge The BBC wanted a powerful CMS that would simplify the process of covering live music performances. Non-technicians had to be able to set up the coverage and update it at any time even during the festivals. The system needed to provide...

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David Lloyd – Booking System

We fixed David’s Lloyd’s booking system, now members only need to expend effort on the court....

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Angel Trains

The Challenge Build an application to record the results of train inspections that would be fully functional offline and easy to use in inclement conditions. The engineers needed to create reports from the tablet device. These reports would form detailed descriptions and...

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Redburn

“Everyone at Softwire is refreshingly transparent, both technically and commercially. They were really good at working with us, sharing what they were doing and making sure everything they suggested genuinely met Redburn’s needs.” Georgina Wright, Research Business Manager, Redburn The Challenge A new...

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YUDU Media iDevice

“Despite the tight timescales, Softwire delivered by far one of the most robust iPad Reader solutions on the market.” Richard Stephenson, CEO, YUDU Media The Challenge To build an iPad reader for an interactive publishing platform. YUDU wanted to be one of the...

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BBC Monitoring

Keeping a finger on the pulse of world news...

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BBC Music

The Challenge The BBC wanted to modernise its high-profile music portal to offer new features and capabilities. This meant a major technology overhaul. BBC Music is the gateway to the goldmine of content from the broadcaster’s television, radio and online shows. It’s...

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Ofgem

Replace the underpinnings of a high-profile UK Government programme...

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BBC Introducing

Helping the BBC unearth new musical talent...

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