Changify

11/10/2017

Results from pilot is out "With the Changify platform integrated into Amey back-office systems during our recent 3-month pilot of the system in Plymouth, efficiencies of report data prioritisation across 515 reports were realised with a breakdown of 32.5% Urgent, 62.5% Watchout and 5.45% being Good Job. Average Amey overall response time increased by 19.75%, reducing costs for individual inspections by approximately 22% and increasing generation of new user proposals by 19.8%"

Recently there has been a global trend for citizen led initiatives creating new forms of participative democracy. In all of these efforts, there is a common thread: A growing need for self-organised collectives increasingly acting with agencies, to help address or improve an urban socio-economic iss...

10/05/2016

People powered decisions for smarter cities
“We believe that the time has come to disperse power more widely in Britain today; to recognise that we will only make progress if we help people to come together to make life better.”

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26/04/2016

Cornerstone Vision covered user test in its latest edition of Plymouth Shopper

https://issuu.com/cornerstonevision/docs/the_plymouth_shopper_may_2016?e=6822752/35148233

19/04/2016

We've just put up this week's blog all about the user testing event we held last week at Rockets & Rascals. You can read it here:

http://changify-smarter-streets.tumblr.com/post/143063589366/we-did-some-real-social-networking

Well it is all go here at Changify HQ. On Thursday we hosted our first user test event with our friends at Rockets & Rascals. It was a great afternoon and it was so exciting to see people using the prototype app and interacting with other testers. The Test: Our aim for this event was to see the usab…

18/04/2016

We had a great time user-testing Rockets and Rascals last week. More to follow - A sneak preview here.

12/04/2016

A New Chapter
My name is Laetitia Lucy and I have lived in Camberwell, a bustling enclave of southeast London, my whole life. When I was growing up, it was the sort of place in which walking home late at night alone might be considered dangerous, ..Read the rest at https://tmblr.co/ZdBA4j24uuH5Q

11/04/2016

Join Changify Smarter Streets at Rockets & Rascals - 14th April 16:00-19:00 Meetup to user test the prototype.

http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/changify-smarter-streets-meetup-tickets-24481410558

21/03/2016

Our pilot in Plymouth makes it into the The Times and The Sunday Times

PRIYA PRAKASH had reported the pothole near her home several times, but still the council had not fixed it. So when she had a bicycle accident because of it, she decided she had to take matters into her own hands.

07/03/2016

We will be in Singapore and Malaysia next week. Into systems - Meet us?

Ten UK firms are going on a connected cities mission to South East Asia where they will pitch ideas to business, government and investors.

16/02/2016

Debating the Future and Smarter Cities
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— elixel () February 11, 2016”
On the 11th of February Design for...

13/02/2016

We had a great informal launch yesterday - Thank you all those who came Rockets & Rascals Plymouth Corinthian Cycling Club Plymouth University Devonport Column