Updates
News & ViewsOur archive of project updates, articles and opinion pieces by our partners about the Future of Work, Technology and their individual work experiences and passions.
Charlotte Kinloch – Young Leader Story
I was one of the first Young Leaders to join Ethos and am now in my fifth month here. My Young Leaders journey started as a result of me making the decision to leave my full-time job and ending up on universal credit as I struggled to find new employment. I left my...
Noggin Team Selected as Top Innovator £1 million Mayor’s Resilience Fund!!
Noggin Property is a simple-to-use mobile phone app that enables communities to collect and monitor data about properties in their town centreThe Ethos Place Noggin Property app has been selected as one of the UK’s best innovators by the Mayor of London and Nesta...
Backing our Young Leaders – a Workplace Experiment with Valuable Outcomes
Over lockdown, EthosVO adapted its peer-to-peer work system so that young adults were able to start socially valuable work quickly and receive income for doing so. This scheme, which we call Ethos Young Leaders, has quickly become a new driving force of Ethos.
No more waiting for the bus! Data tech can help people with disabilities be confident using public transport
Rory Maxwell, lead partner on Ethos InDependAbility explains the need for data technology to help vulnerable groups.In a recent report on disabled passengers’ rights released by the environmental campaigning group Greenpeace, disabled transport activist Melissa Parker...
What is Social Value and how do we deliver it?
As we look forward to a gradual return to live sporting events why not reach out and talk to us about how working with TeamPolice could help your organisation demonstrate social value and increase its presence in the police market.
Introducing the Value Exchange Dynamic – a better way to engage with your work
Wow! How quickly the world of work has changed. For years, it seemed like I was shouting, “Come on World! Just Do It!” And now, it has - with one, giant, agile leap into the future forced by lockdown into giving things a go and seeing what happens. Here we find...
Local authorities must rethink parking if they want to move forward
Expert view: Is Parking Fit for Purpose? The East Anglian coastal town of Ipswich has declared its aim to be the first ‘15 minute town’ post Covid. Its published Vision for the Town, 2021 - 25 emphasises the need to develop as a compact, livable and walkable place -...
The Life and Times of a Young Leader
Please introduce yourself...Hi, my name is Kishan Chatwal and I joined Ethos 6 months ago in September 2020. Prior to joining the organisation, I had recently graduated from City, University of London with a degree in International Political Economy. Like many other...
Why Towns and Cities Need an Empty Property Register
Around 700,000 high street shops, gyms and other units are now eligible for the Government’s Restart Grants under its £5bn fund to help High Street recover from Covid announced ahead of the budget, March 2021*. Nevertheless, retail lobby groups are pushing for still...
Discord, what business can learn from the Online Gaming Community
COVID-19 has temporarily changed the ways in which we are able to meet and interact. This has caused the mass cancellation of in-person events and led to an increased interest in digital engagement as companies struggle to find new ways to exchange information, trade...
InDependAbility bus project opens doors for mobility
Ethos Partner Rory Maxwell recently presented the Ethos Place InDependAbility solution to Thames Valley Smart City Cluster via an online conference. Speaking to the conference Rory Maxwell said, “InDependAbility provides a simple way for people with mobility...
Ethos Place technology adopted to support Isle of Wight Heritage Action Zone
The Isle of Wight Heritage Action Zone is the first locality to adopt the Noggin Property App since it became an Ethos Place venture for town centre management. The contract with the Isle of Wight Council will see the web-based property register adopted to support the...
New Ethos partner Elisa Tuijnder to incubate inclusive digital offering for the events industry, ‘Sardines’
Elisa TuijinderSocial justice entrepreneur and events specialist, Elisa Tuijnder, has joined Ethos Work ventures in a collaboration to develop a new digital engagement business, Sardines. The service is designed to expand the reach of events to include a wider range...
Place Manager Toyubur Rahman joins Ethos Place team
Town and city management specialist Toyubur Rahman has joined the Ethos Place team to collaborate on the development of the Noggin Property App, a powerful tool for place managers to collect and track property data on the high street. Toyubur’s experience of dealing...
Proud of our #DWPKickstart Young Leader Cara Jeal who developed the backgrounds + textures for filming +special effects in post-production for 'Not Alone'. Cara's work now supports our projects: https://www.leeds-art.ac.uk/news-events/news/festival-success-for-animation-students/#.YMiGzMRtEoc.twitter