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.
Do you want to be part of the workplace of tomorrow?
Ethos has been exploring and pushing the boundaries of this exciting space for over two decades. We are always on the lookout for forward-thinking individuals who are committed to pursuing the change they wish to see in the world. Individuals who, through...
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...
Ethos Wellbeing Venture, TeamPolice, lands National Lottery funding for 1TeamActive
TeamPolice (an initiative supported by Ethos Wellbeing ventures) has attracted £348k of funding from the National Lottery to launch a trial sport and wellbeing initiative for the Police The latest TeamPolice project is 1TeamActive - a pilot sport and activity...
Ethos VO Extends Smart City Portfolio with Noggin
Social enterprise accelerator, Ethos VO has acquired the intellectual property of Noggin Ltd, including the town centre data management platform, Noggin Hub. Under the collaborative arrangement, Noggin will be able to access the resources of the Ethos group to grow...
Young Leaders
Are you ready to be a Young Leader of tomorrow’s workplace?Join the Ethos Young Leaders Crew! Are you: Aged 16 – 24 and eligible to join the government’s Kickstart programme? Currently out of work and claiming universal credit? Feeling like you’ve got no employment...
Ethos Launches placemaker.tech for Smart Cities with Funding from Innovate UK
Creative innovation collective, Ethos VO is launching a new project that will help the UK’s towns and cities build back better after Covid-19. Ethos will partner with Guildford Borough Council and ecollective to design a new technology that will enable local...
The Horse has bolted and the stable door is still open!
As I write this, the Government are commencing a campaign to encourage workers back to the office, as a result of the lockdown and measures taken during this pandemic. Employers will be asked to encourage and reassure their staff that is safe to return by highlighting...
In Data we Trust?
I recall reading a few years ago a story in a brilliant book (Weapons of Maths Destruction - Cathy O’Neil) . The story went something like this. In 2007 Washington DC, has a new Mayor who had determined that the city’s schools were under performing, and needed turning...
It’s not all sweat, tears and lycra
We have heard this week that the Government has finally decided to implement policy to reduce the consumption of what is colloquially called 'junk food'. Now being considered as a key contributor to the rise in obesity in our communities, the consequence of longer...
Creating an agile, sustainable Post-Covid Smart Society
The past few weeks have been challenging for all of us, I'm sure, and the next months potentially pose even greater challenges as efforts focus on re-starting the economy, including our town centres. Nobody knows quite how we will re-emerge - what this 'new normal'...
📚It's World Book Day!📚 @WorldBookDayUK
We're celebrating by sharing our favourite books🎊
Next is @Dnordfors' 'The People-Centered Economy: An Innovation-For-Jobs Ecosystem, Disrupting Unemployment'.
Check it out below👇:
http://ow.ly/vBgr50DP5nC
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📚It's World Book Day!📚 @WorldBookDayUK
We're celebrating by sharing our favourite books🎊
Next is Jeremy Rifkin's 'The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism'.
Check it out👇:
http://www.thezeromarginalcostsociety.com
📚It's World Book Day!📚 @WorldBookDayUK
We're celebrating by sharing our favourite books🎊
Next is Elinor Ostrom's 'Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action'.
Check it out below👇:
http://ow.ly/LIi350DPPjP
#worldbookday
📚It's World Book Day!📚 @WorldBookDayUK
We're celebrating by sharing our favourite books🎊
Next is @mbauwens, Vasilis Kostakis and @AlexPazaitis' 'Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto'. Check it out below👇:
https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/m/10.16997/book33/
#worldbookday