If you’re trying to save the planet, do not forget the net
Find out how we’re working to understand the environmental impact of our digital services.
Our projects
Local Offer Discovery - Week Notes
Discovering what a local offer should look like for families who have children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) so they can access all different kinds of information, advice and support.
From tension to trust: how to form a partnership that works
See how digital partnerships can bring about interesting discoveries when Essex County Council and Cyber-Duck collaborated as a fully blended partnership.
Sharing our hybrid model exploration framework
We know that most organisations are working hard to adapt to the post-Covid environment, so we’re releasing the hybrid model exploration framework we have created with some supporting guidance under a creative commons license, so that it can be reused and adapted by others.
If the CaaP fits
Council as a Platform aims to make our systems work harder so our residents don't have to. Take a look at how we're doing it.
Intranet Discovery - Week Notes
The Intranet Discovery Week Notes are your opportunity to find out how the project is progressing in each sprint.
Platforms Discovery - Week Notes
Here at Essex County Council (ECC) the platforms that we use are the cornerstone of information and function. The platforms enable our staff to do their jobs and for residents they become a vital source of relevant information to interact …
Designing ECC’s hybrid working exploration framework
We’ve created a new framework to help teams explore some of the main aspects of hybrid working. It will help them to understand and articulate what’s important as our short-term working models evolve into our longer-term – and maybe even permanent – ways of working.
User research in a crisis: my top 5 tips
When events speed up, it's vital users don't get left behind. User researcher, Narelle Ong, gives us her tips for delivering top notch research in a crisis.
Digital remote working, responding to changing needs
Following on from our unique research during lockdown, user researchers, Jane Reid and Narelle Ong, talk us through how they're using evidence to redesign the future of work at Essex.