So as many, if not all of you know, Simpl is a project run by FutureGov, your trusty innovative technology for social change consultancy for local government. FutureGov recently passed another birthday, and to celebrate, we hosted a little “We … read more »
Feeling a bit nostalgic for the days of Interactivism or hankering for a bit more of a taste of what the weekend was like? You’re in luck! Last week we published our full recap of Interactivism, complete with quotes and … read more »
Stellar ideas, cunning coding, savvy social innovation, dynamite design, and some truly impressive young people came together at last week’s Interactivism Young People’s Hack Weekend to work on 10 ideas (out of a whopping 81 that were submitted!) to help … read more »
What a weekend! Interactivism was a 36 hour whirlwind of ideas, iterations, design, development and top-notch banter. We had such a brilliant time watching the ten idea teams jump head first into the challenge, and as is usually the case … read more »
We were a bit bowled over by the response to Google’s Interactivism: Young People Hack Weekend challenge. An astounding 81 ideas were submitted by the deadline. Thank you so much to all of you who took the time to enter! … read more »
5pm today is the deadline for submitting ideas to Interactivism – Young People’s Hack Weekend. Continuing on our theme of helping young people find work, today’s guest blog is by Simon Bunney from New Deal of the Mind, about their scheme … read more »
And we’re live! Yesterday saw the launch of Interactivism Young People’s Hack Weekend on Simpl with a call out for ideas that use the web and digital technology to help get young people into (and maintain) the education, employment and … read more »
Exciting news from Simpl HQ! We are happy to announce the forthcoming launch of round two of Google’s Interactivism challenge – this time looking to harness the power of the web to help young people get into the work, training … read more »
Did you know that the “largest event dedicated to the information industry” is happening in London in a couple weeks, and not only that, but Simpl is taking part? Well now you do! Online Information 2011, taking place from 29th November … read more »
A Space Race you ask? No Sputnik isn’t descending into the Simpl-sphere, nor has FutureGov decided to start innovating the solar system (now there’s an idea…) – this is something FAR more exciting! We have teamed up with Hub King’s Cross … read more »
More than a month has passed since Interactivism, the two-day event run by Google and FutureGov, that saw 11 top ideas hacked, programmed and developed into projects. We thought it would be a good time to give you an update … read more »
On Friday and Saturday, a diverse bunch of energetic people came together in the basement of LBi in Brick Lane, East London, for Interactivism – Google’s Accessibility Hack Weekend. Some of those present – the student developers, Google developers and … read more »
Two days of intensive hacking kick off tomorrow as 100 energetic people gather for Interactivism – Accessibility Hack Weekend. You can find the (pretty hardcore) agenda below. The teams, consisting of student developers, Gransnet members, designers, social innovators, Google developers, … read more »
Yes we know, that’s the same date as Interactivism right? Well there’s plenty of room for both don’t you worry, especially with us down in London with Google and Social Innovation Camp up in Edinburgh this weekend. Social Innovation Camp … read more »
After some tough deliberations, the ideas selected for development during Interactivism – Accessibility Hack Weekend can now be revealed. Some really impressive ideas have been submitted, so much so that we have had to combine some of them together to … read more »
We could not hold an hack event about making the internet more accessible for older people without getting older people along to join in. This is why members of Gransnet are being recruited to come to Interactivism – Accessibility Hack … read more »
During our preparation for Interactivism – Accessibility Hack Weekend we have discovered that today is Silver Surfers’ Day. To celebrate, and to help participants gain a better understanding of the issues before submitting their Interactivism ideas, we have invited guest … read more »
Today Google and FutureGov launched the call for ideas for Interactivism – a rapid fire call for ideas and hack weekend in June to make the web accessible for older people. The two day open source hack weekend will bring together the … read more »
Tomorrow marks the launch of the Transition Institute, a collaborative hub of partners brought to you by Social Enterprise London and NESTA . It’s aim is to do research, change policy, and help people working for the public sector to … read more »
It’s been quite a journey getting this social innovation marketplace of ours off the ground. We’ve had some simply brilliant support getting set up and going, so what better way to mark the beginning of our beginning than by toasting … read more »
Image: Ryan Resella You may have noticed last week was a pretty big week for Team Simpl. Months in the making and thanks to the help of so many of you prodding, poking and testing our thinking, we pressed the … read more »
Image : Canong2fan This week has been huge for Team Simpl, as we launched the social innovation marketplace out into the big wide world. We had a chat, and thought it was a great excuse for a bit of a … read more »
It was a match made in heaven. Last weekend Simpl sponsored Global Service Jam London, a three day event that saw teams create 20 brand new services from scratch. Here’s the video that opened the jams, that took place across the … read more »
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 from 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM (PT) Sign up to the event here now! Have you ever noticed how hard it is to find the right person in government (or any other organization for that matter!) … read more »
This weekend team Simpl is all about Global Service Jam, a three day event kicking off tomorrow. We’re slightly biased, sponsoring the event and all, but we’re pretty sure it’s going to be an intense weekend of building, developing and exploring … read more »
When we first started developing Simpl we jokingly referred to ourselves as a sort of ‘Match.com for ideas’ because we’re all about connecting people with good ideas to people with resources who can help make things happen. The site is a … read more »
Matching cool ideas with organisations that can help make them happen feels a bit like setting up the perfect couple on a blind date – and we got to witness the blossoming of several of those couples come together at … read more »
Sign up to the event here now! Have you ever noticed how hard it is to find the right person in government (or any other organization for that matter!) to help you make your idea a reality. Fix this, tweak that, wouldn’t … read more »
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