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How can we collaborate effectively whilst in isolation
How can we collaborate effectively whilst in isolation
Author : Nick Boniface
The Unit
Jun 30, 2020
Motion in Marketing — Fundamentals
Motion in Marketing — Fundamentals
Author: Evian Davies at The U
The Unit
Sep 20, 2019
When does a pattern become a pattern?
When does a pattern become a pattern?
If you’re embarking on the challenge of creating a new pattern library or design system, the task may seem daunting and even though these…
The Unit
Sep 20, 2019
Helping local government facilitate effective service delivery
Helping local government facilitate effective service delivery
Most local governments are now digitally-enabled, however public services continually come under pressure to save costs. At the same time…
The Unit
Sep 20, 2019
Why AI will enhance CX delivery, not replace it
Why AI will enhance CX delivery, not replace it
Who could predict that declining world oil prices could pose a threat to English church buildings?
The Unit
Nov 19, 2018
Success by design
Success by design
Design thinking helps businesses get the most from the products, services and solutions they create. But it’s not something every firm can…
The Unit
Aug 30, 2018
Reaping the benefits of agile
Reaping the benefits of agile
by Ian Hood, Non-Executive Director at The Unit
The Unit
Feb 14, 2018
Building a real-time smile detection app with deeplearn.js
Building a real-time smile detection app with deeplearn.js
This is the second post in a series explaining how to achieve real-time smile detection using deeplearn.js.
Jozef Maxted 👻
Jan 31, 2018
Web AR with smart plugs using A-Frame
Web AR with smart plugs using A-Frame
Noun: A technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user’s view of the real world, thus providing a composite view.
Gemma Vincent
Jan 30, 2018
Building a real-time smile detection app with deeplearn.js
Building a real-time smile detection app with deeplearn.js
For three weeks before Christmas at The Unit I had been experimenting with the unreleased web Shape Detection API and Google’s hardware…
Jozef Maxted 👻
Jan 25, 2018
Doing things the agile way
Doing things the agile way
by Ian Hood, Non-Executive Director at The Unit
The Unit
Nov 15, 2017
Making the move to a delivery culture
Making the move to a delivery culture
The case for continual delivery
The Unit
Sep 25, 2017
Why price comparison is tough on well designed services
Why price comparison is tough on well designed services
Okay, this is about insurance, but bear with me. It leads down to three lovely wee design challenges at the end.
John Sunart
Jul 31, 2017
What are you futureproofing, anyway?
What are you futureproofing, anyway?
When we’re talking lead times of a few weeks — even days — to get new products, services and features to market, you’ve got to be lightning…
The Unit
Jun 15, 2017
The digital to-do list for insurers
The digital to-do list for insurers
So we keep reading about the wave of digital innovation sweeping the insurance sector.
The Unit
Jun 10, 2017
Career-change coder: how Siri got into programming — without a ‘proper degree’
Career-change coder: how Siri got into programming — without a ‘pro...
Tell us about your background
The Unit
Apr 5, 2017
Ian Hood joins The Unit as non-executive director
Ian Hood joins The Unit as non-executive director
We’re pleased to announce that we have appointed Ian Hood as non-executive director of The Unit to add further digital expertise and…
The Unit
Mar 22, 2017
Nordic.js - Two days in Stockholm
Nordic.js - Two days in Stockholm
Last month a few of us developers were lucky enough to attend a javascript conference in Stockholm, Sweden. During this blogpost I’m going…
Gemma Vincent
Oct 17, 2016
How we designed a chatbot
How we designed a chatbot
Recently we decided to invest in a two week design sprint to get serious about bots.
The Unit
Oct 5, 2016
Be More Human in the Face of Machines — Future of Digital Marketing
Be More Human in the Face of Machines — Future of Digital Marketing
For eleven years, Econsultancy’s Future of Digital Marketing has been the number-one conference for innovative digital thinkers to discover…
The Unit
Jul 3, 2016
Render Conference
Render Conference
Last month my colleague Mike and I attended Render, a new front-end conference held in Oxford. Previously known as jQuery UK and hosted by…
The Unit
May 10, 2016
Part 4: How can I get better at asking questions?
Part 4: How can I get better at asking questions?
In this final post in a series about how to get more useful answers from asking better questions, I’m going to look at five tips to help…
The Unit
May 5, 2016
Part 3: How can I get better answers from my questions?
Part 3: How can I get better answers from my questions?
In this second post in a series on how to get more useful answers by asking better questions, I’m going to look at five things to think…
The Unit
May 4, 2016
Disrupting the Disruptors
Disrupting the Disruptors
With Digital Disruption now widely accepted as a considerable force for change within financial services, our traditional retail banks are…
The Unit
Apr 18, 2016
Part 2: What makes a good question?
Part 2: What makes a good question?
In the first (and longest) of three separate blog posts about how to get better answers from asking better questions, I’m going to look at…
The Unit
Mar 15, 2016
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