Comments on: Retooled http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/retooled/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:05:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lizzie Ostrom http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/retooled/comment-page-1/#comment-4347 Lizzie Ostrom Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:48:29 +0000 http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/?p=1506#comment-4347 Hi Tim Really glad you liked the project. We had a real mix of people in terms of their prior involvement in digital media, from those who are only on email, to Martin, who is a web developer - what was interesting about Martin is that he hadn't used wordpress before, and I think realised how powerful this tool could be in his work. But actually what the team really responded to was the creative process of the workshops. A couple of them told us it was mindblowing (their words!) to get things done this way, as they're used to more process-driven environments. Like sitting down with a graphic designer, briefing them and working with them live to get the logo a couple of hours later. Or being able to instantly adapt the User Experience of the site when they wanted to change it. I don't think we'd realised beforehand how powerful just this way of working would be for the team. We were very pleased they enjoyed it so much Hi Tim
Really glad you liked the project. We had a real mix of people in terms of their prior involvement in digital media, from those who are only on email, to Martin, who is a web developer – what was interesting about Martin is that he hadn’t used wordpress before, and I think realised how powerful this tool could be in his work.

But actually what the team really responded to was the creative process of the workshops. A couple of them told us it was mindblowing (their words!) to get things done this way, as they’re used to more process-driven environments. Like sitting down with a graphic designer, briefing them and working with them live to get the logo a couple of hours later. Or being able to instantly adapt the User Experience of the site when they wanted to change it. I don’t think we’d realised beforehand how powerful just this way of working would be for the team. We were very pleased they enjoyed it so much

]]> By: Nicky Getgood http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/retooled/comment-page-1/#comment-4344 Nicky Getgood Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:58:15 +0000 http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/?p=1506#comment-4344 Hi Tim The Retooled team were very receptive, they really got stuck into the work and ended both workshops buzzing with ideas! The website is now live at http://retooled.co.uk/ The team are keen to start gathering and sharing the stories of those who've been through redundancy, so if you can think of anyone who might like to contribute... Many thanks, Nicky. Hi Tim

The Retooled team were very receptive, they really got stuck into the work and ended both workshops buzzing with ideas!

The website is now live at http://retooled.co.uk/ The team are keen to start gathering and sharing the stories of those who’ve been through redundancy, so if you can think of anyone who might like to contribute…

Many thanks, Nicky.

]]> By: Tim Lloyd http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/retooled/comment-page-1/#comment-4343 Tim Lloyd Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:25:04 +0000 http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/?p=1506#comment-4343 Wow, this sounds like a really powerful project. Were the ex-Rover employees receptive to the digital support? And will you post a link to the site when it goes live? Wow, this sounds like a really powerful project. Were the ex-Rover employees receptive to the digital support? And will you post a link to the site when it goes live?

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