Tom FrenchinData science at NestaMeaningful data design and bringing people on the journeyMixed methods approaches for developing data-informed products that deliver efficiency, improve outcomes and develop mutually-beneficial…Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 2023
Tom FrenchPaid work, doing stuff for free and wrangling with ‘value’What counts as good work, what does value look like to me and how can I balance all of this between paid and unpaid things?Oct 17, 2022Oct 17, 2022
Tom FrenchA sector by any other name(s) would smell as sweet…or sweeter, perhapsWhy do we have so many names for civil society and what consequences is this having for the sector and public services?Feb 18, 2021Feb 18, 2021
Tom FrenchFree CRM available to good home! And why we wanted to do it…We — Tom Watson (The Good Ship) and Tom French — have been working together on developing a super-simple CRM in Airtable.Nov 13, 20201Nov 13, 20201
Tom FrenchThree word sloganLife is complicated. It really is. We don’t understand. Make it simple!Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Tom FrenchFinding my voice: why I’m thinking about writing moreI want to write more about my thoughts, ideas and opinions. So, this post is the start of doing something about it…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Tom FrenchTrying to figure out what I (will) do as a freelancerThis week has been a big one for me. I started a career as a self-employed person. I had a ‘proper’ job last Friday and now I’m on my…May 1, 2019May 1, 2019
Tom FrenchDigital Motivation: What, who and why?At Good Things Foundation, we’re all about digital inclusion and social inclusion. Our vision is a world where everyone benefits from…Feb 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019
Tom FrenchReflecting on our first ‘data hack’Sheffield Data for Good has been around for about 15 months now. Its aim is to bring together the data and social expertise in Sheffield…Feb 18, 2019Feb 18, 2019
Tom FrenchinUsing Data for GoodA data manifesto for Good ThingsAt Good Things Foundation we collect, analyse and use a lot of different data. Some are our own sets arising from the surveys we administer…Aug 28, 2018Aug 28, 2018