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…6 min read·Oct 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?4 min read·Oct 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?5 min read·Feb 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.3 min read·Nov 13, 2020--1--1
Tom FrenchThree word sloganLife is complicated. It really is. We don’t understand. Make it simple!1 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Oct 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…6 min read·May 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…4 min read·Feb 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…7 min read·Feb 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…2 min read·Aug 28, 2018----