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Why we added an AI chat feature to our funding service

Perhaps the craziest idea to come out of an earlier Crazy 8s workshop was to create an AI chat to help our users find the right information and guidance for funding streams.

Communicating funding alpha

14 January 2025

How we aim to bring dispersed information and features into one place

Using a lot of different platforms to get information about funding is a big pain point for our users. So we looked at ways to bring that information together in one place.

Communicating funding alpha

6 January 2025

How we used a Crazy 8s workshop to generate prototype ideas

We used a fast sketching challenge to generate design responses to problems and pain points identified in our research.

Communicating funding alpha

18 December 2024

Why we chose job stories over user stories to document user needs

We changed how we capture and represent the user needs identified in research, to focus less on the user's role and more on what they need to do.

Communicating funding alpha

13 December 2024

How we used a content heuristic to improve ESFA communications

We used a content heuristic framework to evaluate content across ESFA, understand how service users refer to key elements in the service and produce recommendations for the service.

Communicating funding alpha

11 December 2024

Why we returned to discovery in alpha

When our alpha phase started to feel a bit more like a beta phase we needed to find out why. And then we needed to return to discovery...

Communicating funding alpha

22 November 2024