Stuff we've done & who we've done it for
Institute of Digital Innovation, University of Teesside
Simon was commissioned late in 2007 to compile a report for Middlesbrough's Institute of Digital Innovation, in the North East of England, looking into the future of "the digital industry", a report intended to inform the decisions of the IDI in its programme of post-graduate research and and business incubation. Surveying the current digital media technology sphere and extrapolating from there, the report concluded with a series of uncompromising recommendations.
"Double Shot understood our requirements and delivered beyond our expectations: their lucid and insightful analysis of the latest trends in technology and media, along with a thorough understanding of the implications of these trends for academia and business alike, both identified high growth opportunities and pulled no punches pulled when it came to over-invested areas."
Dr Jim TerKeurst, Director: Institute of Digital Innovation
Barbican Centre, London
Simon and Double Shot associate Justin Spooner were asked by the Barbican Centre in London to host a workshop with the organisation's entire senior management team getting them to think about the impact of the new digital media and communications technologies on the centre's future business practice. Justin and Simon used a variety of methods - presentation, live online demonstration and facilitated brainstorming/group discussion - to get to the heart of some of the challenges and opportunities represented by the digital revolution.
"Justin and Simon delivered an excellent workshop with good feedback from all who attended; they went on to provide an excellent paper which is going to incredibly useful as the 'baseline bible' of understanding and something - along with its links and references - which I know colleagues will find really useful."
Chris Denton, Head of Marketing, Barbican Centre
Classroom of the Future, Gateshead
Invited by Marc Jaffrey of pioneering reputation management consultancy Think Again, Simon travelled to the wonderful Sage in Gateshead in January 2008 to present a duo of presentations at the Music Learning Live! conference. As part of the Classroom of the Future project, Simon gave two presentations; The Kids Are Alright looked at just what teenagers get up to with technology while Let's Put the Future Behind Us discussed some of the new technologies just around the corner, suggesting that the really important ones ar e those with us right now. As ever, Simon eschewed the use of slide-based presentation and instead gave live, online demonstrations - always nerve-racking but always fun too!
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Simon was engaged in the Autumn by Technology Prince Edward Island (Tech PEI) to set up meetings with leading UK video games companies at the annual Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. Based in the most Easterly of Canadian provinces, and English-speaking, PEI is looking to attract video games producers to set up offices there using such enticements as generous tax and resettlement initiatives. Double Shot were able to use Sarah's considerable connections in the UK games industry to effect a series of potentially fruitful meetings.
Outline Productions, London
Simon is currently working with the leading London-based independent TV production company Outline (Dumped, House of Tiny Tearaways, The Big Experiment) to help them create a strategy for digital, interactive and multimedia production. Simon is hoping to bring his knowledge of the major broadcasters' "360 degree" commissioning process as well as his audience and production insight in the interactive arena to bear on the process.