Beth Granter

Freelance digital consultant for charities


Month: May 2012

  • Democratic decision making tool for the workplace

    This is a re-post of my work blog at http://www.nixonmcinnes.co.uk/2012/05/29/app-for-democratic-decision-making-in-the-workplace/ but I thought I’d share it here too. You can check it out above, or at http://labs.nixmc.com/~beth/decisionmaking/ Here at NixonMcInnes we operate democratically. That means that workers get a vote in decisions, big and small. We are therefore likely to have more control over our…

  • Doodle includes ‘other’ as a gender option

    Nice one Doodle – optional gender options include ‘other’. Keeps it simple. Other UX designers can learn from this – don’t just put male and female options in, even if the client doesn’t ask for more. Don’t build a transphobic database. There are more than two genders.

  • The ‘new’ morality – Religion and politics: do they mix?

    I have to write the following discussion paper for the Socialist Party LGBT steering group meeting at the end of this month. What do you think I should say? Abortion rights, sex education, and LGBTQ rights have all come under attack since the 2010 election. With support from elements in the Tory party and the…