who we’ve helped to innovate responsibly

CDN exists to enable the UK Broadcasting industry to increase diversity and inspire inclusion. We have worked closely with the team, most recently in the role of interim CTO and compliance for building Diamond 2. Diamond is a single online system used by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Paramount, UKTV and Sky to obtain consistent diversity data on programmes they commission.

Icebreaker One’s mission is to make data work harder to deliver net zero. They enable organisations to connect and share trusted data. Connecting assurable data across the markets helps decision makers trust their net zero investments. Launched in 2020, we have been involved from the beginning, helping build this start-up from the ground up with the functions of CTO, director of strategy & research, as well as build the team and other operational roles.

This work included working across the energy, water, transport, insurance and finance industries. With partners and clients that included Arup, SSEN, Northumbrian Water, Lloyds Register, and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles.

Family Mental Wealth’s goal is to help families build their mental health and wellbeing, reducing the need for clinical interventions. They sought our help when working on the concept for a new app for families as they wished to ensure that compliance, data protection and privacy were built in from the start, and to make sure risks were identified and mitigated prior to any technical build.

We worked closely with the founders and CTO to understand the relevant issues, identify possible solutions, and adapt their plans and technical requirements accordingly. This included participating in a workshop with clinicians, researchers and families, as well as delivering tailored training and a running a Data Protection Impact Assessment.

Across 2018 we worked with the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) on data protection and privacy regulation compliance, working closely with key staff and the V&A’s nearly 50 departments and teams.

To understand the V&A’s public task, we examined the museum’s purpose, laid out in the 1983 National Heritage Act, and its mission: “to enrich people’s lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience”.

Our work included fully assessing how personal data was processed and protected across the organisation, putting in place a robust process for implementing changes, updating procedures, and conducting tailored training.