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Building a Ghyston Guide for Allies

We have been developing a Guide for Allies as part of our ED&I work here at Ghyston. The guide helps others to gain a greater understanding of issues surrounding diversity and inclusion. It provides advice and resources for allies of people in marginalised communities including guidance around what language to use and what you can do when you see or hear acts of discrimination.

Rebecca Burton • Software Developer

14th July 2021 • 2 minute read

Glassmorphism in UI

Glassmorphism is one of the new design trends on the block, using transparency, background blur and shadows to create a glass effect and give depth to the UI. Move over flat design: I think there is room for more than one at the top. It started causing a lot of buzz towards the end of 2020 and is set to keep up that momentum this year. So what is it all about?

Andrew Cox • Lead Designer

5th July 2021 • 5 minute read

How can leaders make equality, diversity and inclusion a priority?

As a follow on to our webinar about the inclusivity of hybrid working, we asked ourselves how business leaders can make equality, diversity and inclusion a priority when considering the “new normal” of work.

Nickie Le Roy Chen • Client Services Manager

16th June 2021 • 3 minute read

CSR: A look back on the first quarter of 2021

With the first quarter of the year drawing to an end we take a look back at what the CSR committee have been up to.

Rich New • Client Services Manager

8th April 2021 • 4 minute read

What if it all goes wrong? Part 3 - Handling failure

In this post we’ll explore some common patterns for handling certain well-defined failures, and also look at methods for dealing with more general failures.

Alex Potter • Technical Lead

1st April 2021 • minute read

Ghyston is the latest company approved for the Digital Outcomes & Specialists 5 framework

We are excited to announce that we have been successful in our application to be part of the Digital Outcomes and Specialist Framework 5, which enables private specialist companies to bid for public sector work contracts.

Dan Phipps • Managing Director

18th February 2021 • 1 minute read

Do we need to be accountable for the longer-term impact of technology?

We are excited to be shining a light on one of our recent projects that won Innovate UK funding for its three worthy goals; aiding the local economic recovery from COVID, reducing discrimination in AI, and combatting climate change.

Emily Hill • Founder and CEO

3rd February 2021 • 2 minute read

Do you need an extra pair of hands to deliver your 2021 technology plans?

If you are considering your options for delivering your ambitious 2021 plans then this blog post will help you identify when working with a partner could help and how to get the best out the relationship.

Helen Cassley • Head of Business Growth

3rd February 2021 • 3 minute read

What if it all goes wrong? Part 2 - Fighting failure

In this post we’ll start to look at some practical tools and techniques we can use to fight back against failure.

Alex Potter • Technical Lead

20th January 2021 • 7 minute read

Our 2021 CSR Plans

Corporate Social Responsibility is a huge priority here at Ghyston, as a team we always looking at ways to give back to our local community. In this blog post we are sharing our 2021 plans to make a difference in Bristol and beyond.

Rich New • Client Services Manager

16th December 2020 • 4 minute read

Top 5 Apps for Productivity, Health and Happiness

There are lots of apps out there to encourage positive mental health, in this blog post the Ghyston team share their favourites.

Helen Cassley • Head of Business Growth

18th November 2020 • 2 minute read

What if it all goes wrong? Part 1 - Know your enemy

Software systems are complex, and where complexity is involved things are bound to go wrong but this doesn't mean we should give up. This blog series looks at what can go wrong with systems and shares practical advice on some high level strategies for building more robust applications.

Alex Potter • Technical Lead

12th November 2020 • 7 minute read

Ghyston’s Innovation Day

Working remotely hasn't stopped our culture of learning. In this blog post Charles Rea shares what happened on our latest innovation day.

Charles Rea • Technical Lead

5th November 2020 • 2 minute read

Diversity and inclusion: Our future plans

Our CEO, Emily Hill is sharing her thoughts on how we can make Ghyston a more diverse and inclusive workplace.

Emily Hill • Founder and CEO

20th October 2020 • 3 minute read

Do you have the capability to fulfil the technical ambitions for your business?

In this video we are going to talk about how to decide if you need to help to fulfil your technical ambitions, how to choose who to partner with and how to get the best out that relationship.

Emily Hill • Founder and CEO

23rd September 2020 • 5 minute read

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