Key takeaways of the week

Key Updates

Security | Sunrise

10/3/2023

👟 Kicked off internally and further refined the sprint plan

📅 Booked in key sessions and meetings with project sponsors in week 4 and week 6

🔎 Aligned on our approach for user testing

🙍🏻Started the process for recruiting our qual and quant testing participants

✍🏽 Started building out the materials for our community user testing

📊 Built out an assumptions backlog to track and validate against throughout

📈 Begun to validate key value levers and drivers in order to begin building out the value case

Key Learnings

7 Roadblocks to Renewable Energy and How to Win Over Hearts

10/3/2023

7 Roadblocks to Renewable Energy and How to Win Over Hearts

🌱 7 reasons folks might say "nope" to renewable energy projects:

💸 01 Land value drama
🌳 02 Enviro worries
😷 03 Health scares
🗣️ 04 "Hey, let us in!" (public participation)
🌐 05 Tribal tiffs
💰 06 Money matters
🏛️ 07 Government goofs_{Source: Energy Policy}

🇨🇴 In Colombia, community acceptance probs have stalled projects for up to 3 years! 😮
‍_{Source: IEA 🤝}

To get people on board, try:
🖼️ Cool digital visuals
🚶🏻Field trips to the site
🤗 And remember, sharing is caring! (listen to concerns)
‍_{Source: CSE}

Design Pod

What we did last sprint

1. Created a component library, taking our designs to the ultimate layer of detail and equipping Tech with all they need

2. We translated the sections of the Learn page into the component library and pushed individual elements

3. We gave the Explore section an aesthetic, interactive and functional push into a strong V3.

4. We ideated further features as well as refining and rethinking the page design and layout as a whole to a solid V2.

5. We planned and created the stimulus for our next round of user research and validation including usability testing and real-world stress-testing

What we're doing this sprint

1. Reaching the point of a fully built-out prototype with all sections at a good level of refinement

2. Launching our quant testing and preparing materials for prototype stress-testing

3. Refining our UX map deliverable to ensure all key areas are covered

Tech Pod

What we did last sprint

1. Gained business alignment and agreement on our solution, using Sanity.io - unblocking Stage Gate A

2. Top navigation - reworked navigation approach to account for different projects and dynamic pages

3. Implemented live preview of draft content updates for content providers

4. Implemented Storybook - a way for designers and developers to easily view, test and play the page components we are building

5. Onboarded new engineer (Nuno)

What we're doing this sprint

1. Obtain SDA approval for our solution, the main requirement for Stage Gate A

2. Complete top navigation

3. Deliver infographic component

4. Implement bottom navigation

5. Onboard our final engineer

Content Strat Pod

What we did last sprint

1. Re-engaged with the wider use cases group to inform of updates

2. Iterated content for impact dashboards, and planned future content for engage section

3. Researched Equinor issues & impact that Uplift could have had to mitigate these

4. Progressed personal data security discussions

What we're doing this sprint

1. Launch URL testing efforts

2. Iterate inputs for design, in particular explore & engage pages

3. Complete personal data security forms, and targeting sign off

4. Revisit conversations with finance around value cases, and legal around IP and commercialisation

Upcoming Sessions

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Build & Review Meeting

18/07/2023 - 2.30 PM-3.30 PM (BST)
(9.30-10.30AM EST)

We will review WIP work to refine it together, get input and answer any questions or clarifications from the team.

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Sprint Review Meeting

21/07/2023 - 1.00-3.00 PM (BST) (8.00-10.00AM EST)

We will review our sprint goal and outputs from the three pods, Engineering, Design and Content & Strategy.

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Relevant links

Digital Roadmap Final Deliverable

Qual Board

Qual Playback Deck

Qual interviews recordings and Transcripts

Validation Phase Deliverable

Requirements Document

Prototype Walkthrough Video

Value Case Working File

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Tech Discovery Memo

Quant Survey Questions

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

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NGV IV Workshop Pre-Read

Once again, we can’t tell you how excited we are to spend Thursday and Friday morning (and afternoon for the UK-based folks!) with you to workshop the Immersive Visualisation product.

We mentioned last week we would send a pre-read, which we have sent over in an email but is also linked below! Inside you’ll find:

⭐️ What to expect (objectives/agenda)
⭐️ Questions to consider in advance
⭐️ A summary of our qualitative testing learnings
⭐️ Hot off the press key quantitative testing results
⭐️ Value case / measurement work to date
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You may have seen some of this before - so we can make the best use of our time together, please do take a moment to digest the content if you haven’t yet done so and we’re happy to address any questions that come up in advance!

Our final ask is to please complete your individual profile here in advance.

NGV IV Workshop Pre-Read