Post on 18-Jul-2015
How to build an Open Website
Rob Gethen SmithLucie Paterson
Paul Vulpiani
Southbank Centre passionately believes the arts have the power to transform lives
4500 Events13 Festivals6m people
1. Best in breed event ticketing website
2. Unique digital space for arts and learning
How do you build an
OPEN WEBSITE?
THE GLASS BOX
“Talk about taking transparent participatory to the next level!”
Mar Dixon
New Ideas
User testing
Drop in sessions
Workshops
Tim
What we learnt
Open Everything
Website User Advisory Group
● Open platform● Open data● Open designs● Open use
Users can reuse content, data and software, explore how the website works and easily
manage their privacy so that the Southbank Centre website becomes a trusted and
valuable resource.
Challenges
Surprises
“...you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.”
Steve Jobs
Rob Gethen Smith@robgethers
Lucie Paterson@luciepaterson
Paul Vulpiani@forestvinnie
digital.southbankcentre.co.uk2015