ACEVO’s first-ever week-long digital festival takes place on 16-20 November, bringing together social sector leaders to reflect, reboot, rebuild. The full programme is available on the website and in this blog series, you will get to know our speakers a little bit better.
A narrated version of this blog is available at the bottom of the page
Ann Longley is the founder of Something New Together. At #ACEVOFest, she will give you a simple Transformation Design framework to reappraise your priorities, culture, technology, and ways of working so they are fit for purpose for turbulent times.
How would you describe your time working from home because of lockdown in 5 words?
Flexible creative enriching rewarding bittersweet
What was the best thing you did for your own well-being in the past few months?
A short yoga practice every morning to set myself up for the day, working with Debi Garrod, and leading thersa.org’s Digital Summit.
What’s the best advice you’ve been given?
Stay in the present moment as much as possible. Don’t panic.
What was your favourite digital discovery this year?
I’ve really enjoyed using sprintbase.io to run design sprints remotely. It and other digital design tools have enabled my work to progress in spite of lockdown.
If you had to leave a message to yourself to read a year from now, what would it be?
Stay positive and focused on your goals. This time is difficult, but it will not last forever.
