Big Lemon

21/10/2024

Tech in the Circular Economy is still in its infancy, which looks like a giant playground full of clever tech toys and endless possibilities.

Before we head into the nitty gritty of our latest creation, let's set the scene.

Benthyg Cymru is a network of Library of Things, based in Wales.

Benthyg Cymru is championing the ‘borrow, don’t buy’ movement. Benthyg (ben-thig), meaning "to borrow or lend" in Welsh.

Have you been to the Re:make Newport store? It's the first permanent community repair and reuse space in Wales. A collaborative initiative with Repair Cafe Wales.

We have been friends with the Benthyg Cymru gang for eight years or so, and have been lucky enough to work with them, and the wider circular economy movement, for the last few years.

In Owen's latest Developer Blog, he takes us on a journey, detailing the mechanics of how we created a product to prove that borrowing and repairing is a very real sustainable solution to a world-wide problem.

There is huge opportunity in the circular economy space for innovation and collaboration, to make the data more accessible, and to bring about much-needed change. Interested in joining forces? Reach out to us.

And be sure to look out for more updates from us on this collaboration, as we have started dabbling with AI to enhance some of the tools we are creating with the network.



https://dev.biglemon.co.uk/building-a-better-circular-economy-with-benthyg-cymru-a-tech-driven-approach-0b37d20f0fcc

02/10/2024

Our latest app, Cultivating Wellbeing, is looking & feeling so good 😍 We are in the user experience testing phase of the pilot at the moment.

Continued co-creation and concocting plans for the future is still happening behind the scenes with Thrive.

The data we are capturing from the general public who are currently using the pilot is full of valuable feedback that will be reflected in the next iteration.

magic is truly happening - Big Lemon style 🍋

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25/09/2024

Over the last few months we have been concocting and creating an exciting product with Hubbub 💛

We are huge fans of Hubbub, an environmental charity focusing on changing behaviours, connecting communities, and leading much needed change with inspirational and innovative solutions. All of which aligns with our mission and vision for a better planet 🌎 and we were over the moon to be asked to join forces.

We will be sharing more about our collaboration and launching the product soon.

10/07/2024

The strawberries are ready for picking here in the Big Lemon HQ mountains. Jams and cakes are being made, and strawberries are being shared with folk far and wide.

In our latest edition of Tech With Purpose Happenings, Summer Time 2024, we share snippets (alas not our homegrown strawberries) from various peeps and resources that inspire us, get our brains going, ignite something in us.

You can sign up to get all the juicy stuff delivered direct to your inbox via our website. All you need to do is pop your details via the 'Get In Touch' form at the bottom of our homepage.

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12/06/2024

We love experimenting and getting to grips with complicated tech. Many a happy dance occurs when we overcome a tricky bug, something that could have been niggling at us for days 💃

So when we come up with snazzy solutions we can't help but think others might be experiencing the same, and that by sharing our problems and solutions we may help others.

This inspired our latest blog:

AWS Cognito developers - have you ever tried exporting all users in a User Pool to a CSV file? Ouch.

Owen has explained our approach and solutions in our Big Lemon Development Blog which you can find via our website:

https://biglemon.co.uk/blog/aws-cognito-developer-have-you-ever-tried-exporting-all-users-in-a-user-pool

04/06/2024

Help us test our new Cultivating Wellbeing app 🌻

We have partnered with the awesome Thrive Charity to create a new app to support more people through gardening and time in nature.

See our blog for more details and how to join the pilot 🍋

We are launching a new app to support more people through gardening and time in nature.

03/04/2024

We got out & about to do our bit for the environment during B Corp awareness month this year.

Find out more in our latest blog: https://bit.ly/3vJCCzC

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We got out and about to do our bit for the environment

18/03/2024

March 2024 is B Corp awareness month. We have been out & about on a special mission...we will reveal more later this week 👀

We will always be a business that is a force for good, focusing on people & the planet 🌍

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11/03/2024

Last Friday students from Smallwood Primary School and Language Unit took on the role of product designers with us.

We user tested our co-created language learning tool with them.

We kick started this project four years ago at a NHS hackathon. We have collaborated with some fantastic organisations including City University, NIHR, St Georges University Hospital, The Turing Institute, and many individual professionals in the learning space that have huge passion for helping young people.

We hope this product will eventually be adopted & rolled out to many children, teachers, therapists, parents who desperately need it.

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30/01/2024

Our next game creation for CAFOD is due to be launched soon 🚀

We have been doing some user testing in prep for the big day.

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20/12/2023

As we unwind for the festive season we want to express our gratitude by saying a Big Thank-You to our ever-growing eco-system of people who continue to support us, who feel as strongly as we do about being a positive change in the world.

We have achieved so much this year & it wouldn't have been possible without our team of Lemon's who are super talented, full of heart & soul 💛