by Benjamin Ellis | Sep 11, 2024 | Announcements, Event
On a sunny afternoon. No hang on, wait, this was the UK in September… After a torrential downpour that flooded the streets and shut local roads, the SocialOptic team gathered at Login Lounge, our home base, co-working space and amazing music venue, to celebrate a...
by Paul Harding | Jul 17, 2024 | Culture, Product, SurveyOptic
Culture On a typically rainy day in England, we in the product team at SocialOptic have plenty to smile about! Our culture of continual improvement underpins the way we work, and we are always looking to improve our products. We do this by listening to our...
by Benjamin Ellis | Jul 9, 2024 | Announcements, Culture
This year is our 15th anniversary. It feels simultaneously like just yesterday and a lifetime ago since SocialOptic went from an idea to a business with customers. I am profoundly grateful to those who have supported us along the way, and to those who encouraged me to...
by Caalie | Mar 26, 2024 | Surveys
To benchmark or not to benchmark – that is the perennial question when reporting organisational surveys. That is understandable as there are many compelling reasons, both for and against, and it can be a minefield to navigate, so let us lay out some pointers to help...
by Caalie | Mar 22, 2024 | SurveyOptic
If you’re starting to think about your scope 3 emissions reporting for the coming year, we can lend a helping hand when it comes to calculating employee commuting emissions, or even business travel. The nature of these mean they are more of a headache than some of the...
by Caalie | Mar 19, 2024 | HR, Surveys
Reduction in Force is a is a rather stale term for what is always a significant event, both for the organisation and for each individual involved, whether they are leaving or staying. High emotions, adrenalin and sleepless nights usually feature in the mix, and...
by Caalie | Feb 22, 2024 | Culture, Knowledge Work, Leadership, SurveyOptic
Default drivers and Culturalising Technology Understanding the meaning behind these two terms is profound when thinking about culture within a business and the role that technology has to play. Traditionally when reviewing business culture, areas such as leadership...
by Benjamin Ellis | Feb 9, 2024 | SurveyOptic
An important, but sometimes neglected step in the survey lifecycle is testing. Previewing and testing surveys is a critical part of the survey design process, helping to ensure a positive experience for respondents and higher quality data capture. There are many...
by Lara Holding-Jones | Feb 2, 2024 | Privacy, SurveyOptic, Surveys
Our customers roll out surveys aimed at many different audiences, ranging from their own employees to members of the public, external stakeholders, clients and many others. Therefore, each of our customers have slightly different needs and rules when it comes to...
by Chris Trim | Jan 25, 2024 | Big Data
As digital systems have become more powerful and critical in delivering our business processes, so too has the importance of their security. It can be easy to forget how much data is held within these systems, from business financial data and customer data, to...
by Benjamin Ellis | Jan 18, 2024 | SurveyOptic
For many of our customers, providing a fully accessible on-line experience is a legal requirement under The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018, but for everyone it is something we recommend as best practice when...
by Benjamin Ellis | Dec 30, 2023 | Leadership
It has been an active year on the blog, so as 2023 draws to a close I’ve taken a little time to look back over the year. Taking time to review and capture what we’ve learned is a core value at SocialOptic, and part of the closed loop process we use to grow. This year...
by Lara Holding-Jones | Dec 14, 2023 | SurveyOptic, Sustainability
One important change we’ve seen in recent years is the growing expectation for organisations to publish a broad range of data that may be relevant to their stakeholders. In particular, we’re thinking about ‘ESG reporting’, which covers environmental, social and...
by Caalie | Dec 7, 2023 | Announcements, HR, SurveyOptic, Surveys
We are excited to announce that SurveyOptic has achieved a significant milestone by becoming part of an APUC Framework Agreement, making it even easier for Scottish HE and FE institutions to procure our support for their staff engagement surveys. Having...
by Lara Holding-Jones | Dec 5, 2023 | Big Data, Surveys
Online survey platforms have grown exponentially over the past 20 years or so, both in the number available in the market and the features and functionality of them. This growth has been fuelled by improvements to the development speed, processing speed and...
