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We are Careful Trouble. We are a research studio and a social enterprise, helping make technologies work better for more people, more of the time. 🌍 carefultrouble.net

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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Not sure how to decide on AI in your workplace? Try the Careful Consequence Check, an easy, free tool to quickly assess risks before launching AI products or features. It’s not a full risk analysis, but a great first step. Learn more: www.careful.industries/consequences
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Consequences — Careful Industries
A free tool to help you rapidly assess potential risks and issues with AI-powered products, tools and services.
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Digital ID Consultation is open! Beyond infrastructure, digital ID will shape our country. Government must prioritise trust and cohesion, not just efficiency. Share your views by 12:30pm, 5 May 2026.
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
What is the value of creative and cultural RD&I? Our new report, with Audience Agency and Arts Council England, highlights the importance of RD&I in the sector, shares key insights, and presents 11 actionable recommendations across strategy, sector growth, investment, and research. Full report ⬇️
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Join us for ‘Reclaiming Our Social Lives: A Call For Solidarity Vs Big Tech.’ On 17th March, we'll discuss how solidarity can act as a counter to the powers of big tech + social media. Hear from @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, Adele Walton & Nick Couldry ✨ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reclaiming...
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Reclaiming Our Social Lives: A Call For Solidarity Vs Big Tech.
Reclaiming Our Social Lives: A Call For Solidarity Vs Big Tech.
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
We’ll be joining @connectedbydata.org on Friday 6th March for the ‘Power and participation in public tech’ conference! Come to share what you’re up to, and to learn from others; leave with new insights, ideas, and connections ​ 🗓 Friday 6 March 2026 ⏰ 10:00-17:00 📍The Mechanics Centre, Manchester
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Lloyd's Register Foundation @lr-foundation.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Today, Lloyd's Register Foundation has published a new literature review and positioning paper in collaboration with Careful Industries, which will help to inform our forthcoming Foresight Review into the Safe Adoption of AI in Engineered Systems. Read now: loom.ly/UU6fdCQ
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Introducing ' The AI Safety Paradox' ➡️ A Literature Review and positioning paper on the safe adoption of artificial intelligence in engineered systems In partnership with @lrfheritage.bsky.social 🔗 www.lrfoundation.org.uk/publications...
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
What could digital ID look like if it’s introduced? @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social joined @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social on Radio 4's Briefing Room to talk about the proposed digital ID card system, alongside Jon Agar, Rainer Kattel, and Edgar Whitley. Listen now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - The Briefing Room, Why don't we have ID cards in the UK?
David Aaronovitch and guests discuss identity cards.
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
How do we define ‘good’ when it comes to AI and local communities? Join us Thursday, 27 Jan at Newspeak House, London for "AI in the Street" - a collaborative research project that explores the messy reality of AI encountered in the street. ⏰ 4-6pm + drinks/refreshments 🔗 luma.com/p4fmir78Opens
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Still working out your New Year’s resolution? Make 2026 the year you champion social power in tech! Community tech is rising, but funding hasn’t caught up yet. Read @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social & jamestplunkett.bsky.social blog about how to fund public interest tech. Want to collaborate? DMs open!
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The Times is reporting that plans for compulsory digital ID checks for right to work are being abandoned, which is great news if true. To be universal, services should be plural in approach, rather than being delivered via a single chanel www.thetimes.com/article/0044...
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Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID
Scheme intended to verify someone’s right to work in the UK will be optional, government admitted in 13th U-turn since taking power
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Come and join us for a fun early evening exploration of the AI in the Street project, feat. Yasmine Boudiaf, Mukul Patel, Noortje Marres, Alex Taylor, @halcyene.bsky.social @tmsqrll.bsky.social, Dominique Barron, Annie Radcliffe and me at Newspeak House luma.com/p4fmir78
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AI in the street: lessons from everyday encounters with AI innovation 
Join us for an early evening exploration 
4pm - Creative diagramming workshop 
5pm - project presentation 
5:20pm Panel discussion feat Careful Industries, Ada Lovelace Inst, the LGA, and Foxglove Legal 
6pm: Drinks and networking 
4pm - 7pm, 27 January at Newspeak House
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 28/06/2025
This week we were happy to launch our new report on #DisabilityTechnology, exploring the potential for data-driven digital technologies to reduce barriers that disabled people encounter in their everyday lives. Read more here: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 23/06/2025
Disabled people should be involved from the outset in developing digital tools and services that are fundamental to work, life and play to maximise the transformative benefits they can bring says our new report on #DisabilityTechnology, released today.
Text over an abstract background, text reads: 

Disability technology
How data and digital assistive technologies can support independent, fulfilled lives. 

Read the report online. 

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We know creative and artistic innovation takes many different forms - and can look very different to their counterparts in science and tech - so we're seeking to gather as much evidence as possible of the rich variety of things that already take place theaudienceagency.org/en/ideas-inn...
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From Ideas to Innovation | The Audience Agency
The Audience Agency (TAA) is conducting a survey in partnership with Arts Council England (ACE) to understand more about the role and value of innovation for people and organisations across the arts a...
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
When did digital inclusion get so boring? Earlier this year, the government published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan. While the consultation is closed, we wanted to share five ways that it could be made…well… more fun! Read more on our blog: www.careful.industries/blog/2025-3-...
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Making Digital Inclusion Fun Again — Careful Industries
5 ways the Digital Inclusion Action Plan could be a bit more exciting.
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Would you like to contribute to creating a tool to support the ethical procurement of AI? We are conducting a playtest with experts from UK local authorities, on 24th June! 🔗 Sign up here: lu.ma/8rbh6k0v
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Consequence Scanning: Playtest · Luma
Come and help test our updated Consequence Scanning format in a short, informative workshop that will share practical techniques for assessing the social,…
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Join @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social at UX London this month! On 12th June, Rachel will be talking about ‘The power of hopeful technology’ and how, in modern technology development, your practice is probably more political than you realise. Get 20% off your ticket using code: JOIN_RC
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Many recognise the potential of "community technology" yet only a fraction have been able to embrace these tools fully. Read our latest report about how policymakers, funders, and community leaders can work together to shape a fairer digital future. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-5-...
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Next month, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social will be at the @publiclawproject.bsky.social and Technology Conference to learn more about risks and benefits in Government procurement involving AI and ADM. 📅 Monday 9 June ⏰ 9:00 am - 5:30 pm 📍 Fieldfisher / Online 🔗 publiclawproject.org.uk/events/publi...
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Getting ready for Interesting at Conway Hall tomorrow night www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interestin...
A box of yellow stickers with I'm a Hopeful Technologists written in red and purple and a sunrise
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Susi O'Neill @susioneill.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
A vital read on what AI is and isn't from @carefultrouble.bsky.social Don't believe the magical management sci-fi. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-...
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What we talk about when we talk about AI — Careful Industries
Can AI really do all of the things people want it to do — and what exactly are people actually talking about when they talk about AI? Yutong Liu & The Bigger Picture   / https://betterim...
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Read @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social latest blog post about what we mean when we talk about AI, and why AI literacy should include the myths, the economics and power surrounding artificial intelligence. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-...
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What we talk about when we talk about AI — Careful Industries
Can AI really do all of the things people want it to do — and what exactly are people actually talking about when they talk about AI? Yutong Liu & The Bigger Picture   / https://betterim...
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
“ I would definitely say that, having worked in policy for over 10 years, I find this government to be less consultative than any I’ve worked with,” says @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/science...
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Matt Clifford’s quiet grip on UK AI
No 10's machine learning tsar is seeking to bake the technology into the UK's economic future, but his influence has drawn criticism
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
From sharing learnings to our detailed takeaways, our AI 101 Impact workshops pack a lot in. We have a limited number in our upcoming sessions: 1️⃣ 13th May: Industry, Freelancers + Civil Service 2️⃣ 20th May: Charity + Public sector www.careful.industries/ai-training
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
“How should I use Generative AI??” This is a question we’ve often heard both in our personal and working lives. So we’ve written seven things to bear in mind and three “responsible-ish” strategies for using Generative AI to generate text www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-...
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Responsible-ish GenAI dos and don’ts: text edition — Careful Industries
Seven things to bear in mind and three responsible-ish AI strategies
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
🚨 Workshop Date Change 🚨 Our AI 101 Impacts for freelancers, industry and civil society will now take place on Thursday 13th May at 12:00. This is a session for anyone interested in AI but not sure how to decide what to use in your workplace. ​Find out more: lu.ma/efpc4rxq
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NEON @neonuk.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Join us this week for a fantastic social and panel event on the 'Future with AI'. tinyurl.com/neonevents We'll be hearing from @carsjung.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, and Eleanor Shearer. @ippr.bsky.social @cmmonwealth.bsky.social @carefultrouble.bsky.social
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Our AI 101 Impact workshops are more than just training. They are a chance to meet people asking similar questions to you, who want to move beyond the headlines and sales pitches. You’ll learn what your peers are doing, and the challenges and opportunities they're facing.
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Join us on 29th April for AI 101 Impact training. In a 90 minute live workshop with @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social you will move beyond the AI hype, and understand how it will impact your work. Tickets start at £200 🔗 lu.ma/efpc4rxq
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AI Impacts 101 · Luma
Join us for an in depth training sessions for freelancers, industry and civil society. Together, we will move beyond the hype to share some of AI's…
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Join NEON and NEF on the 27 March, 6pm, for our joint social, where we'll be hosting an essential discussion on the future of AI. Grab a ticket here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future-with-ai-whos-in-control-tickets-1272650173929
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The Future with AI: Who’s in Control?
Join NEON and NEF for a joint social and panel event on AI
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design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 13/03/2025
Real pleasure to have @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social on the show! found the expectation of free ethics labour as particularly worrying, and I still want a t-shirt ;)
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🎧 Listen to @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social in conversation with @benbyford.com on @machine-ethics.net 💬 Together, they discuss the responsibilities of researchers, socially responsible technology and ethics work as free labour 🔗 Listen now: www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/care...
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Careful technology with Rachel Coldicutt - Machine Ethics Podcast
This episode we're chatting with Rachel about AI taxonomy, innovating for everyone not just the few, Rachel's chronic honesty, responsibilities of researchers, socially responsible technology, ethics ...
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Susi O'Neill @susioneill.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
So much good juice in this short and zesty read from @carefultrouble.bsky.social on AI adoption and avoiding the overwhelm: "It’s possible to be both careful and curious about technology adoption". www.careful.industries/blog/2025-2-...
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Five Lessons for Careful AI Adoption — Careful Industries
AI might feel inescapable and overwhelming. We share 5 lessons for adopting at the speeed of trust.
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Can AI help deliver your business goals? We offer technical, social and ethical lenses to evaluate how AI can and cannot support your organisation's ambitions. Find out more about our AI consultancy and training services on our website: www.careful.industries/ai-training
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
New @carefultrouble.bsky.social blog post from me on why you don't need to nod through another AI sales pitch while someone explains how buying their gen AI product will solve your greatest strategic problems www.careful.industries/blog/2025-2-...
Five lessons for Careful AI adoptionFOMO is not a strategyAutomate the easy thingsNo matter what anyone tells you, AI isn’t inevitable, and you should feel empowered to make good decisions in the workplace that create better outcomes for everyone.
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Can innovation work for everyone? Our new green paper, commissioned by Phoenix Court, explores a neighbourhood-scale approach to innovation and technology diffusion. www.careful.industries/inclusive-in...
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
AI Literacy will be a key component in building an impact led approach to using AI at your non-profit. We are offering AI Impacts 101 training for those working for charities and in the public sector. Our next session is on 4th March. Find out more here: lu.ma/ahn2kyyi
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AI Impacts 101: Charities and Public Sector · Luma
In this training session for people working in and with charities, governments and public sector organisations, we will move beyond the hype to share some of…
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Last Thursday, we marked the closure of Promising Trouble with the Community Tech Winter Gathering. We brought together 70 community tech practitioners at Battersea Arts Centre for a great afternoon of learning and inspiration. (1/3)
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
There’s still time to join us on 13th February for our AI 101 Impact Training. This session is aimed at people who have already started with or are interested in improving their AI literacy. lu.ma/lpet76u5
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Is your New Year's resolution to learn more about AI? Or to distinguish the hype from reality? Then join us for ‘AI Impacts 101’ on Thursday 13th February. Book your tickets here: lu.ma/lpet76u5
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Today the Prime Minister published the AI Opportunities Action Plan for the UK 👀 So it might be a good day to buy one of our T-shirts… carefulindustries.teemill.com/product/bill...
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Billionaires - Women's Relaxed Fit T-Shirt
Black women's relaxed fit, organic cotton.
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Yasmin Ibison @yasminibison.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
As govt doubles down on turbocharging w/ AI narrative, it feels relevant to reshare some work I commissioned at @jrf-uk.bsky.social asking experts 'To what extent can AI improve public policymaking?' This response from @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social is a personal fave! www.jrf.org.uk/ai-for-publi...
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Definitions, digital, and distance: on AI and policymaking
Human decisions will drive the deployment of technology in policymaking, for good and ill. Better policymaking should make lives better for humans, which is why we should listen to them.
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Agenda update for the Community Tech Winter Gathering ❄️⬇️ Join us for an afternoon of celebrating the spirit of collaboration and curiosity in our community tech community of practice. Grab your free tickets for 30th January here: lu.ma/v3v6b8fk
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Bringing some LinkedIn energy over here - @carefultrouble.bsky.social has a v unexpected gap for new projects in February. If you have an end-of-year underspend for tech ethics training or a tricky problem that needs some strategic foresight, let us know! We're not nearly as scary as we look
Four women looking like they have mostly had enough of nearly everything
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Equal Care Co-op @equalcare.coop · 07/01/2025
Excited for @carefultrouble.bsky.social 's Community Tech Winter Gathering at the end of the month! Looking forward to connecting with other like-minded folk and feeling inspired🧠✊ Event page 👇 lu.ma/v3v6b8fk
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Community Tech Winter Gathering · Luma
Join us in person to celebrate the spirit of collaboration and curiosity in our community tech community of practice. We are delighted to invite you to an…
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Christopher Smith @christophersmith.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Super interesting report by @carefultrouble.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social for the Royal Academy of Engineering on engineering and stewardship for a sustainable, inclusive economy www.careful.industries/stewarding-m...
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Stewarding Meaningful Innovation — Careful Industries
Engineering is a multifaceted domain of science and technology; it's represented by many organisations and institutions in many geographical domains, and the Royal Academy of Engineering plays a big r...
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Careful Trouble @carefultrouble.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
See you in 2025 👋🏽 We’re now taking a break until 6th January. We’ve loved working with all of you to make technologies work better for more people, more of the time. Enjoy the holidays 💛
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
A very short whizz through some things we did at work this year @carefultrouble.bsky.social, accompanied by a photo in which we either look like a 00's indie band reuniting for one last gig, or a band of world weary detectives from a BBC4 thriller www.careful.industries/blog/2024-12...
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2024: A Year of Careful Trouble — Careful Industries
As we look back on 2024 it’s been a year of uncertainty and volatility, at Careful Trouble we have also managed to find some glimmers of hope. This year in review includes a highlight from each month.
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