131027Converging conversations and concept presentationsClosedFeasibility StudiesInnovate UKThe business proposition is to develop a communications tool that supports concept development at the earliest stages of creative projects by sharing visual presentations and combining them with conversations and stakeholder feedback developed across the timeline of any creative project. The tool will combine visual presentation material with the conversation data captured online or by mobile with the purpose of supporting richer collaboration and feedback on ideas, across multiple working scenarios and time zones. This aligns with the increase in remote flexible working, but also recognises the value of face to face meetings and formal presentations as often marking key milestones of a project. The technology will convert PowerPoints and PDFs to view on line and support asynchronous annotated comments and discussions and also integrate voice capture via mobile phone or browser input, to capture voice data from live meetings. In turn this captured data can be represented as recordings or transcripts alongside the asynchronous discussions, which can then be studied and included in an audit trail of the project discussions and any decisions. All this stored online and convenient for stakeholders to reference or exported as a report for formal record. The proposition is to further develop Stickyworld’s emerging online feedback platform and extend its capability with presentation formats and for use in live face to face meetings and presentation scenarios. We will test the integration of voice capture services to create a single place for the presentation content and associated conversations. The project will test the feasibility of this proposition with user trials, in the lab and in the field. The team will work with a university usability testing team to design and operate lab and field tests, and capturing user behaviours on video for analysis. The results of the tests will inform the team about usability, viability and readiness of their technology concept for user adoption.