Rainmaker Day July 2019
It was great to see all our amazing Rainmakers at the monthly Rainmaker Day!
G-Cloud 11: A Smorgasbord of SMEs – But Is It Changing Procurement Habits?
The latest iteration of a major government procurement framework, G-Cloud 11, now lists a substantial 4,200 potential public sector IT services suppliers…
Rainmaker and VisitEngland launch TXGB
Rainmaker is delighted to announce the launch of our new digital platform, Travel Exchange Great Britain (TXGB), in partnership with VisitEngland and V3 Leisure.
Lightning Sprints bring your vision to life, fast.
We’re really excited to be preparing for another Lightning Sprint in July. This will be our 20th since we launched them last year!
True business change doesn’t happen in the dark
True business change doesn’t happen in the dark
“Can we please stop talking about robots when it comes to Future of Work”
The big four have ruined the school of thought on Future of Work. They have made companies focus on a world of automation, robots and AI.
6 hours, 7 blueprints and 1 very detailed Wardley Map…
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s data specialists at our offices for an intensive whole day workshop.
Rainmaker Day June 2019- Spotlight on Data
At this month’s Rainmaker Day the focus was on Data and Analytics. Thanks to Tom Millbrow for a brilliant presentation and demo!
Rainmaker Ambassador John Stocker wins ultra marathon Monarchs Way
We’ve had some incredible news this week. One of our sponsored athletes, John Stocker, has absolutely smashed it and finished the epic race Monarchs...
If you tolerate this then your children will be next.
In the UK, we are facing a cliff edge for our next generation. We have a generation that is unable to secure their financial futures because...
Can you help prepare the employees of the future?
Rainmaker (a partner working with Croydon Council) and ELSA (a community interest company that empowers young people through skills development) will be running a “Get Work Ready”…
Is Multisupplier delivery the way forward for the public sector?
Public sector procurement is crucially important as the contracts involve vast sums of taxpayers’ money and support the delivery of essential front-line public services.
Rainmaker Kick Off 2019/20
There was so much passion and commitment at this year’s kick-off event in London.
A new website for Crown Commercial Service – From standing start to launch in 9 weeks
Rainmaker supported Crown Commercial Service with getting their new website from user stories to launch.
Transforming Croydon
Last week we attended a pretty unique event – an all-supplier networking day with all the companies that are helping the Council design the future of their technology service.
The Global Digital Marketplace: multi-supplier delivery
The Global Digital Marketplace aims to help international governments make their procurement more transparent…
International Women’s Day 2019
At Rainmaker we don’t see gender, only the differences that make our teams so brilliant.
Proud to be a Rainmaker
Anyone who has worked with us knows that Rainmakers are unique.
Working with Hackney to reduce the collaboration deficit, via the Digital Marketplace
In November, the Digital Marketplace celebrated its fourth birthday. Mark Hastings looks at how it’s giving SMEs access to significant government and local authority work.
James Golding
In the past decade, James Golding has overcome and achieved more than most would in a lifetime.
John Stocker
Starting out running for fun and charity back in 2006, John has gone on to represent Great Britain at the legendary 2018 Spartathlon…
Shameeg Salie
Coming through the development ranks of HotChillee, Shameeg represented South Africa at the World Junior Track Championships in 2013
Rainmaker Commits to Tech Talent Charter
As part of its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, at work and beyond, Rainmaker has signed up to the Tech Talent Charter (TTC). An...
Mindworx and Rainmaker join forces to transform African businesses for the digital age
Mindworx, the innovative business services consultancy, and Rainmaker Solutions…
Assembling your design sprint dream team
Design Sprints are transforming how the most progressive companies are taking their ideas are turning them into reality.
Rapid Prototyping for Better Services
Decide, quickly, whether your idea is worth designing and building. Technology is faster than ever before. Rapidly defining and redefining...
Accelerate the digital transformation journey
Mark Hastings of Rainmaker Solutions offers public sector leaders some thoughts on how to accelerate their digital transformation journeys This...
Executive Agency
Improving ways of working in a Government agency.
Central Government Department
The redesigning of a Government Department’s services.
Croydon
Rainmaker kicked-off by running a three-month discovery exercise to help clarify the Council’s vision and translate it into a delivery model, validated by user research, that leveraged market opportunities, as well as accommodating the risks involved.
London Council
Rethinking the design of a London Council’s website homepage.