We use technology to help social movements build power

An example of our design and development work: the Claim the Future website

Design & Development

Product design, full-stack web development, technical architecture, user experience and user interface design, creative direction and graphic design.
An organisational chart of the Labour party

Strategy

Workshop facilitation, community building, product management, organisational coaching and strategic advice.
Screenshots of our prototyping work for JRF in Figma and code

Research & Prototyping

Rapid prototyping, design sprints, discovery workshops, research interviews and technical auditing.
An example of our training

Training

Workshops and coaching sessions to increase digital capacity within movement organisations.
Currently
Building a new website for Solidarity Knows No Borders, a coalition of migrant justice organisations.
Collaborating with The Social Practice to build a new canvassing tool.
Working on an animation for the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung's New York office and Lottie Kingslake, explaining why debt justice is essential for climate justice.
Working on a new publishing tool for Awasqa.
Working with Platform on a data tool exploring which local authorities are investing in fossil fuels.
Recent work
An overview of some of the work we've done for RLS this year

Project

Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung New York

2023

Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung NYC

Art direction and design for the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung’s New York Office.

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Platform

2023

Platform

New online presence for climate justice organisation Platform to showcase their work, history and creative approach to organising.

An overview of spreads from the report

Project

Uplift & Oceana

2023

In Deep Water

A flagship report exposing the hidden impacts of oil and gas on the UK's seas.

Screenshots of the Architecture Lobby homepage

Project

The Architecture Lobby

2023

The Architecture Lobby

A new website for The Architecture Lobby that reflects and supports their activities and organisational structure.

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Planetary Praxis

2021 – ongoing

Smart Forests

Digital atlas that enables people to explore the relationships between digital technologies and forests.

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Left Book Club

2021 — Ongoing

Left Book Club digital membership systems

A digital transformation project that involved a replatform of their website and organising infrastructure, technical support and strategic coaching.

Collaborators
350.org Progressive International London Renters Union Joseph Rowntree Foundation Just Treatment Left Book Club GND Rising Zetkin Nurses United The World Transformed Claim The Future Momentum Novara Media Community Organisers New Design Congress United Voices of the World Citizen Sense Autonomy
Recent writing

Thu 26 Oct 2023

Writing

Solidarity with Palestine

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Common Knowledge stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people. We deplore violence against civilians and call for a ceasefire, an …

🧰 Tools & Tech

Wed 25 Oct 2023

Writing

Where do we go after X/Twitter?

Although Twitter or X is experiencing significant changes, the importance of maintaining an online presence remains. Our team have been …

✏️ How-tos

Wed 25 Oct 2023

Writing

Peer feedback process

As the co-op has matured, we've tried to create support structures that help each member grow. This includes making space …

Fri 16 Jun 2023

Writing

Month Notes: May 2023

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Last month we launched In Deep Water, a flagship report exposing the hidden impacts of oil and gas on the …

Thu 30 Mar 2023

Writing

Month Notes: March 2023

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A new prototype that generates enriched membership data, a website for Autonomy’s Annual Deprivation Index, Green New Deal Rising campaigns, …

Thu 22 Dec 2022

Writing

End of 2022

Highlights from 2022 and looking forward to the new year