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The story of Hexitime

Hexitime was created to improve the quality of healthcare via an online skill exchange.

Introduced by the Health Foundation, founders John Lodge and Dr. Hesham Abdalla began by trialing a small-scale pilot before being introduced to Made Open by a Q Community member.

Because our software aligned perfectly with their vision, John and Hesham invited Made Open to replace their pilot software when they secured funding from the Q Exchange programme. We helped brand and launch the 'Hexitime' platform in April 2019.

How it started: by John Lodge 

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Expertise exists everywhere in health and social care but it is poorly nurtured.

This view was shared by John and Hesham who found no clear way to uncover internal expertise and motivate people to share it, when and where needed.

Our software addressed this issue by allowing members to exchange their skills and knowledge. By swapping skills for time credits, barriers such as age, ethnicity, location, position, or pay grade were removed.

People often travel around the country to access expertise that is available in the office next door. This platform is a fantastic way to unlock talent within and between organisations.

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Hexitime works on the premise that everyone has skills to offer, contributing to better results.

In big organisations like the NHS or big systems like health and social care, gathering expertise within one platform creates a valuable resource that might not otherwise exist.

As the Hexitime network grew, we introduced John and Hesham to the idea of partnerships with networks who were already active but needed access to additional expertise to further their cause. These partnerships benefitted both parties.

Our software offered partners a dedicated space on Hexitime and Hexitime earned revenue through these partnerships.

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The Hexitime platform grew to 3,000 members and recorded around 300 skill exchanges per year.

Hexitime received 12 innovation awards and nominations while using our software.

Hexitime became a Community Interest Company in 2020. In January 2023, Hexitime Ltd was created following advice to develop their own software. Our software licence with Hexitime ended in June 2023.

I recommend Made Open as a fantastic partner for your community platform. They're responsive, trustworthy, professional, friendly and they always push for high standards.

John Lodge, CEO, Hexitime

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