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Hello Camp Digital!
@kyliehavelock
Tailored advice services


in the modern age
@kyliehavelock
(or, why Digital by Default


is no longer the strategy -
and what is)
@kyliehavelock
Citizens Advice handbook
UK Ministry of Health booklet
1948
Ration books


Homelessness


Evacuation


Debt
1939
1970s - 1980s
Two recessions:


growth in poverty
Debt, housing and


employment


issues increase
2000s
COVID
pandemic
begins
2020
2010s
Child poverty


continues to rise in


working families
Cost of living crisis


Energy prices


High inflation
2022
Digital revolution


1998 onwards
265


local offices across


England and Wales


21,000


volunteers


7000


advisers


2.45 million


people helped 1:1 over the


phone and webchat


62.8 million


pageviews of our advice content
4 in 10 people


have used Citizens Advice at
some point in their lives


9 out of 10


people said they had a positive
experience with Citizens Advice


6 out of 10


people felt less stressed,
depressed or anxious as a result


£13


direct benefit to clients for every
£1 we spend
How do we scale (through
technology) whilst staying
true to our purpose?
“…digital services that
are so straightforward
and convenient that all
those who can use them
will choose to do so
whilst those who can’t
are not excluded”
“…digital services that
are so straightforward
and convenient that all
those who can use them
will choose to do so
whilst those who can’t
are not excluded”
Channel shift = channels
treated as separate, with the
digital service having primacy


Assisted digital failed to
mitigate digital exclusion


Pushing people to digital
channels perceived as a cost
cutting exercise
Channel shift = channels
treated as separate, with the
digital service having primacy


Assisted digital failing to
mitigate digital exclusion


Pushing people to digital
channels perceived as a cost
cutting exercise
Channel shift = channels
treated as separate, with the
digital service having primacy


Assisted digital failing to
mitigate digital exclusion


Pushing people to digital
channels perceived as a cost
cutting exercise
…but that was then.
Channel shift = channels
treated as separate, with the
digital service having primacy


Assisted digital failing to
mitigate digital exclusion


Pushing people to digital
channels perceived as a cost
cutting exercise
10 years later
5.3 million


adults have never used the internet
or used it more than 3 months ago


16%


of people cannot carry out


basic digital tasks


33%


of people aged 65+ do not


regularly use the internet


9% fewer


disabled people use the internet
regularly compared to non-disabled
5.3 million


adults have never used the internet
or used it more than 3 months ago


16%


of people cannot carry out


basic digital tasks


33%


of people aged 65+ do not


regularly use the internet


9% fewer


disabled people use the internet
regularly compared to non-disabled
5.3 million


adults have never used the internet
or used it more than 3 months ago


16%


of people cannot carry out


basic digital tasks


33%


of people aged 65+ do not


regularly use the internet


9% fewer


disabled people use the internet
regularly compared to non-disabled
5.3 million


adults have never used the internet
or used it more than 3 months ago


16%


of people cannot carry out


basic digital tasks


33%


of people aged 65+ do not


regularly use the internet


9% fewer


disabled people use the internet
regularly compared to non-disabled
5.3 million


adults have never used the internet
or used it more than 3 months ago


16%


of people cannot carry out


basic digital tasks


33%


of people aged 65+ do not


regularly use the internet


9% fewer


disabled people use the internet
regularly compared to non-disabled
40%


more likely that high income
households are able to carry out
basic digital tasks than low
income households


55%


of people said there are key day-
to-day services they need that
cannot be fulfilled online


9%


of households with children
without access to a device
5.3 million


adults have never used the internet
or used it more than 3 months ago


16%


of people cannot carry out


basic digital tasks


33%


of people aged 65+ do not


regularly use the internet


9% fewer


disabled people use the internet
regularly compared to non-disabled
40%


more likely that high income
households are able to carry out
basic digital tasks than low
income households


55%


of people said there are key day-
to-day services they need that
cannot be fulfilled online


9%


of households with children
without access to a device
5.3 million


adults have never used the internet
or used it more than 3 months ago


16%


of people cannot carry out


basic digital tasks


33%


of people aged 65+ do not


regularly use the internet


9% fewer


disabled people use the internet
regularly compared to non-disabled
40%


more likely that high income
households are able to carry out
basic digital tasks than low
income households


55%


of people said there are key day-
to-day services they need that
cannot be fulfilled online


9%


of households with children
without access to a device
Multichannel
All channels are available to the person
but are not integrated
Multichannel Omnichannel
All channels are available to the person
but are not integrated
All channels are available to the person
and they are connected seamlessly
- Who you are


- The type of service you’re
accessing (emotional,
complex, private)


- Your preferences at that
particular time


- Your location
(geographical, physical)


- The time and energy you
have available
- Who you are


- The type of service you’re
accessing (emotional,
complex, private)


- Your preferences at that
particular time


- Your location
(geographical, physical)


- The time and energy you
have available
- Who you are


- The type of service you’re
accessing (emotional,
complex, private)


- Your preferences at that
particular time


- Your location
(geographical, physical)


- The time and energy you
have available
- Who you are


- The type of service you’re
accessing (emotional,
complex, private)


- Your preferences at that
particular time


- Your location
(geographical, physical)


- The time and energy you
have available
- Who you are


- The type of service you’re
accessing (emotional,
complex, private)


- Your preferences at that
particular time


- Your location
(geographical, physical)


- The time and energy you
have available
The technology exists to
allow us to provide a highly
personalised service on any
combination of channels
1. Radically improve our ability to measure outcomes


2. Enable a seamless client journey


3. Validate our tailored, tactical advice strategy


4. Transform our phone, webchat, email, and video
(‘remote advice’) platforms
Content


platform
12th - 28th April 2020
12th - 28th April 2020
Citizens Advice’s


prediction


512,328
12th - 28th April 2020
Citizens Advice’s


prediction


512,328
Department for


Work and Pensions


511,940
This isn’t new!
How we’re re-wiring our
advice delivery behind the
scenes
Content management system
Public website
Advisernet
Chat In person
Phone
Advice content store
Public website
Advisernet
Chat
In person
Phone Snippet Socials
Decision


trees
Advice content store
Public website
Advisernet
Chat
In person
Phone Snippet Socials
Decision


trees
“Digitally


excluded”
Examples
Case study 1: Twitter prompt
#bankingscam


#bankscam


#chequescams


#courierfraud


#holidayscams


#investmentscam


#onlineshoppingscam


#phishing


#phishingscam


#purchasescam


#romancescam


#scam


#scamalert


#scamcall


#scamemail


#scammers


#scammessage


#scams


#scamsms


#smishing


#smishingscam


#textscam
bankingscam


bankscam


chequescams


courierfraud


holidayscams


investmentscam


onlineshoppingscam


phishing


phishingscam


purchasescam


scam


scamalert


scamcall


scamemail


scammers


scammessage


scams


scamsms


smishing


smishingscam


textscam
Case study 2: Decision tree
Case study 3: interactive voice recognition
Tailored advice services.


Enhanced by technology.


Not defined by it.
Tailored advice services.


Enhanced by technology.


Not defined by it.
Tailored advice services.


Enhanced by technology.


Not defined by it.
Thank you!
@kyliehavelock