In this episode of the Digital Culture Podcast, James talks to Simon Glenister, CEO and founder of Noise Solution, winners of the Using Data category in the 2025 Digital Culture Awards.

Simon explains how their music education mentoring programme supports young people facing exclusion, mental health challenges, and other complex needs. The sessions combine music with technology and are supported by a secure online platform where participants can share their progress with trusted adults.

Data is built into every part of the programme. From tracking wellbeing to analysing feedback with AI, their approach helps show impact, improve delivery, and support funding.

In this episode, they discuss:

• How embedding data collection into the core of a programme can improve both outcomes and reporting.
• Why building a culture of trust and collaboration around data encourages meaningful engagement from staff and participants.
• What AI can reveal from conversational feedback and how it can be used to surface insights around wellbeing.

Links and resources discussed in this episode:

• Download the transcript for this episode (Word document).
• Find out more about Noise Solution's Digital Culture Award win.
• Visit the websites for Noise Solution and Transceve.

Noise Solution were the Using Data category winners in the 2025 Digital Culture Awards. The winner of this category was decided by a panel of experts, led by Katy Raines - Founder and CEO, Indigo Ltd.

Music by ⁠⁠SHAR