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Digital Enlightenment

It was wonderful. I learnt more in a day than I have since the day I learnt to ride a bike. Think of what that lets you do. This is the digital equivalent. Genius. Never made us feel like fools - instead, they took us gently by the hand and led us into wonderland.

Paul Kitcatt Chief Creative Officer Kitcatt Nohr Digitas

Decoded reinvents the training format whilst giving genuine context to language of the web. Charming trainers and imaginative setting combine to persuasive effect. The workshop excels both as a refresher course and first contact with code. Highly recommended.

Adam Powers Head of User Experience BBH

Coding is now not the preserve of techies with 10,000 hours of experience and expertise. For me, it was akin to the first time I went scuba diving: the sense of wonder as you dip below the waves for the first time and the true landscape of the sea bed is revealed.

Alliott Cole Ventures Team Octopus Ventures

The Code in a Day course exceeded my (high) expectations by far. I knew nothing about coding. I expected the day to educate me to the point where I could make a start. In fact by the end of the day I'd already made a start, and then some, in coding.

Danny Callaghan Business Manager Legal and General

Great day to get a basic understanding of coding. Friendly and enthusiastic teachers that show you have the world of code at your fingertips! Definitely inspired me to pursue my interest further. If I can learn the basics, anyone can!

Kat Bednarczyk Business Marketing Manager Spotify

It has demystified the whole area of coding...Will you be able to code in a day - yes. We all use technology in our daily lives so isn't it time to find out how it works?

Richard Eccles Head of Custom Web Solutions Thomson Reuters

So very useful to get an overview of an area that most never get a chance to understand. Broken down into easy to digest parts that were fun! Well worth doing.

Ross Mahon Google Apps Education Evangelist Google

A great way to spend a day de-mystifying the web and its ways. I have worked in online media sales side for years and didn't take the time or make the opportunity to learn. Decoded lifted the veil in a day. Magical!

Jamie Noble Vertical Partnership Manager Microsoft

Decoded was an absolutely fantastic course pitched at just the right level ... [It] has made me feel much more at home in a technology company! Oh, and the food was amazing too.

Rosa Birch Policy Team Facebook

Attending Decoded was like being let into the magic circle. Before the world of code and digital design was a complete mystery to me. I now know how they cut the lady in half.

Paul Bainsfair Director General IPA

The Code in a Day workshop was inspiring and insightful.

Sara Montgomery Head of Guardian Books The Guardian

Decoded team have put together a unique course that really makes the potentially arcane world of coding relate to the real world of great apps that make our life better.

Steven Bonner Digital Marketing Manager The FA

Decoded was the best training I have ever done, it was insightful and challenging, taking us all beyond our expectations in what we were capable in a really fun and dynamic way. Will recommended to anyone.

Katie Hyson Think Big Internal Manager Telefonica UK

A brilliant day, hugely informative and most importantly fun. I'd recommend it to everyone and I probably will.

David Mahoney Director of Content Policy Ofcom

Don’t think about it. Don’t worry about what it is exactly. Simply go do it. I had no idea what to expect, but Decoded delivered more than I’d hoped for. Digital Enlightenment is a very good summation.

Jason Gormley Creative Director & Founder Dark Age

Goings on

Veuve Cliquot Award April 22nd, 2013

Decoded co-founder Kathryn Parsons wins the first Veuve Clicquot New Generation Award. The new category aims to celebrate up and coming female entrepreneurial talent in the UK. Read Harpers Bazaar feature.

Startup Career Launchpad April 18th, 2013

Decoded co-founder Alasdair Blackwell speaks on two panels alongside Apps for Good, FreeFormers, Raspberry Pi, Steer, DataWind and Pearson.

Contagious: Now / Next / Why April 21st, 2013

Decoded co-founder Steve Henry speaks about the importance of understanding the digital production process in the marketing world. More Contagious events here.

New York Launch April 7th, 2013

Decoded opens up in the Big Apple. Lots of pictures and news on the Tumblr.

Lunch'n'Learn March 28th, 2013

The Decoded team get together for a session on the Arduino, the tiny little board that makes physical computing a doddle. Check out the slides from Josh Maxey's talk, they're a great start for anyone looking to get creative with Arduino. View slides.

Google Big Tent February 21st, 2013

Kathryn participates in a panel event held by Google Big Tent and the European Trade Union Confederation in Brussels. The focus of the event was to discuss jobs in a technology fuelled economy and the employment conundrum.

Dublin Web Summit October 18th, 2012

Decoded co-founder Kathryn Parsons speaks at the Dublin Web Summit on the importance of an understanding of the digital production process in the 21st Century Workplace. View session stream.

Stuff Magazine October 12th, 2012

Stuff Magazine do a feature on learning to code featuring lots of info about our Code in a Day course. Read article.

BBC Click August 20th, 2012

BBC Click visit Decoded HQ to find out for themselves why we should all learn to code. View episode.

Stylist Magazine July 4th, 2012

Decoded's Kathryn Parsons is interviewed for The Stylist's 'Work Life' column: "The number of women in technology is worryingly low, however in my experience the appetite among professional women to become digitally literate is reassuringly high. We’ve had hundreds of women at Decoded." View article.

Radio 1 Hackney Academy June 12th, 2012

Decoded run workshops for young people in Hackney as part of Radio One's Hackney Weekend. Be sure to check out Tina's five top tips for building a website on the Hackney Academy website. View tips.

TEDxObserver March 12th, 2012

Ali speaks at the TEDxObserver conference at Sadler’s Wells theatre on how to teach code in schools. View the video on our Education page.

Work at Decoded

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Decoded, it's taken me 22 years to find you and we only spent 1 day together :(... A fantastic course, professionally led, innovative co-creative learning, uber funky learning space and loads of fun.

John Lennon Director Nokia

It really joined up all the dots to show the bigger picture. It will help me understand the work of my colleagues better and enable me to have more useful conversations with them. And what amazing hospitality and location – just a lovely place to be for a day!

Alison Button Research Manager BBC iPlayer

Great day to get a basic understanding of coding. Friendly and enthusiastic teachers that show you have the world of code at your fingertips! Definitely inspired me to pursue my interest further. If I can learn the basics, anyone can!

Kat Bednarczyk Business Marketing Manager Spotify

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