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This special episode of the podcast is an in-depth conversation with Corinne Quin, lecturer in design at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Matthew speaks to her about sizegiver - an art and design project which explores the use of standards in an unusual and interesting way.

A sizegiver is an object placed into a photograph to enable judgement of another object’s size or scale. They are mass-produced, designed and standardized objects, which are iconic and familiar, but also commonplace.

Examples of sizegivers include coins, bottle caps, paperclips, matchsticks, coke cans, or golf balls. They create object-object relationships, which communicate scale faster than a ruler, but are are often strange, playful and unusual.

Corinne explains how sizegiving is becoming an international visual shorthand to describe the meaning of images, tell stories and bring together communities.

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Department of Design | Goldsmiths

ISO 7304 | Boiling pasta

BSI Student Research Programme

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Business Growth Toolkit  – a series from The Standards Show - developed in collaboration with Innovate UK EDGE.

Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency. And Innovate UK EDGE is a key part of the agency’s deep investment to help innovating businesses grow and scale, supporting them with tailored advice on becoming investment ready, internationalizing and managing how they innovate.

The series looks at the relationship between standards and some key business issues, with particular relevance for SMEs.

In this episode of the series Matthew speaks to innovation management expert and standards-maker Victoria Milne.

Victoria describes why standards for innovation management matter. She also identifies some of the key standards available and the benefits for SMEs of using them.

Series | Business Growth Toolkit

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PAS 440 – responsible innovation

Series | Standards in 10 Minutes

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Business Growth Toolkit  – a series from The Standards Show developed in collaboration with Innovate UK EDGE.

Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency. And Innovate UK EDGE is a key part of the agency’s deep investment to help innovating businesses grow and scale, supporting them with tailored advice on becoming investment ready, internationalizing and managing how they innovate.

The series looks at the relationship between standards and some key business issues, with particular relevance for SMEs.

In this episode Matthew speaks to supply chain management expert and standards-maker Frank Lee.

Frank describes why standards for supply chain management matter. He also identifies some of the key standards available and the benefits for organizations of using them.

Series | Business Growth Toolkit

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BS 65000 - organizational resilience

ISO 9001 – quality management

ISO 44001 – collaborative business relationships

ISO 14001 – environmental management

ISO 27001 – information security management

ISO 28000 – security management systems

ISO 31000 – risk management

ISO 37500 – guidance on outsourcing

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In this episode Matthew looks at the changes made to ISO/IEC 27001 – information security management systems.

He speaks to David Mudd of BSI about the changes and why 27001 remains such an important standard. He also speaks to Vipul Sheth of AdvanceTrack Outsourcing about making the transition to the new version.

Plus, Cindy joins Matthew for a Standards Desk of News. They take a look at some of the latest stories on standards, Artificial Intelligence and quantum technologies.

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ISO/IEC 27001 revision

Standards in 10 Minutes | ISO/IEC 27001

AdvanceTrack Outsourcing

Standards Desk of News

AI White Paper

BS 30440 consultation

Quantum technologies roadmap

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Matthew and Cindy celebrate the 100th episode of The Standards Show!

They look back at some of the history of the podcast and share some of their favourite moments. They also look forward to the next 100 episodes, and beyond. And take the opportunity to give some heartfelt thanks to everyone who has helped them on the journey so far.

And doing all of this in the traditional style for The Standards Show: over tea, coffee and cake.

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In this episode of the series, Matthew and Cindy provide a 10-minute guide to PAS 1899 – accessible charging for electric vehicles.

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In this 5th episode of the series Matthew and Cindy look at the issue of food consumption.

Matthew speaks to Adrian Charlton, Principal Scientist at FERA science and standards-maker for bee products.

They discuss some of the issues around the testing and authenticity of food and in particular for honey. And also about a new standard - a PAS - being developed for manuka honey.

And as is usual for this series, Matthew and Cindy enjoy some tea, coffee and cake.

Series | Farm to Fork – the relationship between standards and food.

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Episode 68 – bees, honey and standards

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In this episode Matthew and Cindy look at the issue of standards, steel and trade.

Cindy speaks to Michelle Mokaya and Devin McDaniels from the World Trade Organization (WTO) about the role of the WTO and international standards in the decarbonization of the steel sector. And how the international standardization system can help ensure that the developing world is not left behind.

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WTO decarbonization report

Trade forum for decarbonization standards

Episode 78 | Carbon emissions, trade and standards

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In this episode of the series, Matthew and Cindy provide a handy guide to PAS 440 - the standard for responsible innovation.

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One of the most loved features of The Standards Show is My Favourite Standard, where people share their professional and personal stories about why a particular standard means so much to them.

In this episode Matthew and Cindy welcome 8 storytellers from around the world - from Bristol, to Brussels, to Bolivia.

Telling stories about very 8 very different standards, from one for pavements to one for plastic pellets.

And on 8 very different themes, from consumer vulnerability to caring for an ageing society.

• Amanda McCarthy - ISO 22000 – food safety management
• Gavin Jones - BS 7533-101 - pavements
• Deborah Wautier – EN 1078 – cycling helmets
• Aristea Kyriakati - IEC 60601-2-4 - defibrillators
• Stefania Nikolakopoulou - ISO 22458 – consumer vulnerability
• Andrea Sandi - ISO 17065 – conformity assessment
• Helena Barrell - ISO 25551 – caring for an ageing society
• Joanna Griffiths PAS 510 – plastic pellets

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