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Scripting a Scottish planning bot

Providing surge support to a Scottish Government project, this utilised our previous specialty in chatbot content creation. The short-term project involved creating the conversational flow for a pre-application planning permission checker.

Covering 2 main journeys with over 40 routes, the work ensured that, irrespective of the user’s selection, the in-tool conversation stayed natural and made sense.

As an addition to the main content creation, we provided the client with a report of content recommendations and next steps. This included best practice approach for conversation tools, and how stand-alone guidance and support could enhance the user experience.

This journey formed a proof of concept for Scottish Government ahead of their investment.

 Key deliverables and areas of support included:

  • Surge support for Scottish Government proof of concept
  • Created free-flowing conversational copy for pre-planning check tool
  • Populated conversation for 2 main journeys which included over 40 potential routes of conversation
  • Ensured no hard-stops where conversation would abruptly end or conflict with an earlier aspect of the journey
  • Adhered to best practice accessibility allowing tool to support all users level of technical proficiency
  • Provided an overview report with content recommendations and strategic next steps to take the tool beyond its proof of concept