Ed Dowding
AI systems, civic platforms, climate tech, reading apps for kids. The through-line is always the same: take complex, powerful capability and make it usable by the people who will create the most impact with it.
Speech-driven reading companion that highlights words in real-time as you read aloud. Built as a lightweight PWA using the Web Speech API, designed to help young children follow along with stories and build reading confidence.
AI-powered parenting encyclopedia that generates evidence-based guidance on-demand. Built with Next.js 15, Supabase, Claude AI, and a 3-layer caching system with RAG document upload and semantic search.
Open-source React library enabling section-targeted feedback collection. Users visually identify specific UI elements they're commenting on, eliminating vague feedback and providing administrators with precise contextual information.
Native desktop WhatsApp client with AI-powered message summarisation, priority inbox, and keyboard-first navigation. Built with Tauri (Rust), React, and multi-provider LLM support.
Design novel civic interventions by selecting strategic constraints. An AI tool that generates genuinely innovative ideas for community action—not templates.
Continuous voice capture app with 30-minute auto-segmented recording, Google Gemini transcription, location tagging, and full-text search. Designed for capturing thoughts, conversations, and ideas without interruption.