Why is it called Myne?

Myne is a play on words! It's actually an old English spelling of Mine (one of our Cofounders, Fiona, loves language and English history!). 

But mainly, it's because of three things: 

• Mine is ownership: we believe people want autonomy and should be and are able to make decisions about their lives. Understanding this can be especially important when you are trying to make changes, such as get a job, change a behavior, or move forward towards a goal. 

• Myne is about mining for data, information and resources that you need. We believe knowing more about what you need, the decisions and activities you participate in is powerful, and we don't think it should be just collected about you. We also believe data mining helps you, organizations and funders make better decisions about what works to support people in their journeys.
  
  
• Lastly, Mining is best done in community. Fiona is from the North of England, an area where mining and coal pits have been part of the landscape for hundreds of years. You can see an example of an authentic pit village near her home at Beamish Museum
  
  Taking this analogy to the work that is done in the social sector, the work we do can be hard, sometimes dangerous and exhausting. Many of us work in health, social services and education because the work is so important, and we find treasure in the work. People don't always know the treasure that is within them. But mining is best done with others. As one miner said from a North East colliery, "I never felt unsafe, because someone always had my back". That's what we want to do, have your back. Whether it's through a local, physical community, or digital rewards and encouragement. There is so much research that backs up this too (see the research page on our website), from studies about Adverse Childhood Experiences, or what brings us greatest happiness from longitudinal studies.
  
  Here's some great resources if you want to learn about why we think the way we do:
  
  
  
• How Confidence Works: the science of self-belief: Robertson, I (2021)
• A. Social Cognitive Theory : An Agentic Perspective: Bandura, A(2001)
• Radical Help: Cottam, H (2018)
• Actionable Gamification: Chou, YK (2014)
• Agency: Rowe, I. (2022) 
• The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness: Robert W and Marc S (2023)