A focused collection can change how a programme is understood
Harbor Index Office | 2025 public-image collection proposal
The decision starts with evidence, not assumed outcomes
- Define the proposed collection focus
- Identify the material needed to assess it
- Set a shared review process
- Agree on funding conditions
A focused release is the proposal, not a proven result
This fictional scenario contains no verified submissions, reach, reuse, or review-time data. Any outcome claim needs a source.
Four criteria can guide the next selection
Visible subject
Choose one subject that contributors can interpret and audiences can recognise.
Image context
Require a caption, creator credit, date, and usage rights for each selected image.
Editorial fit
Record why each image belongs in the proposed release.
Shared decision
Ask editors and programme leads to assess one documented shortlist.
The next release needs an image with traceable context
Image slot: proposed release subject. Asset, creator, date, rights, and caption [needs source].
Compare two review approaches before committing funds
Separate review
- Teams assess submissions independently
- Selection reasons remain in separate records
- Image context may need to be reconciled later
Shared shortlist
- Teams assess the same candidate images
- Selection reasons are recorded together
- Captions and rights are checked before approval
A proposed pilot can test the shared process
Agree on one subject and written selection criteria.
Request candidate images with captions and rights information.
Hold one cross-team shortlist meeting and record decisions.
Compare the pilot against an agreed baseline before further funding.
Funding depends on evidence the review can verify
No performance figures or attributed testimony were supplied. Treat this as a proposed decision framework, not a report of achieved results.
- Confirm the current submission and approval baseline [needs source].
- Confirm image usage rights and creator credits [needs source].
- Agree on success measures before the pilot begins.
Fund the next release around one visible subject and one shared review
- Approve a scoped pilot, subject to an agreed budget
- Name the joint review owners and selection criteria
- Release further funds only after the evidence review