Decoding value for the digital era
INDEX is a Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy (ESE) Research Centre at the Univerity of Exeter. Our multidisciplinary team looks at the coalescing of data with value, and its implication upon individuals, organisations, innovation and society. Our team brings together computer science, social science and engineering design perspectives.
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Research
We are a research centre. We have
11 funded projects running at the moment and 20 researchers on our team.
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Education
We share our knowledge, through
teaching and executive education. We also take part in conferences, panels and roundtables.
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Practical use
We work with organisations to ensure that they are skilled for a digitally transformed future. We have worked with 20+ elite organisations. Why not engage with us?
Highlights
Team spotlight
Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen
Saeema’s research focuses on design engineering including the impact and integration of digital technologies on: creativity and cognition, data and knowledge structuring, data-driven design process to customise products and quantifying and predicting user experiences.
Professor Alan Brown
Alan’s research is focused on agile approaches to business transformation, and the relationship between technology innovation and business innovation in today’s rapidly-evolving digital economy.
Professor Roger Maull
Roger’s initial research interest focused on Operations Management, specifically in the services sector and he has continued to publish widely on that topic.
Professor Mark Thompson
Mark’s research draws on practice-based theories to investigate the intersection between emerging digital business models, and organisational innovation and transformation.
Latest articles
A local government GDS might work – but only on top of standard technology
By Mark Thompson • Originally posted in Computer Weekly The old debate about an equivalent of the Government Digital Service for local authorities has swung round again –…
The Year AI Forced Us to Face Our Digital Dilemmas
31st December 2023 As 2023 draws to a close, the digital landscape continues to evolve at breakneck speed. From the realignment of hybrid working and the reshaping of…
Digital Transformation is Dead. Long Live Digital Transformation!
Written by Alan Brown, 29 October 2023 In the past few weeks, I have been in three different discussions where I’ve been advised that the company doesn’t want…
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