Insights from helping to build Digital Jersey
Last month, I facilitated a two-day workshop helping to build Digital Jersey. The importance and priority placed on the digital future of Jersey were evident, in the high levels…
Going to sleep at 10pm linked to lowered risk of heart disease
From a press release originally posted on the University of Exeter website. Articles about this study have appeared across the world, including: BBC Healthline Huffington Post i News…
From research to policy: Advocating for a better future
Originally posted on the University of Exeter’s Research and Innovation blog. Professor Mark Thompson looks at how he started working with policymakers, his work at INDEX, and the…
Six strategic plays for UK government IT initiatives and their implications for policy
Written by Mark Thompson and Will Venters, London School of Economics and Political Science. Originally posted on Computer Weekly magazine. The UK government needs to decide what being…
Facebook and the Next Stage of the Digital Meta-morphosis
I have never liked being Alan Brown. It feels like such a boring name. Too easily forgotten or confused with so many others with the same identity. Apparently,…
Tough love: a story of stigmatization in crowdfunding communities
Why might an entrepreneur entering a new community be stigmatized? Last month, I had the pleasure of presenting a paper at Virtual Toronto, centred around the above question….
The Inconvenient Truth about Digital Sustainability
One of the most revealing impacts of the pandemic has been the way many people have seized the opportunity to take stock of their way of life. For…
Too Big to Fail
I remember the first time that I began to really understand the broad impact of the internet across all of our lives. Several years ago, I rang at…
Watercoolers: can we replace random daily contact?
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, here’s a piece I wrote for Forbes. As we move into hybrid work and the next normal, do we need to schedule our unscheduled…
DIGIT Lab Launch: Chair’s Reflections
A Roaring Success! 187 people registered for the launch We received follow-on engagement from c. 25 people in the following week The event stimulated discussion, new ideas, and…