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…
How taxes could be less taxing
If the only certainties in life are death and taxes, we owe it to ourselves to live a good life, and we owe it to each other to…
Ensuring a Sustainable Future for the Insurance Sector
By Zena Wood and Phil Godsiff Originally posted on London Market Forums website Sustainability and sustainable development are now recognised as crucial to the health of the planet…
Nature Food: A trust framework for digital food systems
From paper co-authored by Roger Maull and Phil Godsiff, with Steve Brewer, Simon Pearson, Jeremy G. Frey, Andrea Zisman, Gerard Parr, Andrew McMillan, Sarah Cameron, Hannah Blackmore, Louise Manning and Luc Bidaut The food system…
How accurate are online symptom checkers?
From paper by Adam Ceney, Stephanie Tolond, Andrzej Glowinski, Ben Marks, Simon Swift, and Tom Palser. In 2013, the World Health Organisation reported that the world was short…
Digital Transformation in Animal Health: Is its Bark Worse than its Bite?
In the UK we love our pets. And in these troubled times, even more people have turned to them with a reported 3.2 million new pet owners since the start…
Delivering impact: Mark Thompson on blending research, policy, and practice
“I’m pretty obsessed with the role that technology can play in safeguarding our public services for future generations…” In this video, Mark Thompson discusses the practicalities, challenges, and…
National Digital Conference 2021: Chair’s Blog
On 15 June, I again had the honour of chairing the Digital Leaders National Digital Conference. Whilst preparing my opening remarks, I was struck by the sweep of…
Kryptonite: Five Ways You’re Different Than Super(wo)man.
For Mental Health Awareness week, here’s a piece I wrote for Forbes. Super ambitions and super goals make for super pain, so I offer several strategies to cope…