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…
Doing More of the Right Things Efficiently
Achieving digital transformation in today’s competitive environment The overwhelming majority of leaders agree that in order to produce better outcomes, organisations need visibility into business planning processes, and…
Spring Forward: Why Now is the Time to Reassess Your Digital Values
Just a few days ago I had my first Covid vaccination jab. After more than a year of various levels of lockdown, this seems like such a big…
Doing Digital Differently: Learnings on Data, Collective Action, and Social Value
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of chairing the Digital Leaders Third Public Sector Innovation Conference. It was a really interesting day: there was a palpable realisation by…
Data-driven Design – Not a Game of Chess
The increasing availability of data provides opportunities to improve, optimise and reduce waste in current systems, products and processes. One of my research interests lies in understanding how…
Considering servitisation beyond manufacturing
By Zena Wood and Phil Godsiff ‘Servitisation’ represents a transformation in an organisation’s business model and a major change in how they earn money, as the organisation moves…
The DIGIT Lab – Delivering Digital Innovation for Growth, Impact and Transformation
I am pleased to announce that from today, 1 March 2021, I will be dedicating a key part of my time to the role of the Director of…
Design Sprint! Engaging Students in Real Time Collaborative Learning
How we’re engaging students in real-time collaborative learning By last autumn, it was looking like online learning in some form or other would be here to stay –…