HICSS Conference: Call for papers
Co-creating value in the Circular Economy with financial services minitrack Minitrack cochairs: Zena Wood and Phil Godsiff, with Kyle Alves (University of the West of England) and Scott Sampson (Brigham Young University). The financial services sector (banking, insurance and investing) is crucial for a healthy, green and stable economy. Like most sectors, financial service providers […]
Times Higher Education’s Digital Universities Week
20 May 2021, 9.20–9.50am Alan Brown delivers keynote speech Taking a whole-sector approach, Times Higher Education (THE)’s first-ever Digital Universities Week will bring together higher education institutions from across the UK to exchange knowledge and discuss best practice regarding their rapid and ongoing digital transformation journeys. A virtual meeting place for ideas, THE is bringing […]
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 software development better linked with business objectives. However, only 62% of the leaders say that they can provide such visibility, and just 54% align their software with […]
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 personal step forward for me and many others. And while there is still a long way to go, it is certainly starting to feel as though we […]
Zoetis Launches ‘Driven to Care’ Sustainability Initiative
Zoetis Inc. today announced its long-term sustainability goals, which build on the company’s purpose to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. Under the banner Driven to Care, Zoetis brings to life its specific commitments to Communities, Animals and the Planet, including support of 10 of the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development […]
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 from a product-based offering to one based around services. Digitally Enhanced Advanced Services (DEAS) are enabled by transformative digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Analytics […]
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 a new research centre, The DIGIT Lab, bringing new insights into digital transformation. With a focus on Digital Innovation for Growth, Impact, and Transformation, The DIGIT Lab is the […]
Headspring Report: Digital Transformation Through Human Development
HR and L&D roles hold the keys to business evolution in a Digital Age Headspring and INDEX’s Professor Alan Brown collaborated on this report, which beautifully explains Digital Transformation through human development. Digital is not just about technology; it is about applying the culture, process, operating models and technologies of the internet-era to respond to […]
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 – so we decided to develop an innovative, “stand out” digital learning experience which went beyond students’ expectations of day to day online learning activities. The aim was […]
Digital Leaders Book Club
For February 2021, Digital Leaders have selected Alan Brown’s recent book: Delivering Digital Transformation: A Manager’s Guide to the Digital Revolution to feature in their Digital Leaders Book Club. The Digital Leaders Book Club builds engagement, networks and learning through a shared reading experience. It offers its members something vital: a personal link with leaders in […]
