Academy of Management Award
INDEX is proud to say that our Stavros Polykarpou has won an award. The Academy of Management has given an OCIS Division Best Paper Award to a paper co-authored by Stavros. The paper, Place and Organizing for Emerging Technologies-Challenges of Scaling 3DPrinting Across a UK Hospital, examines how the role of place shapes the way […]
Call for proposals for DEAS Network+ Covid-19 Charity/Voluntary Sector Projects 2020
The DEAS Network+ are inviting proposals for Covid-19 related Digitally Enhanced Advanced Services (DEAS) based research with the potential for rapid impact in the voluntary and charity sector. Proposals should be up to £5k (FEC) with projects lasting 6 months or less. Proposals may come from any discipline. An explanatory webinar will take place on […]
INDEX welcomes Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen
We are delighted to announce that Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen, an expert in product and engineering design, has joined INDEX as of April 2020. She joins from the Royal College of Art, where she was Head of Design Products and a Prof. of Engineering Design. Professor Ahmed-Kristensen brings with her a wealth of expertise and experience, […]
Best Paper Award from the Academy of Management
A paper on scaling the digital innovation of 3D printing across organisations by INDEX Lecturer Dr Stavros Polykarpou, co-authored with Professors Michael Barrett and Eivor Oborn, has won one of the Best Paper awards at the annual conference of the Academy of Management (OCIS Division, Vancouver, 2020). We’re absolutely delighted for him and we will post further details soon Visit Stavros Polykarpou’s profile […]
Alan Brown on Learning Rewired podcast
This week our Professor Alan Brown builds on the impact of his latest book, “Delivering Digital Transformation”. He is the featured guest on Learning Rewired – a standout podcast from Headspring, the corporate learning and executive education joint venture funded by The Financial Times. In this podcast. Alan speaks to Headspring’s Bevan Rees. They discuss […]
INDEX joins Behavioural Data Science Special Interest Group
We are delighted to have joined the Behavioural Data Science Special Interest Group (at the Alan Turing Insitute). The Group aims to understand human behaviour, to help achieve better economic and social outcomes. Our David Lopez is a research fellow. He brings his knowledge of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Societies today are facing major […]
Our PhD student researchers pass their vivas
We’re delighted that three members of our team have passed their PhD vivas in the critical field of data analytics and digital innovation. Marta Stelmaszak Rosa has completed her PhD in Information Systems at the London School of Economics, where she previously attained an MSc in Information Systems and Innovation. Stavros Polykarpou gained his PhD in Management […]
New book on “Delivering Digital Transformation” now available for download!
I’m pleased to say that from this week my new book “Delivering Digital Transformation: A manager’s guide to the digital revolution” is now available to download at Amazon, kobo, B+N, etc. The paperback is also now available for pre-order (and will begin shipping at the beginning of October). The book provides an overview of digital […]
Transforming Government for the 21st Century
In a world where technological progress has led to radical change, with organisations built on internet foundations raising citizens’ expectations of what all services should deliver, how can governments designed for the offline world keep up? A new report, Transforming Government for the 21st Century, commissioned by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, outlines a bold, […]
AWS Executive Education Course in Government Transformation
This week Professor Mark Thompson, a director of the Initiative in the Digital Economy (INDEX), will lead the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Executive Education Course in Government Transformation. The course equips senior international public servants and elected officials with the confidence and expertise they need to transform public services to meet the needs of their […]
