Why do staff hesitate to adopt tools or methods they know are beneficial? This blog explores practical ways to close the know-do gap and turn vision into action.
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5 Essentials for Vision and Strategy
As part of her 12 weeks as an Advice Team intern Tiffany Sobowale was able to observe and join in with the work of the Digital leadership and culture programme team. The internship gave her an opportunity to better understand Jisc’s work, to provide support to members, and experience the place of digital leadership and […]
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Getting creative with collaboration
Collaboration can be creative! Here are three innovative approaches to enhance cross team collaboration Introduction Our recent blogs have delved into digital leadership and strategy, topics that continue to be popular and ignite discussions in our online forums. Moreover, leaders also seek innovative methods to unlock the potential of our best asset—people. In this blog, […]
The delivery of our the 50th Vision for Change workshop prompted us to reflect on the insights from colleagues across the post-16 sector where the workshop served as a vehicle for educators to explore how the current digital landscape must evolve if they are to progress their digital adoption plans. The Workshop Experience Once a […]
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Traits for Future Digital Leaders
What five traits do you imagine digital leaders will need in five years’ time? That’s the question we asked digital leaders to consider at Digifest 24 as part of the community hub. There was a wide range across the 111 words that people put forward. Perhaps inevitably, it didn’t neatly produce a top five but […]
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The Digital Mindset – Book Debrief
In our book debriefs we’re looking to share recommendations on great books to support the work of digital leaders. Today we’re looking at Paul Leonardi and Tsedal Neeley’s “The Digital Mindset”. You don’t have to know everything You don’t have to be an expert in all things digital. That is the key takeaway from Paul […]
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Update your digital strategy to keep ahead
Along with New Year resolutions, January is an ideal time to ask questions about your digital strategy, such as, does it encourage programme flexibility and how effectively is it promoting carbon reduction? Introduction Digital leaders are innovators and some reading this blog may remember the early days of computer assisted learning. Nowadays, digital is […]
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Digital Gardening
How do you explain digital leadership and culture to people? Especially people who aren’t experts in digital technology or who lack digital confidence? Since joining Jisc’s Advice Team, I’ve regularly found myself coming back to one metaphor when explaining: the work we do the role of digital leadership the nature of digital culture Digital gardening. I’m […]
EDUCAUSE is an American membership organisation with over 80,000 members and showcases the best thinking in higher education IT. At their recent annual conference, I attended a presentation by Tom Andriola, Vice Chancellor, Information Technology and Data Chief, and Digital Officer at the University of California. Tom discussed and elaborated on the essential characteristics he […]
Gaining insights from a global audience allows Jisc to enlighten our membership on international trends and activities, which can be invaluable for UK members when planning for success. John Sumpter spoke about digital leadership and preparing institutions for a bright future from a UK perspective at a recent EdMedia Conference in New York in June […]