On Day 1 at Digifest, we gathered a group of senior leaders and practitioners together to consider the question, “What’s digital transformation for?” We started by sharing a definition of digital transformation that we use regularly at Jisc: “Digital transformation is a series of deep and coordinated culture, workforce, and technology shifts that enable new […]
Last January, I delivered a lightning talk at Data Matters 2025 with Michelle Scott from The Data Lab on building a data-informed organisation. We were speaking to data specialists, helping them to consider how to successfully engage other leaders, but in many ways, it was half of the conversation. Non-data specialist leaders are also keen […]
As this year gets going, how are you feeling about the digital future? Maybe you’re feeling bleak. You might not think it is going to be as bad as the Matrix or the Terminator but in your mind it’s not far off. After all, 2024 was regularly filled with warnings about the existential threat that […]
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 […]
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 […]