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Speaking the Same Language: What We Learned About Cyber Conversations with Senior Leaders

This blog reflects on a sector conversation at the Jisc Security Conference, exploring how senior leaders understand cyber security and what helps strengthen these important discussions

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Are You the Glue Holding Things Together?

Glue work is the often unseen effort that holds teams together. In colleges and universities, it plays a vital but sometimes unrecognised role in digital transformation.

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From AI to Wellbeing: What a Year of Digital Leadership Conversations Reveals

What happens when digital leaders come together to share what’s really on their minds? This post explores the evolving themes from our monthly drop-ins and what they might reveal about the sector’s shifting priorities.

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Why Communities Matter in Digital Leadership

From Professional Learning Networks to Communities of Practice, collaborative spaces have shaped my professional journey. In this blog, I explore why Communities of Practice matter for digital leadership, the opportunities they create for organisations, and how we’re experimenting with new ways to share and build knowledge together.

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Building Better Collaboration: What We’re Learning in FE

Early reflections from a research project exploring how teams collaborate in Further Education

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How can we avoid the cobra effect in digital leadership?

The Cobra Effect occurs when well-intentioned targets or incentives lead to unintended consequences

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Reasons for optimism: Reflections on Digital Universities UK, 2025

DUUK25 brought together voices from across the sector to share challenges, spark ideas, and explore what meaningful digital transformation might look like in practice.

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Digital Strategy – a road map to digital transformation

Using a road mapping approach can help you write your digital strategy   Introduction  Our members often ask, ‘What’s the best template to communicate our digital strategy?’ While there is no single ‘best’ approach, we have observed that most organisations either create a comprehensive strategic document or integrate their digital innovation plans into other key […]

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Reflections on Digifest25 – The Digital Leadership and Culture Team Share Their Highlights

The Digital Leadership and Culture team share their highlights from Jisc’s Digifest25, reflecting on inspiring sessions and key moments that shaped the event for them.

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The Digital Leadership and Culture Forum at Digifest 2025

Join us at Digifest 2025 for an inspiring panel discussion with past participants from Jisc’s Digital Leaders programme. Explore key themes such as data-informed education, student success, and technology for good. Plus, connect with peers at our Community Hub session.