Digital vision sets direction but on its own, it isn’t enough High level strategic goals are where digital vision begins to turn into action In our last blog we explored how the first step for digital leaders is to establish a clear digital vision: a shared view of the future digital experience and how it […]
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 […]
Collaborating early to define a shared digital future Introduction In our last blog, learning from digital leaders, we talked about how digital leaders across the post‑16 education sector are collaborating with colleagues to shape their digital strategies, and the benefits that come with involving people early. In this blog we look at how digital leaders […]
A redesigned Digital Leaders Programme now offers more choice and flexibility, with modular pathways and a new Reflect and Apply route to suit different roles, challenges and capacity.
Collaboration: the key to developing digital strategy Introduction “Taking the temperature” is a familiar phrase for reassessing our understanding of customer needs or how they approach specific tasks. In that spirit, we recently held a short series of focus groups with digital leaders. We wanted to better understand how they approach developing their organisation’s digital […]
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.
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.
DUUK25 brought together voices from across the sector to share challenges, spark ideas, and explore what meaningful digital transformation might look like in practice.
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 […]
How engaging with challenging and diverse perspectives can foster preparedness, avoid groupthink, and lead to better outcomes.