What skills and roles should cultural organisations be prioritising to deliver effective digital work?

Over the past week I have read two very different articles which I think say similar things about the cultural sector’s approach to (and problems with) digital.

I like lists of recommendations, and given that some recent research has shown folks are looking for curation more than ever I thought this might be helpful. So I’m going to share some things that I’ve read/visited/watched/listened to and that I think are good, useful

Looking at 2020 from 2023

Earlier this week I went to the launch of a new report from our friends at Storythings. The report, called ‘Scroll Stoppers’, shares the findings of some research that Storythings has carried out. This research looked at the ways in which hybrid working is changing our attention. Storythings do brilliant

It feels to me that a genuine sense of curiosity is the fuel that powers good, productive work. Without curiosity, people do the same things, in the same way because “that’s how we’ve always done it.” Researchers have identified a set of ‘core’ and ‘contextual’ skills that are

It's opening up

Moving fast and slow

I have started doing edited transcripts of my Digital Works podcast conversations, below is my conversation with the V&A’s Kati Price.

The real success boils down not to technology or finances, but to people, vision and culture.