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digital strategy

A collection of 10 issues

What do we actually mean when we say ‘digital’?

In more or less every conversation I have had about digital over the last year (or more), the topic of just how stretched the word 'digital' now is has come up. Here are some thoughts about different ways of talking about all the things we mean when we say 'digital'

This week's best things

The FACT symposium, Margaret Heffernan, Fourth Spaces, a new digital experience from the National Gallery, Digital Culture Talks, running a 'failure budget', museum exhibition experience, UX is dead, little book of strategy, more AI woe, and a family of t-rexes

Beyond the promise - when digital falls short: Let's talk about failure

I’m running a short, anonymous survey to gather real experiences of digital projects that didn’t go as planned. The aim isn’t to dwell on what went wrong, but to understand why so we can share lessons that help the whole sector make digital work better.

This week's best things

Nokia's design archive, the dangers of bad strategy, a fun smartphone app, dyslexia-friendly content design, the impact of GPS on memory, AI skepticism, different ways of thinking about work schedules, changes in Google search, and a trip to the opera.

What can we learn from Mark Thompson's vision for CNN?

A longer read with some thoughts on the lessons that lie in Mark Thompson's new, digitally-enabled vision for CNN.

This week's best things

Icelandic horses, the fallout from the cyber attack on the British Library, AR-assisted learning, the danger of digitising everything, the evolution of language, and the best of Bob Mortimer.

100 days to the Digital Works Conference

Today marks 100 days until the first Digital Works Conference which will be held in Leeds, at the Leeds City Museum.

Is digital important?

A longer read. Pondering an assumption and suggesting some answers.

To unbundle or not to unbundle?

New approaches to thinking about and unlocking value could lead to surprising and different ways of reaching and connecting with audiences.

Where has your audience gone? And why aren't they coming back?

Some pondering on the challenges the cultural sector is facing attracting and retaining audiences.