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Will the imperative to change become too loud to ignore before it's too late?
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…
Apr 25
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Things to recommend: March
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…
Apr 4
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March 2023
What did we do next?
Looking at 2020 from 2023
Mar 21
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February 2023
Attention matters
Earlier this week I went to the launch of a new report from our friends at Storythings. The report, called ‘Scroll Stoppers’, looks at the ways in which…
Feb 24
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Cultivating curiosity
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…
Feb 21
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Focusing on readability is not dumbing down
I measured how readable the websites of some of the UK’s largest cultural organisations are. The results aren’t great.
Feb 17
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The two speeds of digital working
Moving fast and slow. It seems there are two types of change you need to enact in parallel to maximise the effectiveness of your digital working.
Feb 13
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November 2022
Digital Works Podcast edited transcript: Ep 25, Kati Price (V&A)
I have started doing edited transcripts of my Digital Works podcast conversations, below is my conversation with the V&A’s Kati Price.
Nov 3, 2022
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February 2021
Going digital isn’t about technology
The real success boils down not to technology or finances, but to people, vision and culture.
Feb 25, 2021
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December 2020
Monetising digital content — lessons learned
It has been exciting and inspiring to see the cultural sector respond to the restrictions of 2020 and embrace the opportunities offered by…
Dec 14, 2020
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November 2020
Individual experiences and the potential of digital intimacy
I have been thinking about the artist-audience experience quite a lot recently.
Nov 25, 2020
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What will you pay for? Education, education, education
Even before 2020 descended on us all the Royal Ballet in the UK was clocking up hundreds of thousands of views for their videos on YouTube…
Nov 18, 2020
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