Data & Digital
Online harms: How to protect yourself from social media abuse
Online spaces provide enormous opportunities to connect and share, but they are often overtaken by hateful and abusive behaviour. John White of The Space, explores the current tren…
Your go-to guides to AI
We are at an inflection point with AI. To help cut through the noise, Substrakt’s Katie Moffat has curated a list of the current best commentators, writers and information source…
The lessons we learned from Covid – then forgot
In the first of our series reflecting on the pandemic five years on, Splitpixel’s Lauren James is sad that some of the lessons learned were abandoned in the return to business as…
A digital strategy for the UK cultural sector
Researcher Susan Oman spent two years embedded within DCMS on a policy fellowship. Here they explain why the resultant digital policy recommendations depend on shared understanding…
CreaTech: A lever for growth?
A new report on the intersection of creativity and technology – CreaTech – is published this week. Its findings, according to lead researcher Eliza Easton, reveal an unparallel…
The power of nine: Creating a community of digital practice in library services
What happens to a library’s capacity for creative expression and innovation when knowledge is shared among nine services? asks The Space’s Fiona Morris, as she explores the opp…
Reducing the carbon footprint of your digital activity
It’s tempting to dismiss digital sustainability as too big of a challenge to tackle, writes Substrakt’s Zosia Poulter. But there are some straightforward tactics you can use to…
Should you stay on unsafe social media platforms?
Splitpixel’s Lauren James has been considering whether now is the time to leave an increasingly hostile and abusive social media world.
Digital marketing: Trust your team
The future of digital marketing isn’t just about mastering new technologies, it’s about making connection, says Cath Hume of the Arts Marketing Association.
How to maximise on-site fundraising
There are lots of ways to create fundraising opportunities on your website. Splitpixel’s Lauren James provides a rundown of the most popular approaches she uses with clients.
Accessible content matters
While most people are aware of the importance of an accessible website, not everyone knows how to do it. Substrakt’s Kathryn Mason shares her top tips for how to make your websit…
The cultural data revolution
In the last article in his series exploring the role of data in the arts, David Reece considers what a ‘cultural data revolution’ looks like and its power to transform cultural…
The future of heritage in England
In light of a complex funding landscape facing England’s heritage sector, Cause4’s Michelle Wright and Annie Jarvis explore the importance of structured resilience support progra…
Intelligent risk-taking
In the second of three articles exploring how cultural organisations can use data creatively, Baker Richards’s Deputy CEO, David Reece, makes the case for intelligent risk-taking t…
Reimagining cultural data
Reflecting on the new book Pandemic Culture, Stephen Dobson, director of the Centre for Cultural Value, argues we now need smarter, more people- and place-centred data to inform cu…
Want to be accessible and inclusive? Start with your culture
It’s more important than ever, says Lauren James, head of content and web projects at Splitpixel, for the arts to be accessible to all and to work actively to include those who h…
What do we mean by being data-driven?
In the first of a series of articles exploring what it means to be data-driven, David Reece argues that, while data is a powerful tool, cultural organisations must balance its use…
Place-based partnerships: Delivering more together
Fiona Morris explores the wide-ranging benefits of arts organisations building place-based partnerships.
User-centred thinking: Bridging the gap between assumption and truth
Anyone involved in marketing, or creating websites or digital products will know the phrase ‘You are not your customer’. Katie Moffatt shares how user-centred research…
Best practice in digital accessibility
The Space has convened an Accessibility Working Group to support the sector to work in more inclusive and accessible ways. One of its first outputs has been to provide a pool of kn…
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