Feb 8Something new for a new year…After seven amazing years leading Wellcome Collection’s digital department, I am leaving to join PLOS as their Chief Digital Officer. I’ve loved my time at Wellcome. The team’s creativity, professionalism and warmth have made the last seven years the most rewarding of my career. I will miss working with and…Work3 min readWork3 min read
Published inStacks·Oct 24, 2022Weaving a digital thread through Wellcome CollectionImagine if someone wanted to look at this Sanskrit manuscript from our collection, or was interested in what the collection contained on a given subject, such as Diabetes, what would they do? In most cases they would probably start by searching our catalogue to find what they were looking for…Strategy6 min readStrategy6 min read
Published inStacks·Jul 16, 2020Data Ethics & Design Implications for Wellcome Collection’s Digital PlatformTom Scott and Harrison Pim In this article we attempt to describe an ethical framework for the design and development of Wellcome Collection’s digital platform and the implications of that framework on our approach to the collection and use of personal data, including the use of machine learning. Wellcome Collection…Ethics18 min readEthics18 min read
Jul 9, 2020One year on…I am 47 years old. It is Friday the 20th September 2019. I should be at work; I should be looking forward to going out for dinner with friends but I’m in Kingston Hospital’s A&E. My body isn’t working properly, the pH of my blood is falling, becoming more acidic…Diabetes8 min readDiabetes8 min read
Published inStacks·Jul 8, 2020One website for Wellcome Collection, museum and libraryWellcome Collection is here to challenge the ways that we all feel about health by connecting science, medicine, life and art. …Digital Transformation4 min readDigital Transformation4 min read
Published inStacks·Apr 15, 2019Data informed not data drivenPerformance Indicators are an important ingredient in how we design Wellcome Collection’s digital services. But being overly focused on metrics can be counterproductive and lead to unintended consequences just as much as having no data can lead to wasted effort and poor decision making. …Okr5 min readOkr5 min read
Published inStacks·Jul 25, 2018Digital transformation at Wellcome CollectionDigital transformation is fundamentally about people, culture, processes and how we can use technology to place our users first and deliver services that are useful, fun or empowering. But how do you create an environment where you can foster a culture that makes it possible to design, build and produce…Okr10 min readOkr10 min read
Published inStacks·Oct 27, 2017Building a free and unrestricted digital museum and libraryThis paper was written for the “Museum Training Program for Medical Communities International Lectures and Workshop”, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei Taiwan October 2017. Abstract From the late 1890s Henry Wellcome, through a succession of agents amassed a large and diverse collection covering all aspects of what it is to be…Museums30 min readMuseums30 min read
Published inStacks·Oct 18, 2017A digital strategy for Wellcome CollectionWellcome Collection is a free museum and library exploring health, life and our place in the world. Inspired by the collections assembled by Henry Wellcome, we encourage great ideas about health by connecting science, medicine, life and art. We seek to create opportunities for people to think deeply about the…Museums3 min readMuseums3 min read
