John DaviesAn affair of Style: fashion meets social mediaStyles, trends and brandsDec 3, 2017Dec 3, 2017
John DaviesThe glass tower: the market for higher education and online learning“But we don’t want to teach ‘em,” replied the Badger. “We want to learn ‘em” Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame.Nov 18, 2017Nov 18, 2017
John DaviesThe edge of cool — places have it, then they lose it, but should we care?Why we should (and shouldn’t) care about creative and cultural displacement in citiesOct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
John DaviesCollective action and anonymity — two tools to stimulate innovation in the data economyData is different from other assets like gold and oil in that almost all of us, as individuals, generate it. Giving us more control over…Oct 21, 2017Oct 21, 2017
John DaviesUser illusions: Data and algorithms will address long-standing consumer issues, but create new ones…We don’t shop around for the best deals in electricity and banking. We don’t read online terms and conditions. Algorithms making decisions…Oct 19, 2017Oct 19, 2017
John DaviesinDigital DiplomacyOpening up: Maximising open data’s impact is about incentives and rethinking the boundary of the…Government is making more and more of its data accessible as open data. Over 30,000 datasets have been made available. It’s great that more…Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017
John DaviesSelling yourself: four issues and four implications about markets for personal dataEstablishing new markets where things can be priced and traded creates incentives for people and companies to work out how much something…Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017
John DaviesThe price of being free: We may care about our personal data, but do we value it?Something is free, if someone else pays’ — Anon.Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017
John DaviesThe Pin Factory and the Universal MachineA look at the future of 3D printing via the ideas of Adam Smith and Alan TuringFeb 12, 2017Feb 12, 2017
John DaviesinCinegi Arts&FilmA new stage: How the Cinegi Arts&Film project is helping culture reach new audiencesA new digital platform is making filmed theatre, music, dance and opera available to a variety of venues across the UKFeb 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
