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What’s the First Rule of Computer Club – talk about Computer Club! Carolyn Royston Head of Digital Transformation Historic Royal Palaces @caro_ft
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Last year the Digital Media department at Imperial War Museums (IWM) introduced a new museum-wide initiative called Computer Club. Its aim is to provide friendly, informal, fun, hands-on sessions for staff in a non-training like environment to get them excited about digital technology.
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What’s the First Rule of Computer Club – talk about Computer Club!
Carolyn RoystonHead of Digital TransformationHistoric Royal Palaces@caro_ft
I was Head of Digital at Imperial War Museums
Beginning of June I joined Historic Royal Palaces
as Head of Digital Transformation
In case you’re confused….
About Computer Club at IWM
• Part of a Digital Transformation Strategy published in 2013
• At heart of strategy to raise staff’s digital capability
Embed digital instinctively in our work
Promote digital leadership across the organisation
Introduce new digital competences
Launch Computer Club
Digital Transformation
• An informal monthly lunchtime session• Different from traditional training• About communicating our enthusiasm for digital• Not focussed on museum ‘work’• Fun, enjoyable, hands-on, not be afraid
What is Computer Club?
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Sharna JacksonCreative Director, Hopster
Mark SorrellGame Designer
• Sessions need careful planning• Requires hardware/software• Wifi that works• People to run the sessions• Can be viewed as additional work unless part of a wider
strategy• Fitting it in with regular IT/skills development training?
Challenges
• Reach all staff• It’s fun• Not driven by projects• Enables Digital team to ‘meet’ the museum• Popularity increases through word of mouth• Director General likes talking about it• Staff asking for more sessions
Benefits
“Some of the best fun I have had at the museum in years.”
“I wanted to say how great this was! I learned something and it was really fun too – don’t think there could have been a better
activity for helping boost cross team working.”
“I want to do it again - fantastic!”
“This was really fun. I was worried this was going to be another boring afternoon of training.”
“Long Live Computer Club!”
Thank you
Contact details:
Carolyn Royston
Head of Digital Transformation
Historic Royal Palaces
@caro_ft
