A presentation I delivered to colleagues at the University of Sussex Students' Union at the start of our digital transformation project. I wanted to share my enthusiasm, explain what I mean by 'digital' and get them thinking about some of the options it offers us

1. Why I love ‘digital’
Jo Walters - @jowalters
Digital Engagement Manager
University of Sussex Students’ Union

2. This is how
thinking
about digital
stuff makes
me feel

3. Digital is technology + people

4. It’s about how people
interact with things
and use information

5. It’s more than just websites

6. Digital is special because it is...
efficient
agile
user-focused
collaborative

7. Digital =/= robots

8. The government:
‘Digital by default’

9. First-year Sussex
students:
94% phone with
internet access
(84% a year ago,
59% two years ago)
45% have an iPhone

10. This is what the
most commonly
visited page on our
website looks like
on an iPhone...
... what impression
does our site give?

11. What
if you
could
search
sports
clubs
and
societies
like this
instead?

12. What
if you
could
search
sports
clubs
and
societies
like this
instead?
What if we
used video
chat for
election
hustings or
training or
Student Rep
meetings or
student parent
research?

13. What if your smartwatch or
smartphone reminded you when your
favourite night at the bar started?

14. What if we could suggest events you
might be interested in, based on
events you’ve enjoyed in the past?

15. Are you excited yet?
Technology
+ information
+ people
= cool stuff

16. We are getting a new website...

17. We’ll be meeting with everyone to
discuss what students need from our
website

18. www.joannawalters.co.uk

19. Image credits:
Images from Flickr used under Creative Commons license
I love digital - www.flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/4838850896/sizes/l
Digital makes me feel - www.flickr.com/photos/smileham/5057826480/sizes/l
Technology - www.flickr.com/photos/stuant63/2240432052/sizes/l
People - www.flickr.com/photos/mrlins/5685995175/sizes/l
Interaction - www.flickr.com/photos/mobilestreetlife/5946319814/sizes/l
More than websites - www.flickr.com/photos/poperotico/3921069882/sizes/o/
Digital is... - www.flickr.com/photos/matthileo/4826783509/sizes/l - www.flickr.
com/photos/dustinginetz/4819039913/sizes/l - www.flickr.com/photos/kagey_b/4117455/sizes/l -
www.flickr.com/photos/pgordon/1399075089/sizes/l - www.flickr.
com/photos/goincase/8358804231/sizes/l
Digital =/= robots - www.flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/21042744/sizes/o/
Gov.uk design principles - my screenshot
iPhone stats - www.flickr.com/photos/48126477@N05/6300224891/sizes/l
Our website on an iPhone - my screenshot
eBay app screenshots - econsultancy.com/blog/62160-11-reasons-why-ebay-s-mobile-apps-are-so-
popularVideo chat - www.flickr.com/photos/funksoup/5983305903/sizes/l
Smartwatch -www.flickr.com/photos/bmaloy/12363399364/sizes/o/
Smartphone notifications - www.flickr.com/photos/procter/7119653373/sizes/o/
Recommend events - www.flickr.com/photos/glennf/3327028951/sizes/o/
Excited yet - www.flickr.com/photos/krissen/6340984211/sizes/l
New website - www.flickr.com/photos/61423903@N06/8084060025/sizes/l
Meeting everyone - www.flickr.com/photos/digitalinternet/8227432373/sizes/l
I’m blogging this - www.flickr.com/photos/foxtongue/24720422/sizes/o/