Designing the Digital EconomyAccelerating digital business and cluster growth

Planning process and timeline

Designing the Digital Economy| Julian Grice and Graham Hitchen

Discover Define Develop Deliver

We are committed to using the Double-Diamond process as a means of planning and developing our work

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

We began with a workshop session with the Steering Group. This helped to define the brief, and set the frame for our work

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

Brighton visit

Sunderland

Bradford

The central part of the Discovery phase is building up a full understanding of the 3 Centres and their plans, through visits, conversations and desk research

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

Brighton visit

Sunderland

Bradford

Data-gathering, case-studies etc., including links with other clusters

Making sense of the mass of data which exists on digital clusters is also key

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

Brighton visit

Sunderland

Bradford

Engagement with experts and advisers

Data-gathering, case-studies etc., including links with other clusters

During this period, we will be taking advice from experts and advisers on Design and Digital

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

Brighton visit

Sunderland

Bradford

Engagement with experts and advisers

Data-gathering, case-studies etc., including links with other clusters

We’ll continue doing that, to generate new ideas and to shape and define our emerging thinking

Interim Review10 March

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

Brighton visit

Sunderland

Bradford

Engagement with experts and advisers

Data-gathering, case-studies etc., including links with other clusters

We are planning to condense what we will have learnt into an interim review, mid-way through the project

Interim Review10 March

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

Brighton visit

Sunderland

Bradford

Engagement with experts and advisers

Data-gathering, case-studies etc., including links with other clusters

Develop tools and interventions

We will continue to sketch and shape a set of tools and interventions during this period

Interim Review10 March

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

Brighton visit

Sunderland

Bradford

Engagement with experts and advisers

Data-gathering, case-studies etc., including links with other clusters

Develop tools and interventions

The next step will be to go back out to some of our key stakeholders and test what is beginning to emerge. We’ll do that through 1-1s and group discussions.

Interim Review10 March

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

Brighton visit

Sunderland

Bradford

Engagement with experts and advisers

Data-gathering, case-studies etc., including links with other clusters

Test proposition with Centres

Develop tools and interventions

And of course the key stage of development at this phase will be to test our emerging proposition with the Centres and other possible participants

Interim Review10 March

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

Brighton visit

Sunderland

Bradford

Engagement with experts and advisers

Data-gathering, case-studies etc., including links with other clusters

Test proposition with Centres

Develop tools and interventions

Refine and test

We will continue to refine the proposition – leaving space for a range of inputs – and will begin to move towards a delivery plan

Interim Review10 March

Discover Define Develop Deliver

Steering Group brainstorm, Feb

Brighton visit

Sunderland

Bradford

Engagement with experts and advisers

Data-gathering, case-studies etc., including links with other clusters

Reporting31 March

Test proposition with Centres

Develop tools and interventions

Refine and test

Ready for presentation back to the Steering Group at the end of March

Designing the Digital EconomyAccelerating digital business and cluster growth

Designing the Digital Economy| Julian Grice and Graham Hitchen