What have the Romans (@DigitalJersey) ever done for us?

What have the Romans (DigitalJersey) ever done for us?

DigitalJersey recently launched their business plan for 2015 and it caused me to reflect on 2014. I can’t speak for everyone but I can say from my perspective that 2014 has been a great year for DigitalJersey.

Before listing the areas where I believe DigitalJersey has gone MAD (Made a Difference) I think it is worth explaining that I don’t see it as the role of DigitalJersey to be all things to all people, nor to be the experts of everything digital hardware, software, firmware or pinkware. Just in case you are a newbie pinkware is the item between the seat and the keyboard.

You should not expect DigitalJersey to fix your technology woes any more than you might expect to get a cash withdrawl or a mortgage from JerseyFinance!

I believe the purpose of DigitalJersey is to be organisation that joins-the-dots and from that exercise can create connection as to what is and a vision of what could be. This analogy only works if you understand the emerging fun of the drawing game in which from chaos something really impressive can emerge.

Below is a summary of my experience, if 100 other people have similar (but different) experiences then I believe DigitalJersey has had an outstanding year.

Sponsored Island Innovators which inspired various Y-Combinator Type Ideas

I have blogged about Island Innovators quite a bit and the legacy lives on. Quite a few initiatives started as a direct result of this, and for my part I can say this did influence collaborate.je cichange.org and TEDxStHelier as well as a number of schools and education projects, some of which are mentioned below.

Prompted St Helier to consider being World First Capital City to go bitcoin
As a direct result of Meeting of the Minds event I met with Constable Simon Crowcroft to talk about the ideas which we came up with to “Make St Helier a place to go to, rather than walk through” We also got St Helier to consider being World First Capital City to go bitcoin. For those interested I can point you to the thinking and the blog.

Sponsored Creativity Workshops which inspired me and my business

The Creativity Workshops , including Graham Daldry - Creative Director at Specsavers have been very influential upon me and my “day job” and whilst planting seeds seldom bears scrutiny in the short-term the passage of time and the benefit of nurture can create a forest of ideas from which to build a sustainable future.

Sponsored Meeting of the Minds which created Town Improvement Ideas

A direct link from this event was my attendance at TEDxBrighton and set-up of TEDxStHelier in 2015 to include BlockBuilders. You really should look-up their work. It is very relevant to the challenges we have in Jersey and I believe that one project in particular is worthy of inclusion in TEDxStHelier. Minecraft + Town Planning = Youth Engagement and something I think with real potential for both Education and Planning in Jersey.

Island Innovators which was a catalyst for NationalCodingWeek and Codex-DLD

It is sometime hard to trace cause and effect, but I do believe that DigitalJersey was a beneficial factor in NationalCodingWeek and Codex-DLD and a number of related coding related initiatives

As regards the future, I am pleased to say that DigitalJersey is again the lead-Sponsor for TEDxStHelier and this year we’ve built on the successes and experiences of last year and will soon announce details of our next event. TED Talks and TEDx are hugely popular and TEDxStHelier will be bringing top speakers from UK, Europe and beyond to wow, inspire and educate with their ideas worth spreading.

Well done DigitalJersey, you are MAD (Making a Difference)





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