Digital Is More Than a Department, It Is a Collective Responsibility

As the digital demands of both external users and internal colleagues continue to grow, digital departments are trapped in an institutional tension: should institutions scale their departments to meet that ever-growing need, or should digital responsibilities be cultivated and distributed across the organization? This question has been a key topic in my first year as chief digital officer at The Met. The Met is already (partly) on the path of integrating digital practices across the organization: we’re not proactively talking about it though, nor are we discussing the opportunities, needs, and impacts of walking that path. My aim in writing this piece is to contribute to a common understanding of digital practices in cultural institutions today, and to help frame discussions about a more sustainable, scalable and mission-serving direction for digital practices at The Met. <a href="https://medium.com/@loictallon/digital-is-more-than-a-department-it-is-a-collective-responsibility-786cdf816d12">Read More</a>