A conversation with Watershed CEO, Clare Reddington.

Watershed is an independent cinema, cultural hub, and home of the creative technology community, Pervasive Media Studio.

Clare was one of the keynote speakers at this year's Digital Works Conference and in our chat she expanded on some of the themes and ideas that were touched on in her keynote session. Ideas of digital confidence, leadership in difficult times, embracing risk, understanding who your audience is (and is not), and acknowledging when you aren't the right person or organisation to take a lead on something.

Clare is a really effective, inspiring and thoughtful voice on digital (in all its many manifestations), technology, and the role of cultural organisations in the 21st century.

We also discussed Undershed, Watershed's new immersive gallery, which is a great example of some of the traits and principles that Clare's leadership embodies.

Clare is also a Visiting Professor at University of the West of England. She is chair of Emma Rice's Wise Children, and is a trustee of of RSC and British Council.

The thirteenth episode of Bytes, where Ash and Katie discuss 3 (or 4) things from the latest Digital Works Newsletter.

In this episode we'll be discussing some of the links in the newsletter that went out on Sept 3rd.

We talk about:

• Matt Stasoff on the State of Social in 2024
• Rob Cawston on the National Library of Scotland's AI Statement
• Carly Ayres on "how design's oldest org torched a decade of design discourse"

You can sign up for the newsletter at thedigital.works.

Dr. Martin Poulter is Wikimedian in Residence at the Khalili Foundation.

We hear how Martin moved from being a dedicated volunteer Wikipedia contributor to a key advocate for the open content movement, harnessing Wikipedia’s potential to democratise access to cultural heritage and knowledge.

Through his collaborations with organisations like the Bodleian Libraries, University of Bristol, and the Khalili Collection, Martin shares his thoughts on the significant opportunities that can arise when cultural institutions embrace Wikipedia.

Martin also shares a frank and insightful perspective on the cultural and mindset change that is required to fully capitalise on these opportunities.