This document summarizes a workshop aimed at designing a project to demonstrate the benefits of improved data sharing within an organization (ABP). The workshop consisted of several sessions to: 1) envision a future state of optimal data sharing ("Datopia"); 2) map how data is currently and ideally shared; 3) identify potential roadblocks to increased sharing; 4) choose a realistic pilot project; and 5) determine who needs to be involved to enable change. The overall goal was to identify a test case that could deliver measurable improvements within one year to help motivate broader changes towards the vision of seamless, commonplace data sharing.
3. Goal
Identify a realistic project to
demonstrate the quantifiable
benefit of improved data sharing
across ABP
4. Raise quality & consistency for the customer
Create internal efficiencies
Identify innovation
Success Measures
5.
6. Guidelines for discussion
1. Perfect first, practical later
2. No bad ideas (Yes and…)
3. Different perspectives, equal value
7. Feel free to speak freely
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19. Where is the value in sharing?
Leadership/Strategy
Supports the wider data strategy
of the organisation
Operations
Creates significant data access
efficiency savings
Finance/Ventures
Produces viable equity ventures &
spin-off prospect business lines
Communications
Provides automates interaction
increases reach
CSR/Partnership
Improves outreach and forges new
partnerships
Marketing/Product
Enhances product features and
customer experience
20. Comms &
Transparency
Generating
Income
Efficiency
Savings
Improving
Services
CSR & Social
Impact
Decision
Maker
Reaching new
markets and
removing the cloak of
secrecy around new
agritech. products
Incubate startups for
new revenue sources,
lower op. costs for
services & higher
reward than trad. acc.
Existing products can
be linked together for
a better sales channel
& lowers ownership
costs
Customer savings of
between £15 and 58
million per year in
time savings for
transport customers
Allow community-
built flood models
that can save 20% on
design and delivery
costs
Colleague CAN $3.2b in
charitable tax
violations highlighted
by citizens using OD
Est. 2007 using open
farm data, acquired
by Monsanto for
$930m in 2013
Save AU $3.2m
annually on F.o,I
requests through
proactive release
€2.6m per year in
reduced staff costs
from cross-dept.
access to map data
NZ$4m savings from
OS tools & data in
year 1 of rebuilding
following earthquake
Partner
100m company
records in over 100
jurisdictions allowing
studies of beneficial
ownership & control
£300k annual
turnover from
cleaning up UK
transport data for
other businesses
Identified £200m
annual saving in NHS
by switching to own-
brand statins and
better delivery routes
Joined up available
transport data to
enable choice. $10m
VC round and
expanded to 29 cities
Emissions double
reported figure.
Evidence in
parliament & planning
debate
1. I want a proof point for…
2. Relevant to
a …
25. Food for thought
1. Find the right goal to motivate people
2. Get data at the right level of sharing (Lower as
well as higher)
3. Let everyone in on the benefits early
4. Build an evidence base in stages
5. The data is the easy bit, people are harder
28. ‘Datopia’
5 years in the future data sharing is commonplace and
functions seamlessly
What does this future look like?
What can be done that can’t be done now?
How is the daily experience of working different?
What are the benefits to the organisation?
29. 3 groups
5 minutes of silent though collection
15 minutes of group discussion & clustering
15 minutes to report back to the room
31. The data
Reaching ‘Datopia’ needs data shared at the right level
across the business
What data would be most relevant?
How is it currently shared?
How should it be shared in this future?
32. 3 groups
15 minutes to map data to the spectrum as
currently shared
10 minutes to map data to the spectrum as it
would ideally be shared in ‘datopia’
15 minutes to report back to the room
36. The roadblocks
Every change comes with objections and we need a
compelling business case
Who/what is likely to stand in the way of increased sharing?
What will motivate their resistance?
Which objections are you most likely to hear?
How can we make a compelling case for change?
37. 3 groups
20 minutes discussion & posting onto the
spectrums
20 minutes ‘devil’s advocate’ with objections
10 minutes reporting back to the room
40. The test drive
Realistic improvements focus on a test case. You have
1 year to create measurable improvement.
Which specific project could deliver the most benefit?
What is a realistic ambition?
Where could change be most effectively implemented?
43. The people
Effective change needs key people onboard. The right
people need to be engaged at the right time.
Who are the internal owners of the data we need?
Which decision makers need to sign off?
When do people need to be involved in the process?
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isolation
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