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Experiment overview
A dedicated workshop for Cultural Institutions that reframed digital transformation as an extension of institutional values rather than merely technological modernization.
The initiative demonstrated how conscious technological choices directly impact privacy protection, audience mindfulness, resource consumption, and accessibility - creating alignment between cultural missions and their digital strategies.
Main objectives
The project reshaped how cultural institutions approach digital transformation by emphasizing the ethical implications of technology choices. It showed how device accessibility can affect audience diversity and introduced open-source tools as cost-effective, values-driven alternatives to proprietary systems.
Achieved results
The workshop shifted participants’ perspective on digital transformation from purely modernization-focused to value-based decision-making.
By focusing on inclusivity through device compatibility, the session demonstrated how technological choices directly impact audience diversity - challenging institutions to consider whether their digital offerings exclude potential participants based on device limitations.
The practical introduction to Open Source alternatives provided immediate, budget-friendly implementation options that aligned with cultural institutions’ public service missions.
Main reflection
This initiative revealed that cultural institutions often unconsciously contradict their stated values through their digital transformation strategies - promoting accessibility in physical spaces while implementing digital solutions that create new barriers.
The enthusiastic response to Open Source alternatives demonstrated that budget limitations often drive technology decisions that compromise institutional values, making practical, affordable alternatives particularly valuable.
The workshop demonstrated that meaningful digital transformation in cultural institutions happens when technology decisions become expressions of core values rather than mere technical upgrades - creating digital experiences that authentically embody an organization’s mission instead of simply modernizing its operations.