Knowledge & Inspiration
AI is embraced faster than it is understood: how do you use it consciously?
AI is increasingly being used, but do we actually know enough about its possibilities and risks? Two studies from this autumn show that the use of AI is growing faster than the knowledge, agreements, and training surrounding it. The advice: avoiding AI is not necessary, but you must learn when it helps and when it doesn't. In this article, you will read what the studies say and what that means for your organization.
Digital innovation, how do you start with a digital idea?
Digital innovation starts primarily with a different way of looking at things, by asking yourself questions. Not with the ambition ‘to do something with digital,’ or with the technology itself, but with curiosity about whether digital is the solution to a particular problem.
DEN x DigitALL Community Meet-up: step out of your comfort zone, reach new audiences with digital forms
It's comfortable in the familiar hot tub of your regular visitors, known systems, and physical location. But if you want your organization to evolve sustainably and remain relevant, it's good to step outside. How can cultural organizations break their usual patterns and reach audiences beyond their own walls?
During this DEN x DigitALL Community Meet-up, we dive into the question of how digital technologies can help us with this. Not as an end in itself, but as a means to connect with new audiences, beyond the beaten paths. Step out of your comfort zone!
How cybersecure is the cultural sector? Participate in our research
Museums, libraries, stages, and archives often work with online systems, digital collections, and audience data in 2026. But how well are cultural organizations actually prepared for the digital risks that come with this? To gain clarity, we at DEN are launching a new nationwide Cybersecurity Scan. And we need you for this: the more organizations participate, the more accurately we can map the current state of affairs together.
AI and Cybersecurity: What Changes for Your Organization?
What sounds like science fiction happened this year. AI is making cyberattacks faster, more convincing, and more scalable. The good news: the same technology also enables the detection of vulnerabilities and faster handling of incidents.
This is important for museums, libraries, and other heritage institutions: almost every organization stores personal data of visitors or members. After a hack, you may not be able to continue your operations, or you run the risk of losing a valuable collection.
In this article, we update you on these developments, explain what changes for your organization, and provide steps you can take today to protect against external attacks.
Sustainable digitalization as the norm
On September 28, the NCDD presented a renewed manifesto: ‘Sustainable digitalization as the norm’
With this, the National Coalition for Sustainable Digitalization calls on public and private organizations to structurally implement sustainable digitalization in practice.
The renewed Manifesto for Sustainable Digitalization 2027-2030 was handed over during the NCDD conference by Hannah Boute to Michiel Boots, Director-General of Economy and Digitalization at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.
Wat niemand ziet, weegt het zwaarst: uitkomsten onderzoek naar verborgen digitaal werk
Wie in een culturele organisatie digitaal werk doet, herkent het patroon vaak maar al te goed. Een functie die ooit met een duidelijke taakomschrijving begon, groeit in korte tijd uit tot een veelvoud daarvan. Collega's die inspringen op systemen die niemand anders begrijpt, vragen beantwoorden die buiten elk functieprofiel vallen, werk verzetten dat nergens in een jaarplan terugkomt. Dat werk is essentieel voor de organisatie, maar voor de mensen eromheen vaak onzichtbaar. En onzichtbaar werk voelt zwaarder, juist omdat het niet wordt gezien of erkend, wat op termijn frustratie oplevert en digitale professionals uitput.
Design Thinking: human-centered thinking in five steps
You can apply Design Thinking when carrying out your digital projects. It is often seen as something for designers, but managers, policymakers, and other professionals also work with it. The approach combines a human-centered mindset with a concrete, step-by-step method that ensures your projects become more successful. In this article, we explain what Design Thinking is, how the five phases work, and how you, as a cultural professional, can use it.
