The ARTEFACTS

A lab is defined by what it produces.

This is where Digital Crossroads makes its work visible: research papers, long-form analysis, practical tools, and working code.


We believe the ideas and infrastructures needed to navigate Datalism should be open, accessible, and useful beyond institutional walls.
This library will grow as the lab grows. Explore what is here, use what is useful, and contribute where you can.

The Rise of Datalism

Co-authored by Catherine Mulligan and Shivam Kishore, Digital Sustainability explores how technology can strengthen organisational resilience and create lasting value. It offers practical frameworks for governing AI and emerging technologies responsibly, helping leaders align digital innovation with sustainability, people and the planet.
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Digital Sustainablilty

Co-authored by Catherine Mulligan and Phil Godsiff, The Rise of Datalism explores how data is reshaping capitalism, concentrating power and changing how value is created. It examines the impact on business, society, democracy and geopolitics, while asking how a fairer digital future can be built.
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ARTEFACT 01 — RESEARCH AND WHITE PAPERS

Formal outputs

Formal research from Digital Crossroads.
This is where the lab publishes white papers, academic papers, and extended analysis drawing on deep technical knowledge, cross-disciplinary research, and real-world experience.


Rigorous, substantive work for those who want to understand the data economy at the level itdemands.


New outputs will be added as they are completed and published.

Type: Academic paper
Authors: Catherine E.A. Mulligan and Phil Godsiff
Published: Published arXiv, July 2023

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ARTEFACT 02 — Academic Papers

Academic Papers

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This is where the lab publishes white papers, academic papers, and extended analysis drawing on deep technical knowledge, cross-disciplinary research, and real-world experience.


Rigorous, substantive work for those who want to understand the data economy at the level itdemands.


New outputs will be added as they are completed and published.

Type: Academic paper
Authors: Catherine E.A. Mulligan and Phil Godsiff
Published: Published arXiv, July 2023

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ARTEFACT 03 — DEEP THOUGHT

Datalism - The Substack

The Datalism Substack is where Digital Crossroads thinks in public.
It is home to long-form analysis, commentary, and live thinking on the events, technologies, and market shifts shaping the data economy.
Follow what the lab is working on, what it is watching, and what it means before it becomes formal research.

Type: Publication/Long-form analysis
‍Authors:Digital Crossroads lab members

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ARTEFACT 04 — CODE & TECHNICAL WORK

Datalism — GitHub

The Datalism GitHub is where Digital Crossroads publishes code, architectures, and workingprototypes developed through the lab.
We believe the tools needed to understand and navigate the data economy should beaccessible, reusable, and open to contribution.

Type: Code repository
‍Authors: Datalism

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If any of these conversations are relevant to the challenges your organisation is facing, we would like to hear from you. Digital Crossroads works with a small number of partners and clients at any one time - we prioritise depth over volume.
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