

We develop people who are generative, integrated thinkers and can work collaboratively. We understood that it needed to be different.īoulder Digital Works is an alternative. We wanted to create a place that would lead into the future. We decided to create a place that would do more than remember the past. Yet, too many educational institutions have become museums of what we used to learn at the expense of why and how we learn. Digital technologies are changing everything – how we work and play, interact as individuals and groups, and how and what we learn. Hillary: First, tell me about BDW and how it started.ĭavid: In mid-winter 2009 at an all-day roundtable with some of the world’s top digital talent, we dedicated ourselves to creating a place where people could learn how to learn. We at Onward Search are huge advocates of programs and companies that promote the education of professionals within any Internet/interactive marketing segment so I was very excited to ask David Slayden, Executive Director of Boulder Digital Works, some questions about this forward-looking curriculum and what it’s doing to shape the future of the entire digital sector.

This 60-week certification program is designed to produce innovative thinkers and digital experts who will emerge at the top of their field. This dilemma led to the creation of Boulder Digital Works, a progressive certification program offered through the University of Boulder at Colorado. The field of digital technology and marketing is constantly evolving, and for those in the industry, lessons on thinking creatively and staying relevant aren’t always offered in traditional academic settings.
