Impact @ web-scale

Designing data infrastructure for the 21st century

Dgen is a constellation of dozens of specialists — working across strategy, policy, research, legal and technology to help organisations, sectors and governments design data infrastructures that deliver measurable impact.

Data infrastructure
$137MImpact at the ODI
80+Constellation experts
$40B+Open banking market catalysed
25+Years building at web-scale
What we do

We help map, design and implement the data infrastructure that organisations, markets and governments need, from internal governance to market-wide standards.

Data governance & strategy

Internal, group and ecosystem-level governance, helping organisations become data-enabled from the inside out, with institutional memory that survives change.

Market architecture

Designing the standards, frameworks and regulatory instruments that open up markets, as with Open Banking, Open Finance and Open Energy.

Culture change

Creating the right conditions for multidisciplinary, data-enabled innovation, helping organisations move from data-aware to data-led.

National & city data infrastructure

Working with governments on the data foundations for finance, climate, health and public services, at local, national and international scale.

Examples
Government — UK, New Zealand, Canada

Working directly with industry leaders and governments to develop Open Banking, Open Finance and Open Energy strategies, shaping regulation and catalysing international markets.

Multinational enterprise — 65,000 staff

Supporting a large multinational develop their data strategy over years, from initial framing through to embedded governance across business units.

Financial institution — 2,500 staff

Delivering board-level strategy sessions to frame a data strategy before entering a new market.

Cultural organisation (<10 people)

Helping design, build and operate a user-needs-led service, unlocking access to a national archive and delivering audience engagement.

Why people work with us
Deep domain expertise: 25 years across finance, climate, policy, data science, media and the web
Global connections: spanning governments, regulators, international bodies and commercial organisations across 13+ countries
Systemic thinking: working through complex, multidisciplinary challenges with creativity and a focus on outcomes
Delivery, not just advice: we share accountability for delivery and make ourselves redundant when the job is done
The Constellation model: hand-picking expert teams for specific projects, combining commercial, academic and civic expertise
The Constellation

The Dgen Constellation is a ‘many-parts-loosely-joined’ collective intelligence network: over 80 dedicated experts with deep commercial, startup, government and NGO experience. We bring together the right people to deliver specific outcomes against a fixed deadline and budget.

Like a film studio, we co-create the script, budget and timeline, then hand-pick the team. Sometimes Director, sometimes Producer: the strategy is always delivery.

Learn about the Dgen Constellation →
Dgen Constellation diagram

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