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Weeknote 786: Baking

This week I have learned: the joy of rediscovering a fountain pen and paper. And then seeing what happens if I feed my daily note taking into Claude. So far, it's curious, but not necessarily productive. And that's fine for me. the joy of mentoring. Well done Mel on the new job! how the conversations … Continue reading Weeknote 786: Baking

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Weeknote 785: Monumental

What I have learned this week: The speed at which LLMs code-writing has advanced is really quite something. I spent a few hours over the weekend building an MVP for Random the App, and the pace at which I could create a fully functional Android app was really quite impressive. Artisan software development at the … Continue reading Weeknote 785: Monumental

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Weeknote 784: Conference

This week I have learned: ah, conference. Three days of intense peopling. It's hard work, but it's worth it. lots of conversations over the past few days about the book. People continue to seem intrigued by the whole idea. what if we could create leadership support for technology and digital leaders as part of our … Continue reading Weeknote 784: Conference

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Weeknote 783: Brum

This week I have learned: I got contacted by someone I know who needed to knock up a budget for a grant application with little information and very little time. We plugged his needs into Claude and asked it to create a budget modelling tool. Using a probabilistic tool to create a deterministic one feels … Continue reading Weeknote 783: Brum

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Weeknote 782: Stockholm

This week I have learned: one thinks of Swedes as being sensible, maybe slightly reserved. Then you watch them at a football match and realise that the Viking spirit is still very strong. Bonkers displays at the weekend. actually having the actual book in my actual hands was a life moment. the ways in which … Continue reading Weeknote 782: Stockholm

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Weeknote 781: meeting

This week I have learned: once again, about the delights of meeting a bunch of complete strangers. Thank you, Iain. on Monday I had an hour of randomness with the current cohort at the School of Communication Arts. That some creatives commented positively on the design on the book means a huge amount. I have … Continue reading Weeknote 781: meeting

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Weeknote 780: sampling

This week I have learned: to do lists are sometimes the way that you can exert some sort of control when it feels like you don't have it. They don't need ot be a permanent fixture. the political shenanigans this week are just more evidence for me not of strong or weak leadership, but of … Continue reading Weeknote 780: sampling

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Weeknote 779: Starting

This week I have learned: the Zen-like art of a studio rewire. Stuff had accumulated over the years. Wires were everywhere. When better than a bank holiday weekend to rip it all out and start again? I'm not a tidy person, but I can take some joy in occasional acts of extreme tidying. unless it's … Continue reading Weeknote 779: Starting

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The Actionable Insight Fallacy

You've probably heard of survivorship bias. It's the mistake of studying only winners: the companies that made it, the founders who broke through, while ignoring the far larger number who tried the same things and failed. It's a well-documented problem. But there's a second mistake that follows directly from it, and yet people don’t seem … Continue reading The Actionable Insight Fallacy

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Weeknote 778: onboarding

This week I have learned: I can't work out whether I've joined a new or an existing team. I'm not sure it matters much, but it's interesting nonetheless. navigating the vagaries of the way in which large organisations procure services continues to strike me as a form of witchcraft dressed up as a business process. … Continue reading Weeknote 778: onboarding