This week I have learned: the power of using Claude to explore my grandfather's biography. I spent some time with my dad at the weekend, and he gave me a few more details about what grandad did over his long career in electronics. As a result I stumbled across a document outlining research papers published … Continue reading Weeknote 775 – biography
Author: ballantine70
Matt has spent the past two decades helping organisations to make sense of where technology, media, content and people collide. He is currently working for consultancy Equal Experts as an engagement manager.
In 2013 he founded Stamp London. Previously he’s worked for Microsoft, Imagination, Reuters, housing provider RHP and the BBC amongst others.
This week I have learned: the power that lies within Mark Earls' deceptively simple 2x2 matrix to triage problems. how nice it can be to have a last-minute invite to something (and diaries permit that to happen). There's not enough spontaneity in modern life. it appears that getting up at 5am on both days is … Continue reading Weeknote 774: 2×2
This week I have learned: I'm getting better at understanding what gives me energy and what drains me. It's been a week where I'm probably energy neutral overall. The bigger the organisation, the harder things get. I'm convinced of this. Public or private sector, it's the scale that drives inefficiency. Unilateral activities in one place … Continue reading Weeknote 773: a throw of the dice
This week I have learned: The joy to be had from conversations to explore ideas and plot paths. Today should have been the day that Random was launched. Events conspired. But it was a joy to hear that the production processes have now concluded and there is a shipment of 750kg of randomness is now … Continue reading Weeknote 772: connecting
This week I have learned: in the PlayCards that I built a few years ago, one of the suggested actions was to attend a conference in a field that you know nothing about. I sort of did that this week with a trip to The London Book Fair and I found it, for the most … Continue reading Weeknote 771 – bookish
This week I have learned: I'm going to be upping my short-form video content as I get ready for the book to launch. Here was my first, slightly half-arsed attempt. They will improve. Talking of the book, it has at last gone into production this week. A series of random delays - just the Suez … Continue reading Weeknote 770: backtoback
Things I have learned this week: I'm incredibly privileged to have the group of friends that I do. Still no news on the publication date I'm ready for London Book Fair the week after next, though! Doing lots of one-to-one meetings with a big team is proving hugely fruitful, but also very draining. Trying to … Continue reading Weeknote 769: back to it
Once upon a time, maybe in the middle of the decade before last, there was an idea that was called "Bring Your Own Device". iPhones and MacBook Airs showed that computing devices didn't need to be heavy and ugly. They could be light and stylish, with batteries that lasted more than an hour. The mostly … Continue reading Roll Your Own Software
This week I have learned: You've got to be in it to win it. If you don't ask you don't get. And similar sayings. I don't think I'm ever going to get truly comfortable with talking about my strengths. But I have reached a point where I'm able to acknowledge them and highlight them. That's … Continue reading Weeknote 768: West Coast
Most of the prose produced in most organisations is, at best, mediocre. Business cases, status update reports, performance reviews, job descriptions, policies and procedures, terms and conditions, onboarding documentation, strategy documents, change request forms, tender responses... the list goes on. Bilge, for the most part, the lot of it. Documents over which hours of effort … Continue reading Good enough
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