Category: Projects

This week I have learned: so very much at OffGrid that a new way of working (taking notes by hand in a notebook, scanning the pages with the Google Drive document scanner, uploading into Claude and then analysing them with my Zettlekasten app) is helping me to find new things. I definitely prefer a tent … Continue reading Weeknote 787: off grid at OffGrid

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This week I have learned: if you pull your ears it helps to reduce pre-performance nerves. I learned this from a wonderful colleague, Letty, who has done much drama in her career. having the framing that I learned from Kae Tempest's interview last week about the trilogy of writer, reader and content helped hugely in … Continue reading Weeknote 777: decided

This week I have learned: the book is now not only on a boat, but we also have an ETA for mid-May. We can now start planning in earnest for the launch. This is a huge relief. You can keep an eye on where the OOCL Piraeus is on the oceans here: experiments.randomthebook.com/whereisrandom I'm fascinated … Continue reading Weeknote 776: a trinity