The first in a series of photographic summer weeknotes.
The first in a series of photographic summer weeknotes.
Matt Ballantine's thoughts about technology, marketing, management and other stuff…
The first in a series of photographic summer weeknotes.
This week I have learned: keep the windows shut in exceptionally hot weather brushes with the Health Service are both inspiring and also deeply unsettling it's mostly a series of long games the back catalogue is worth a load to me Dudley in August. That's the glamour of the free-range lifestyle. The week in photos: … Continue reading Weeknote 444: all the fours
This week I have learned: what might happen if when responding to insults one might use empathy rather than more insults. that doing someone else's podcast is a lot easier than doing one's own. opportunities can come out of the blue, but may well disappear again just as quickly. expressing what one does in terms … Continue reading Weeknote 443: talking to strangers
(oops - this was stuck in drafts...) Last week I have learned: The wonders of Bletchley Park Organisations often neglect the effort required for delivery God moves in mysterious ways Still not shaking the 80s office idea. Next week: Closings/openings The week in one photo:
This week I have learned: Doing new things is scary for everyone. Embrace it. It's lovely when someone you didn't think would remember you does. 30% of the water in the UK water system goes missing. Every glass of tap water contains a free dose of ibuprofen. Making things. It's taken me a while but … Continue reading #Weeknotes 441: The Creativator
This week I have learned: Solicit opinions from enough people and you'll end up with every possible perspective. That maybe doesn't help much. From abject to overflowing. Welcome to the Free-Range order book. I'm stupidly happy with The Creativator It seems that just bashing out stream of consciousness is the best policy for my Forbes … Continue reading Weeknote 439: engaging workshops
This week I have learned... the rapid bipolar nature of being a micro business is exhilarating and exhausting. One minute everything is wonderful, the next you're on the verge of ruin. And repeat. Rapidly. Seeing how other's businesses have expanded in humbling and makes me feel like I'm playing at it. But play is at … Continue reading Weeknote 438: Taking stock
This week I have learned: procrastination about things you are anxious about is a fool's game. Face the fear. ...unless it's a dead parakeet, in which case just leave it. work opportunities are like buses. Conversion is still the challenge, though. Next week: back to the Wharf. The week (fortnight) in photos:
For a year or so now I've been playing with the role of tactility in consulting processes. Well, that's a good retrospective justification of what I've been doing - what I've actually been doing is creating and playing with different sets of the Priority Cards. Nonetheless, it's become an exercise in understanding the role of … Continue reading The remarkable world of touch
We are constantly confronting the need for change in our organisations. Change at an institutional level, at a team level all the way down to the actions and behaviours of individuals. The world around us is mutating, and we need to adapt to accommodate that change. Yet if you ask people why they can't change, … Continue reading Be more firefighter