I've been mucking about with electronic music since my teens. The infamous Smooly Batrash and our one finished track Sandpit. The infamous Sebastian Dangerfield in the 1990s. Infamy, infamy... These days I never really get past fragments. 8-bar loops created on various tools - Reason, Ableton, Korg Gadget, the Akai MPC app and other bits … Continue reading #8Bars
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This week I have learned: facilitating in pairs is a joy even more so when you're working with Matt Desmier the political stuff is now invading my dreams I cannot see any paths through the political stuff some of the stuff people in marketing get away with.. The week in photos: Next week: ends, beginnings, … Continue reading Weeknote 417: in pairs
"Jump and a net will appear" were the words of wisdom that a colleague at Microsoft have me as I took the plunge into working free range done five and a half years ago. The first year felt like free fall. Should I give up, get a "proper job", knuckle down, put up with things? … Continue reading The loneliness of the long-distance free ranger
So, 2019. Let's be having you... This week I have learned: the backlog of work that "might" happen has started to turn into "will" happen. Which is a relief. the Lego Plane Game is fairly adaptable. my ability to "press the wrong button" when trying a new technology to make the podcast better quality is … Continue reading Weeknote 416: 2019
Well, that's been an interesting 12 months. Some reflections on the year in no particular order... Play Back in 2016 I thought I was going to write a book. As it turns out next year I might well appear in two, but it'll be no more than a chapter in either. The book's concept, the … Continue reading Weeknote 415 – Yearnote 2018
This week I have learned: how staggeringly unaware of the consequences of Brexit might be amongst people who work for big American corporations in the UK selling services to the rest of Europe and not understanding that that occurs because of our membership of the EU. what a nice thing it is to catch up … Continue reading Weeknote 414: Christmas Drinkies
This week I have learned: I'm really quite proud of my facilitation skills. If there's one thing I'll say I'm good at, it's that. Sometimes shifting from Portrait to Landscape opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Meetingless papers is a great concept. As is the idea of taking virtual coffee breaks. OKR Progress: … Continue reading Weeknote 413: Top Tables
This week I have learned: a year older. Never wiser. Ipswich on a wet, cold and windy November is a bleak place. Thankfully indoors was lovely. Two new clients in a week is good going. I'm getting better at big group facilitation. I really want to set up a band. Who's in? OKR Progress: CxO … Continue reading Weeknote 412: Legoing
This week I have learned: It's the "Look at Me!" gene... I love, love, love doing keynote type things to rooms full of people. I also love doing facilitation of big groups - it was about 35-40 folk yesterday afternoon. And getting them playing... win. I'm also getting more and more into the thrill of … Continue reading Weeknote 411: keynote
This week I have learned: to start to get my head around the new WordPress editor.that the A Level Politics part of me is just loving this utter chaos.that technology companies really still don't get change.that when I'm busy my writing goes out of the door. OKR Progress: CxO Priorities: still chasing feedbackTech for non-Techies:It's … Continue reading Weeknote 410: Brexshit
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