Last week I wrote up one of the games I've been playing with groups, here's the next one... Game - Competing objectives Objective: organisations are often trying to get teams working together more effectively. Yet at the same time those same organisations will set individual and team objectives in such a way that makes effective … Continue reading Play Games (2)
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This week I have learned: Yes, I'm shallow. Getting a daft one liner on The Poke gives me immense satisfaction. #famousfor15tweets Looking at complex things makes me want to break them down and codify them. It feels like it helps, but I'm never quite sure. I don't understand America and gun laws. I never will. … Continue reading Weeknote 374: Hanging around
This week I have learned: every time, just every time I think that my support is waning something happens that reminds me once again why I'm a Watford fan. we continue to discover new technologies that it's hoped will supersede the need to change behaviours as a separate activity. They're so alluring. I should read … Continue reading Weeknote 373: four one
This week I have learned: it's sod's law when faced with a crazy busy week I get my first actual cold of the season. warm feedback from unexpected quarters out of the blue - what's not to like? I'm seriously thinking about a new tier of client charging for when work inhabits my dreams. If … Continue reading Weeknote 372: from port to port
This week I have learned: - there is much to be said for this weeknoting lark. A number of people around me seen to be using it as a gateway into working out loud. - there is a fine line between working out loud and rampant self-publicity - Tim Berners-Lee followed in his mother's footsteps … Continue reading Weeknote 371: press start
This week I have learned: structured procurement exercises are obviously fantastic things (a 20% chance of me saying that). it was long time I went from "we" to "I" in how I represented myself and stamp. The brochure site now duly updated. WB-40's move into WhatsApp seems to be paying dividends. Join the conversation at http://bit.ly/WB40WhatsApp I … Continue reading Weeknote 370: and the winner is…
This week I have learned: I do love running workshops. Especially when I get the chance to try out some new tricks. Amsterdam to London is a bit of a schlep for a dinner. It was worth it, though. I'm not the only one who thinks classical economics might be broken. Doing pitches for work … Continue reading Weeknote 369: Clap Clap
For the past couple of years I've been playing with the concept of play. At the core of my thinking is the idea that as we progress into adulthood most of us systematically remove our abilities to tinker with things, play with them to no particular end so that we can explore them. This is … Continue reading Play games…
This week I have learned: I really ought to have paid more attention to my DNS settings. Oh well, lesson learned. 525GB of SSD costs just £125. Laptop duly upgraded. I always feel happier with hardware I can take the lid off and, more importantly, successfully put back on, I guess in a similar way … Continue reading Weeknote 368: new year
So here it is, Merry Christmas, everybody's having fun. We'll look to the future previously. 2017 has been an interesting year. It started with a trio of departures that by the end of it left me on the brink of a Mid Life Crisis (TM). Sitting in Aviation House, then home of GDS, on January 12 … Continue reading Weeknote 367: Yearnote 2017
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