This week I have learned: Some small businesses are being diddled by "cloud" providers providing sub-standard private hosting... ... but illusions of control hold them back from plunging fully cloudward. It's great to have a conversation with people who really understand the value in robust data modelling. Those people are very rarely self-identified Data Scientists. … Continue reading Weeknote 344: the power of gathering
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This week I have learned: That is perfectly possible to say goodbye to people without religion getting in the way. Farewell Great Aunt Joyce. Your wicked giggle will stay with me forever. Big management consulting firms are war. In the Edwin Starr sense of the term. Openness is key to innovation. Open innovation programmes aren't … Continue reading Weeknote 343: fond farewell
This week I have learned: how excited I am starting my new engagement... ... and the opportunity to work with some great people including @OOconnors, @maltbyps and @garylawUK ditto for the Minimum Viable Workplace workshop coming up a fortnight yesterday how occasionally I can read but a few paragraphs of a book and be left thinking … Continue reading Weeknote 342: getting up to speed
Things I have learned this week: London doesn't really work above 29 Celcius I'm happiest when I can work at applying new theory to practice In 2017 exchanging potato-based puns with your electricity provider isn't completely odd I'm so glad that this politics stuff is becoming clearer - aren't you? Next week: farewell to the GDS
So 19 days in... It's just time to get on with writing the thing. Updates on a slightly less regular basis to follow.
Father's Day. A nice cycle ride by the Thames for breakfast near Hampton Court. A cycle back though a hot and sticky Bushy Park. A brief stop and then to swimming lessons for the eldest. Back for lunch, and then an afternoon of clearing the temporary kitchen to reconfigure into the new temporary kitchen. Put … Continue reading 18. Book Reset: days like these
Today I'm spending a bit of time reviewing the recording of my interview with Phelim McDermott, one of the founders of the improvisational theatre company Improbable. I was introduced to Phelim by Neil Mullarkey, one of my earlier interviewees. I like the chain reaction nature of discovering people to talk to. Early on in the … Continue reading 17. Book Reset: tangential
This is a summary of work slotted in to spare crevices of time today: I have recut the book proposal to reflect the new structure I have got in touch with Tracey to get some feedback from a trained professional I have formed a loose alliance with someone else who is also currently writing a … Continue reading 16. Book Reset: progress
This week I have learned: Defining "what is a record" these days is mighty hard. There's a distinct set of lines between collaborating, knowledge and records NPS surveys get on my goat Politics, eh? Cambridge is a beautiful city with a terrible congestion problem I am making progress Silicon Beach talk will be about embracing … Continue reading Weeknote 340: the power of networks
If this book is to be a travelogue, then the people I'm going to talk to are a series of destinations. Here's what the map looks like... The improvisers David Schneider - the comedian, writer, director and social media agency founder Neil Mullarkey - one of the founders of the Comedy Store Players Phelim McDermott … Continue reading 15. Book Reset – the destinations
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