Category: Weeknotes

This week I have learned: You've got to be in it to win it. If you don't ask you don't get. And similar sayings. I don't think I'm ever going to get truly comfortable with talking about my strengths. But I have reached a point where I'm able to acknowledge them and highlight them. That's … Continue reading Weeknote 768: West Coast

This week I have learned: that I had hit a moment where I was feeling that things were happening to me, out of my control. Time to lean in, and take a role rather than wait to be given one. Hopefully that’s been helpful already. the Random talk seems to work. I delivered it to … Continue reading Weeknote 767: leaning in

This week I have learned: sometimes consulting feels a bit like being part of a David Attenborough production, watching things in their natural habitats. I'm increasingly of the view that talking about software products distracts from the bigger message of the move from a project-based approach to software delivery: namely, that a piece of software … Continue reading Weeknote 766: establishing

This week I have learned: Getting people together to think and talk is of such value. I'm increasingly using audio recording and NotebookLM to analyse after the fact. It means everyone can focus on the conversations. Production complications might hit our release date. It's been a busy week, with big set pieces for both of … Continue reading Weeknote 765: directions

This week I have learned: a series of events happening in quick succession can often become a pattern in our minds, even when they are merely a random coincidence. The Availability Heuristic can then amplify that pattern-creation. It's a phenomenon called Apophenia, and it's something that I have studied at length in the work for … Continue reading Weeknote 764: Apophenia

This week I have learned: how to start building back ends as well as front ends. My LLM coding until now has focused on building simple (in structure) HTML apps. This week, I made my first foray into building a back end to support data. Hopefully I will recognise when this starts to get out … Continue reading Weeknote 763: Hugh!

This week I have learned: how fusing metaphors can lead to fascinating outcomes (blog on this here). how being away from work for a while can give the brain space to make those sorts of connections. how nice our newly-refurbished offices in Farringdon are. how the end of the first full week back is the … Continue reading Weeknote 762: 2026

This week I have learned: that I'm getting very tired of year "wraps" that are just spurting out random data analysis. Spotify thought I was 73. LinkedIn proved how dull the place is. However I did find out that the 5th most popular audiobook among the WB40 Spotify listenership is Jilly Cooper's Riders. I think … Continue reading Weeknote 761: Last full week

This week I have learned: It's so nice to catch up with people. I've had half a dozen events this week, catching up with friends, colleagues and some of those folk who are both. I've loved every minute of it. I received a physical prototype of the book. To hold the things in my hands … Continue reading Weeknote 760: Socialised

This week I have learned: it was a wonderful experience to be able to talk about something important on BBC Radio 4's PM programme this week. I wrote a piece about the value of jury service after serving last month. Someone shared it with someone on the production team. And to coincide with government announcements … Continue reading Weeknote 759: PM