Category: Weeknotes

This week I have learned: why I tend to cycle to work now. Had a couple of days going in to London on the train and was reminded of the delays, the crowds, the subterranean tube... I also found out that the bike ride, even though electric, means I use up about 900 calories each … Continue reading Weeknote 648: feedback

This week I have learned: a great deal about the way in which the Disability Discrimination Act classifies concepts of disability. that in certain circumstances it's possible to file dental work as legitimate business expenses. how much fun it can be to send small tokens of appreciation. how nice it is to catch up with … Continue reading Weeknote 647: heat

This week I have learned: the sheer emotional turmoil of taking part in one of Andrew Doran's Album Club sessions as selector. The basic idea is a group of friends come together to listen to an album chosen by one of them in its entirety. Oh, the responsibility. the joy from coming up with new … Continue reading Weeknote 646: back on it

This week I have learned: Italian train ticket machines are even more confusing than UK ones. Emilia Romagna is a beautiful bit of the world. some of my former team colleagues from my days at Imagination still talk about some of the things that I did (in a good way). Intentionally unintentional feels like a … Continue reading Weeknote 643: Bolognese

This week I have learned: the power of shared experience. Five old friends in a remote field, drenched from horizontal rain, all to watch a film that not all of us like. It was brilliant and well needed. Hadrian's Wall is rather impressive. Never seen it before. Not the most ethically sourced of constructions, mind. … Continue reading Weeknote 642: Are you the farmer?

This week I have learned: That a reasonably well-designed survey can through a bit of analysis help shape focus for deeper qualitative work. It's been quite a while since I've designed a survey. The ideas from Nudgestock last week have been sticking with me this week. The idea of winning arguments or solving problems. I … Continue reading Weeknote 641: statistical

This week I have learned... There might be another book idea in me along with the How to Have Coffee guide. The working theory is that the forces catalysed at the point of the pandemic that led to our now hybrid world of office work stemmed back 20 years or more and that "everyone in … Continue reading Weeknote 640: another book

This week I have learned: the power of managing corporate history. I saw Giles Turnbull give a fascinating talk about his work curating the stories of digital organisations. It's a hugely under-rated activity and I think I need to see more organisations doing it. which also reminded me of this exercise I did under the … Continue reading Weeknote 639: Bath

This week I have learned: I'm doing some work alongside the day job of managing engagements, looking at how we establish the teams that align the engagements. That's a bit of a word salad, but it's interesting to me and I'm looking forward to doing it. It's also been really nice to be asked to … Continue reading Weeknote 638: Engagement

This week I have learned: that my youngest is doing pretty well at school. The annual parents evening, still a Zoom showreel in neat 4-minute chunks, was nice. getting unsolicited feedback is the best sort. Thanks to John Sills for the lovely write-up of the PlayCards. I spent some time un-DRMing my e-book library. Knowing … Continue reading Weeknote 637: hawt