This week I have learned... Socialising in person trumps doing so online. I had the delight of one of Julia Hobsbawm's events this week and it was a delight to catch up with a bunch of people who I hadn't seen IRL for over two years.Change is the hard bit. People change doubly so. No … Continue reading Weeknote 592: Pitching
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This week I have learned: I'm getting increasingly curious about how the worlds of user-centred design and data can become more self-supporting. As we move from data as the stuff in systems to data as a thing in itself, how can we design that data and move away from the ivory towers of ER modelling? … Continue reading Weeknote 591: designing data
This week I have learned: if you are going to have time with people in person, make sure some of it (if not all of it) is social time. I had a trip up to Manchester this week and got some face time with colleagues old and new in a pub. It was delightful. I … Continue reading Weeknote 590: travelling
This week I have learned: that forms can be seen through a lens of "what has gone wrong in the past?" So often when we are confronted with requests for information whether through paper or increasingly digital means, it can be hard to understand why particular data are being requested. Ask the question "What bad … Continue reading Weeknote 589: settling
This week I have learned: That a half-hour bike ride in the searing heat to meet with a potential client isn't as bad as the half-hour bike ride in the searing heat back from a potential client.I'm oscillating between "I've got this" and "I've no idea what I'm doing". That's normal. Need to embrace feeling … Continue reading Weeknote 588: melting
This week I have learned: that despite the worries (and my inherent republicanism), helping to organise the Jubilee Street Party was a delight and completely rewarding. I can't walk from one end of the street to the other now without saying hello to someone I now know.the 90-minute commute into town is refreshing in some … Continue reading Weeknote 587: new boy
A week off, between jobs. Some time with the kids. Some time to not think about work. Some time to help organise a street party. Next week - the new job starts, new adventures ahead. The week in photos:
This week I have learned: there seems to be far more conversation in the world about starting things than ending things. Ending things is hard. Will write more about it soon.by running a session with a law firm, I was able to give the PlayCards another go. I have missed running workshops in person. It's … Continue reading Weeknote 583: endings/beginnings
This week I have learned: How a 19" rack can give the illusion of order and tidinessThat there's no sign of things letting upThat a path will emerge out of the fogThat the Roundhouse is a glorious spaceThat it's good to be podcasting again Next week: my last event as a CIO for a while … Continue reading Weeknote 581: gigging
This week I have learned: the things that you stress about for ages and ages are probably rightly stressful.saying that you are going to leave is never easy.but it's such a relief when you do.I never seem to have pulled off the knack of "gardening leave"I'm mostly focusing on leaving, but I'm starting to get … Continue reading Weeknote 580: Out
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