Category: Weeknotes

Things I have learned this week: going back into employment after over six years freelance is a funny business. but I'm really pleased that I've chosen to do it, and to do so at RHP. there's much to do - some cutting edge, some infrastructural. there's a great team I'm working with. the next few … Continue reading Weeknote 456: n00b

This week I have learned: the Czech word Škoda means "damage" Germans refer to quotation marks as "Geese Feet"... ... at the @ sign as "spider monkey". I still have cognitive dissonance with the idea of a posh hotel in Watford. I mean, we used to have one called the Spider's Web... The cards get … Continue reading Weeknote 455: card play

This week I have learned: the sad news that the CIO100 judge and generally lovely chap who knew so much about the tech industry Richard Sykes has passed away. It was a privilege to know him and work with him. academia is still as hatstand as ever. you need a licence to mudlark, but there's … Continue reading Weeknote 454: pivot?

At the weekend I heard the terrible news that my friend and former Imagination colleague Simon King had passed away, quite suddenly, a few days before. I've had two really great bosses in my working life. Simon was one of them. The support, space, assistance and occasional kick up the arse that he provided in … Continue reading Weeknote 453: Simon

This week I have learned: when you are asked to half your price, the correct response should be "Would you ask that in Tescos?" (Not to be confused with asking "Would Tescos do that?" to which the answer is probably inevitably "Yes". This week I managed to pioneer rapid product prototyping through the medium of … Continue reading Weeknote 452: top two

This week I have learned: Have faith in the good ideas My network is my greatest asset and I'm so pleased I know them all There are some critical cultural problems at the core of the open source movement Maybe it's time to get together with an artist It's always a pleasure to get calls … Continue reading Weeknote 451: panel beating

This week I have learned: It may be time for a change in direction. Whether the options will be there - well, time will tell. There is remarkable power in brand. Institutions with great brands possibly get away with a lot that they shouldn't. There is a strong tendency for agile-obsessed folk to both build … Continue reading Weeknote 450: Paths and off-ramps