Category: Weeknotes

This week I have learned: the great joy that can come from a new pair of loudspeakers. the great frustration that can come from trying to get modern electronic equipment to coexist with other pieces of electronic equipment. It usually starts with troubles connecting and is shortly after followed by "downloading the latest firmware update." … Continue reading Weeknote 729: keyless

This week I have learned: about leadership. I adore the conversations on WB-40. This week's, with my dear friend Nancy Doyle, has been hugely impactful on my thinking. She's a clever one, that Professor Doyle. how LLMs can be used to help design games. I'm currently working on a board game that simulates the stuff … Continue reading Weeknote 728 – Leadership

This week I have learned: about the perils of the creative process. We went to see Ben and Imo at the Richmond Orange Tree theatre on Tuesday evening, a play about the relationship between Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst at the time of his writing of Gloriana, the opera commissioned for the Queen's coronation celebrations. … Continue reading Weeknote 727: Latin

This week I have learned: the word "Shitrature" to describe the sort of book that is the sort of dip-in dip-out stuff you find in toilets. of the Flourishing Business Canvas which looks fascinating (thanks to John W for both of the the above) the sense of achievement in playing a new-to-the audience hit at … Continue reading Weeknote 726: surveys

This week I have learned: to enjoy the silence. After four months of hectic, I've entered a lull. This is nice because it's allowed me to collect my thoughts a bit. And do some experiments. talking of which - experimenting with using NotebookLM to create surveys for "maturity assessment"-type activities. It's fascinating and appears to … Continue reading Weeknote 725 – a period of calm

This week I have learned: three engagements coming to a close (or to significant milestones) at the same time has been a bit overwhelming. Partly because of the workload, but I think also because of the confluence of three sets of endings where team members will disperse off to do other things.One of the biggest … Continue reading Weeknote 723 – combined endings

This week I have learned: That there might be a distinction between soft software and hard software. What we traditionally think of as software is actually pretty hard - explicit artefacts of code and user interfaces. However the soft software is the usually tactic meanings and culture that has led to the software's creation. Some … Continue reading Weeknote 722 – Nottingham

This week I have learned: that it's possible to separate out the feelings one feels from the actions that one takes as a result of those actions. It's perfectly reasonable to feel remorse or guilt about the latter. Not so much about the former.Parenting teenagers is a constant learning curve. things occasionally click part one: … Continue reading Weeknote 721: feelings and actions

This week I have learned: the stated problem is often not the actual problem. It might be a symptom, it might be a solution. It might be a solution in search of a symptom. Digging into that, but in a way that respects the starting point, is an artform. Early stages of consulting engagements are … Continue reading Weeknote 720: lift-off