Category: Weeknotes

This week I have learned: - Chinese time zones can have a calming effect - 24 hour notice is enough time to be briefed and deliver a reasonable presentation - but I really struggle to write slides for other people Next week: new joiner

This week I have learned: - a great new three stage model for technology innovation: "toy; disruption; obvious" - and a new spin on the hype cycle: "tech tourettes" - my focus now becomes fostering communities of makers... - ... who might be currently thinking in the mindset of specifier/purchaser - it's also time for … Continue reading Weeknote 290: after the main event

This week I have learned: I'm using the phrase "skin in the game" way too much. Alternative metaphors requested. Maybe the best way to prioritize initiatives in organizations is to go for those ones for which people outside of tech teams are willing to put "skin in the game" (See what I mean?) Organizing events … Continue reading Weeknote 289: getting together

This week I have learned: getting a discussion started is great fun The Freerangers got past the "difficult second meetup" sometimes daft-looking suggestions might be a good idea... ...although sometimes they're just daft getting stuff done by stopping doing stuff is counter-intuitive but often the right answer Next week: Catapult

Things I have learned this week: with football, it's always the hope that gets you but in other matters, continuing progress in building the strategy... ... and more importantly the ecosystem (I wish there were a way of doing this with a little less buzzword) two steps forward, one back with the research project (nearly there) and … Continue reading Weeknote 286: with additional math co-processor

This week I have learned: - for all the talk of Digital, on the one hand people need to experience things... - and on the other the valuable stuff these days is probably invisible - alongside that paradox, tech management needs the deeply technically esoteric... - ... and the soft skills of influence - generally … Continue reading Weeknote 285: experiential

Things that I have learned this week: - I'm hoping the case for SOA is easier these days than it was when I first encountered it - breaking things down into chunks makes sense... - ... But you can always strangle yourself with the dependencies - things feel primitive when you are used to the … Continue reading Weeknote 283: SOA

This week I have learned: - the shorter the week the longer it seems... - there really isn't much to differentiate devices these days other than brand Next week: plan/deliver/repeat

A short break. Normal service will be resumed next week.