It's been a funny day. I'm not sure what to think. As I wrote recently, I regard myself as a Londoner and a European. This morning it felt as if a part of my identity was removed from me. Things will work out. They always do. But it doesn't feel to be a world that … Continue reading Weeknote 294: bereft
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This week I have learned: touchscreens are rubbish without apps designed for touchscreens; the "Android on Chromebook" thing is very significant boiling it all down, some stuff is just projects... fear of delegation is a powerful barrier to change I could do without a day spent in a hospital, but it makes for fabulous anthropology … Continue reading Weeknote 293: androids
This week I have learned: I do, quite frankly, spend far too much of my time wondering what on earth is going on Listening to the Brexit debate is making me worry about the collective sanity of this country Start small. Scale what works. Repeat. Next Week: FOOTBALL!
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
This week I have learned: - learn from disasters. It makes stuff better. - crystallization of ideas takes a while - digital is not the same as a little bit o' agile - short weeks. Hmm. Next week: BCS breakfasts
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
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