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
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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
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.
Things I have learned this week: for supply chain organizations it's the same story: "How do we innovate?"; "How do we scale that innovation?" problem is, supply chain organizations are geared for scaled supply chains, not innovating. case studies trump models just about every time - practice over theory. thing is, case studies are just … Continue reading Weeknote 280: Rubik’s revenge
This week I have learned: some sort of genetic thing seems to kick in whenever I cross the Irish Sea the judging of this year's CIO100 has crystallized some of my views people still take offence at swearwords. For goodness sakes grow up. time is fast passing Next week: cramming it all in.
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