Category: Weeknotes

Things I have learned this week: - sometimes the common cold ain't so common - the best form of recommendation is a peer recommendation - I'm happiest when sharing ideas Next week: half term (for some)

Things I have learned this week: - some industries and professions seem to live up to all of the stereotypes - but assumptions on basis of age are risky - facilitating is harder to justify than delivering (the challenge of owning outcomes) - it takes 12 months + to build up momentum as a free … Continue reading Weeknote 217: Hung Over

Things I have learned this week: - never plan for a long train journey on a Monday... over-running engineering works will do for you - if you think that your job is insecure, try being a football manager - opportunities seem to arrive in threes (like buses, but with less chance of smelling of wee) … Continue reading Weeknote 216: autumnal

Things I have learned this week: - a great deal about the role of evidence in evidence-based policy making - the importance of finding the right people in "managing knowledge" - how networked calendars can conspire to make our lives stupider - that there's no two ways about it - mobile phones just don't work … Continue reading Weeknote 215: people finding

Things I have learned this week: - I do like to present... - that culture is a thing oft spoken about but rarely understood - I'm still able to marginally bring down the average age in a room full of CIOs... - ... but push it up in a room full of social media wonks - … Continue reading Weeknote 214: two day eventing

Things I have learned this week: - searching on the Internet usually yields the answer to anything - first day of school is considerably more stressful for parents than children - explaining product concepts to a complete stranger hones the mind Next week: It's Social Media Week London - why not come and join us on Tuesday … Continue reading Weeknote 213: Braveheart

Things I have learned this week: - that the boundaries of where agile is good and agile is bad are very unclear - being based in London for more than a couple of days a week makes you bump into people you know - coding is the developer's hammer to a world exclusively of nails - clearing … Continue reading Weeknote 212: limits of agility

What I have learned this week:- HDMI can plug straight into DVI (dull, but has changed my use of monitors (and hence my posture), all with a £5 cable...)- Every organisation is defined by it's abbreviations (three-letter or otherwise)- Collaboration is a team sport (my new favourite aphorism)- Agile is incredibly individualistic (blog post to … Continue reading Weeknote 211: OHMS

Things I have learned this week:- never try to get anything sensible done on the August Bank Holiday weekend- I think it's fair to describe my hair these days as "Thinning"- Twitter is increasingly becoming an exercise in me suppressing sarcasm- it's very exciting to get to organise something- and also to publish somethingThis is … Continue reading Weeknote 210: Working 9 to 5

Things I have learned this week: - layers of intermediaries add exponential layers of bureaucracy - never put off for tomorrow what you're scared of doing today - starting a business, building a business and scaling a business are very different parts of the same whole Next week: a long weekend, and then my last … Continue reading Weeknote 209: plate spinning