Category: Weeknotes

This week I have learned: I'm finding NotebookLM increasingly useful as a tool for rapid research. With a colleague on Thursday we were able to create a new card deck from source material in minutes which gave us enough of a prototype to start testing the idea within an hour.This is where these tools have … Continue reading Weeknote 714: AIIIII

This week I have learned: Waiting for things to appear can lead to anxiety. More so in the era of instant messaging when the "x is typing" immediate gratification has raised our expectations, probably badly. Sending emails to clients and not getting an immediate response is torture, but also utterly lacking in empathy. Our dopamine … Continue reading Weeknote 713: downs and ups

This week I have learned: a good break from everything over Christmas was well-needed. Caught up with family and friends. Cooked, ate, drank and was merry. But after two weeks it was also good to get back to work. it's been a productive week. A proposal for a new piece of of work, and getting … Continue reading Weeknote 712: back to it

Just about 20 years ago I headed into the BBC Worldwide offices at Woodlands, the dirty brown office blocks on the wrong side of the A40 for the very last time. I went to my desk in C Block, put down my bag, headed to the loos, locked myself in a cubicle and burst into … Continue reading Weeknote 711 – Yearnote 2024

This week I have learned: there's been so much illness about for the last few weeks. I've felt various levels of crappy for the last fortnight, and many colleagues in many locations have had varying levels of illness over that period too. I can't remember an end of year where I've been looking forward to … Continue reading Weeknote 710: the last fizzle…

This week I have learned: a different interpretation of thinking about the future that resonated with me massively. Johannes, this week's WB40 guest, talked about how thinking about the future is a hugely useful way to understand what you should do in the present. That chat was then the final piece of the puzzle when … Continue reading Weeknote 709 – futures

This week I have learned: after another successful circumnavigation of the sun, I feel about 64 rather than 54. I've got a sore leg (the result of a "sporting" injury) and a head full of snot. I got to catch up with a former colleague who now works for the Football Association, whose offices are … Continue reading Weeknote 708 – coldy

This week I have learned: You can go from thinking something will stop to completely the opposite in just 5 days. I'm unsure if I could do my job if it weren't for a need to keep people happy. That can be exhausting at times, though. After two weeks on the road, it was nice … Continue reading Weeknote 707 – turn around

This week I have learned: You just know when things click. It's been a busy few weeks with keynotes and workshops and they all went pretty well. Lots of things that can be improved, but that's always the case. I've come back to Euan Semple's idea of Trojan Mice again. Smuggling things into organisations and … Continue reading Weeknote 706: workshopping

This week I have learned: about the delight that is Manchester Tech Festival. A very different event to the usual male-dominated nonsense in the industry. A huge range of people, thinking and conversation. that the hard work is worth it. You can't avoid it. If you want to make an impact you do need to … Continue reading Weeknote 705: MTF