Back in October 2019, in those days we fondly remember as "before Covid" I joined RHP, a relatively small social housing provider based in South West London that provides around 6,500 rented homes to people in the area in which I've lived for the last 17 years. I have learned a huge amount in that … Continue reading On housing
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This week I have learned: Assumptions based on thin evidence are easy to make and potentially fatal. Whether it's assuming experience because of the role that someone is in, or lacking context that explains otherwise inexplicable behaviours, we do it all of the time. Generalising is how we make sense of the world. Yet it's … Continue reading Weeknote 584: scaling back
This week I have learned: the challenges of unpacking thingsintersectionality can raise the hackles in unexpected placesthat in-person events are probably better overall than online ones... but if you promise me breakfast, I need breakfast!that in-person makes family diary management soooo much harderthat an increasing number of "last times" starts to get emotionalthat there are … Continue reading Weeknote 582: decoupling
This week I have learned: How a 19" rack can give the illusion of order and tidinessThat there's no sign of things letting upThat a path will emerge out of the fogThat the Roundhouse is a glorious spaceThat it's good to be podcasting again Next week: my last event as a CIO for a while … Continue reading Weeknote 581: gigging
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This week I have learned: there's an awful lot of empty retail in central Londonthat I thought it was summerthat two and a half years of work culminate (for a while) in the softest of launchesthat positive feedback is the best sort of feedbackthat I need to get the Play Cards back on the (digital) … Continue reading Weeknote 577: launch
This week I have learned: the magic of sourdoughthe importance of being able to remain connected to individualsthat simplicity should generally triumph when it's an optionthat I can, at last, get something from my WX-11that we're on the cusp of change Next week: will we or won't we The week in photos:
I've spent more time in the office this week than I have since the beginning of 2020. Whilst three half days is hardly "back to normal" (and I doubt normal as was will ever be a thing again) it's been interesting. The single biggest challenge I see for office space design is rethinking meeting spaces … Continue reading Where to look?
In the last few days, I have watched a couple of documentaries that have set in stark relief what can happen when an organisation puts material wealth ahead of a broader sense of purpose. Netflix's Downfall charts the corporate history of Boeing, its merger with McDonnell Douglas, a relentless focus on share price over safety … Continue reading On purpose
Contrary to the stereotypes of everyone who works outside of the world of IT, I'm not a big Sci-Fi fan. I adore the work of Douglas Adams, but the typical Star Wars/Star Trek kind of thing leaves me cold. I'm more into gritty, contemporary drama than journeys to outer solar systems. There is a commonly … Continue reading Sci-Fi – a vision of the past
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