Weeknote 538: back to it

This week I have learned: the power of visualisation on a maphow exciting/daunting it is to talk to a designer about PlayCardshow fucking daunting it is to wait for surgery......and then have that surgery cancelledthat the 7S model is still so very usefulthat self-isolation is hard Next week: planning in detail The week in photos:

PlayCards Update

It's a few weeks now since I started the final stage of my Play project, creating a set of playing cards that distil six or so years of research and investigation into a valuable and practical tool, so here's a quick update for you on progress... First of all, thank you so much to the … Continue reading PlayCards Update

Weeknote 536: typo

This week I have learned: that such a simple typo could lead to a viral.that having something go a bit viral on Twitter totally makes Twitter unusable.but it's quite fun.purchasing a new car is a mixture of the new an old; sales people in suits and paper receipts (hand written) meet restore factory defaults and … Continue reading Weeknote 536: typo

Weeknote 535: stop-starting

This week I have learned: How to make baklavaThat by making a decision to stop something, you open up a huge new world of possibilitiesThat I refuse to believe that this is the best that the summer has to offerThat maybe we need to form urban remote working communitiesThat I might be bottom of the … Continue reading Weeknote 535: stop-starting

Weeknote 534: sustainable

This week I have learned: Maybe we need sustainable, not high, performance?That elections are just Goodhart and Campbell in actionThat yet another thing has come up that means I can't make CardstockThat after a year of avoiding risks, learning how to take them again is going to be hardThe book is dead. Long live the … Continue reading Weeknote 534: sustainable

Weeknote 532 – promoted

This week I have learned: how strange it felt to not be there on Saturday, in person.that remote working might enable us to think differently about transitions between employers.that you can't beat a good pun.the winner of World Cup of Matts was a Mattock. A worthy winner.sometimes the strangest things spark on the socials.Boris Bloody … Continue reading Weeknote 532 – promoted

Silver jubilee

Over the weekend I had the sudden realisation that this June marks 25 years since I started my first job at the BBC. 25 years seems like far too long a period to be commemorating because in so many ways it seems like only yesterday. Having said that, back in 1996... The BBC Website was … Continue reading Silver jubilee

Weeknote 526 – Jabbed

This week I have learned: for me the Covid jab was distinctly less irritating than the flu jab, and the flu jab was mainly just a bit of a bruise.that sometimes the insightful stuff just appears, but on other occasions you have to work hard to find it.3 hours is a long old time for … Continue reading Weeknote 526 – Jabbed

Weeknote 524 – schooling

This marks the last day of our kids being at home and balancing off school, work and all the other bits, all at the same time. Hopefully for a long while. For all that I might joke about the kids going back to school being a relief to me, it's much more about it being … Continue reading Weeknote 524 – schooling