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
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This week I have learned: - once you start to ask questions is difficult to know when to stop - the desire to create solutions is strong - "digital" had created a new wave of magic boxes to solve intractable problems - is all about the network - it's hard to emotionally detach from critique … Continue reading Weeknote 284: multiple personae disorder
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 learned: sometimes the new gigs literally just appear. This is why I just network endlessly rather than worrying about a pipeline. new gig is a time for application of what I've been learning over the past few years (more details to come shortly). the creative process is painful and slow and painful … Continue reading Weeknote 278: timing
Things I have learned this week: when it comes down to it, one should never forget that people are people I'm fascinated by recording the world in 3D - Cardboard Camera merits some experimentation Oxford traffic really takes the biscuit My new strategy is "Paper Assisted Digital": A business banking account is like stepping back in … Continue reading Weeknote 268: another year older
This week I have learned: there's a trap to be fallen into when dealing with accountants that all they can understand is numbers our healthcare services are systemically screwed the Internet of Things still plays second fiddle to Things on the Internet the most interesting stories are usually found in the most surprising of places Oracle … Continue reading Weeknote 266: over the Irish Sea
Things I have learned this week: it is perfectly possible to plan a complex day of meetings and train journeys Ain't half stressful, though Next week: LEF
This week I learned: - a change of scenery doesn't necessarily boost productivity Next week: the birthday shenanigans begin
Whenever something goes wrong in the world of tech, there's a knee-jerk reaction that often ends up making things distinctly worse. Post traumatic tech disorder. We're seeing it at the moment in the aftermath of the Talk Talk debacle. Calls for cross-industry regulation to ensure that this sort of thing will never happen again. In general … Continue reading Post traumatic tech disorder
We now have a date in the diary for the first Free Range Gathering - Thursday 4th February 2016. Email me if you're interested in coming along and I can keep you posted to location etc. You can also join the Free Rangers LinkedIn group here. I'm bouncing the idea around of a get together for people … Continue reading Free Range Gathering
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