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OK, so here's a shot across the bows of the industry sector I have worked in for much of my career. The contention - that, despite the funny haircuts, oversize glasses and three-quarter length skinny trousers, much of what we describe as the 'creative industry' is inherently conservative and 'creative' only within some very tight … Continue reading How creative?

Just read Chris Anderson's latest article in Wired, and have to say that I'm more than a little confused. He starts by taking statistics about Web (www) traffic proportions that show that, as a proportion of total internet traffic, web browsing is dropping as video and filesharing increases. If this is evidence that Web traffic … Continue reading The Web is Dead?

Project achievements included: - signing our network provider contract - facilitating one of the most complex global meetings I've ever done - Mac builds being generated in Casper - big steps towards finalisation our service hours - lifting the mist on our event management web requirements Additionally: - kept a steady ship (mostly) during a … Continue reading Weeknote 17 – five days for the price of four

Giving some thought to the changing information security policies that are needed to cope with the increasingly collaborative-based tools that are emerging in the cloud era, and it got me wondering... if the telephone were to be invented today, would it pass muster with one of the more officious information security departments? Imagine the conversation: … Continue reading So useful it'd be banned?

I'm pulling together some content for a workshop that I'm going to be running at the second European Google Atmosphere event that's taking place in a couple of weeks time at an impressive Chateau just outside Chantilly in France. When I spoke at the London CIO event in the early summer, we had just about … Continue reading Cost saving objectives…

Project achievements included: - positive movement on the group positioning project - final numbers on the networks work - additional groups identified for Google Docs piloting Additionally: - feedback to the head of the US business following last week's visit - feedback to my IT Programme group about progress in the past 12 months (lots!) … Continue reading Weeknote 16 – in which autumn falls

I wrote last week about the dangers of confusing measurements with objectives. It was with a mix of anger and bemusement that I watched a news item on the BBC last night that perfectly illustrated by way that the coalition government has shafted itself in pandering to the readership of the Daily Mail. The government … Continue reading Measuring stupidly

So, there we go. Three months, 48 photos, and what have we learned? Well, that there is some interesting stuff to look at if you just raise your gaze. And that I seem to have a slightly unhealthy interest in trains (blame 20 years of knowing @tallnohair and 20 months of knowing @commutr). All the … Continue reading #summerlookedup

My delightful, nearly ten-month old son yesterday ate his first blackberry. Unfortunately not the bramble-variety (he loves those, particularly with apple and pear). This was one of the larger, Canadian ones; my life's slightly aged 8000-series. Oscar somehow managed to tooth and gum his way through the keyboard. Whilst the on button still works, nothing … Continue reading Unnecessary and useless lard-arse bloatware

Project achievements included: - exploration of tools for creative collaboration - the Dearborn office enabled for Google Docs - and initial scoping for network and server refresh Additionally: - some great time spent with people across the New York and Detroit offices - catching up with my old boss from Reuters - experiencing the build … Continue reading Weeknote 15 – in which I went Stateside