There's a report published by Ernst and Young that I've just being reading coverage on CIO.co.uk which, quite frankly, has depressed me. The headline is that CIOs are "struggling with cloud computing, social media and mobile risks", and the paragraph that has particularly got to me reads: Use of social media in business is prevalent, but … Continue reading Social networking accountability
Category: Themes
I wrote a couple of weeks ago to revisit some thoughts about how native apps on devices can differentiate themselves significantly from "mere" websites. I've been refining that thinking in advance of a workshop next week to that will help people define and refine concepts for consumer-facing apps. The starting point is to have a … Continue reading When to app – the customer view
Recent announcements at Apple got me thinking as to whether the sometimes derided skeuomorphic approach to much of their software will soon be a thing of the past with Jony Ive taking control of software as well as hardware in the new world. It seems that I'm not the only person thinking that - see … Continue reading The end of the skeuomorph?
...well, assuming you're in London. Things in my diary in the next few weeks include: Talking at the IT in Housing event at Olympia http://www.itinhousingexhibition.co.uk/ Running a "When to app..?" workshop at a big Huddle that Mindshare are running next week Talking to http://www.the-partners.com/at an internal event they're running And also taking part in a Tigerspike … Continue reading Appearing at an event near you soon…
I've been reading a lot of Windows 8 reviews over the past two weeks. One thing that I don't think I've seen mentioned at all that has changed in the new OS is the audio cues - sound alerts of things happening in the system have all changed, and as someone who is fairly auditory … Continue reading Auditory preferences
Working on some content for an appearance next month at the National Housing Federation's IT in Housing Conference and have been trying to distill down thoughts on how the world of IT is changing into as few, but coherent, points as possible. There is a plethora of the usual IT buzz-word nonsense in the field, and … Continue reading The twin forces: commoditisation and consumerisation
OK, here's a piece of idle conjecture... One of the things that has surprised me a bit in my time since joining Microsoft has been how hierarchically deferent the company seems in comparison to previous employers. It's the first US company I've worked for, and have been quite taken back by how status and power … Continue reading Does more labour law lead to stronger companies?
A little later this week I’m going to be speaking to kick off a hackathon event taking place at the retail institution that is Marks and Spencer. Here’s the gist of what I’m going to say (spoiler alert – if you are attending the event, this really is pretty much is what I’ll be saying … Continue reading Innovation in retail
In preparation for my next few speaking events, I'm thinking around the theme of "intimate technology". No, not that kind of intimate - more the way in which our relationship with devices and services is becoming increasingly personal and, well, intimate. Take, for example, the Uniqlo Wake Up app: you don't get much more intimate … Continue reading Intimate technology
Achievements this week included: - Great fun presenting at the Mortimer Spinks' Technology Event, vaguely in the presence of Ben Affleck... - ...and a good session with the ladies and gentlemen at Imagination - Good catch ups with Richard at Cloud Origin... - ...and Euan Semple before he heads off on his world tour - … Continue reading Weeknote 119: back to the floor
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