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
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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
Last summer I wrote an article about what I saw as being key reasons why one would build a native app for a device, rather than just deliver a service through a web browser. A year and a bit on, and having had opportunity to talk to a stack of people about the subject of … Continue reading When to app (revisited)
According to news on the BBC's Today programme this morning, General Practitioners in the UK are soon to be subjected to annual performance reviews in similar fashion to most people working in a corporate environment. An interview with Niall Dixon, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council as to the reasons why made for amusing … Continue reading Medical performance management
A fun evening last night presenting (mostly about potty training) at Mortimer Spinks' annual evening bash. For those there, here are a few links to things I mentioned either in my presentation, or in conversations afterwards: What motivates developers? - Blogging from last year that seemed to hit a nerve. Drive - Daniel Pink - … Continue reading Mortimer Spinks technology event
Back now from a wonderful two weeks away in Asia with the family. Alongside the lounging around, I was able to get through a few books... Made to Stick, written by brothers Chip and Dan Heath, looks at ways in which you can present ideas in ways that will make them stick with others. Based … Continue reading Holiday reading
Continuing the short series looking back on my ten years of digital photography... A shift away from photos of my children, by 2011 the smartphone had become my primary camera, and I had also fallen prey to the false artiness of retro camera apps, at first with the Android RetroCamera app, and more recently with … Continue reading digita10: 2011: up in the air
Achievements this week included: - catching up with Harry at Mortimer Spinks to talk about a presentation I'm doing for them next month... - ... with Lee from the University of Surrey to talk all things Cloud... - ... with Nick and Tony at The Partners.. - ... and the IPA - presenting to the … Continue reading Weeknote 118: holiday mode
Had a great conversation with Tony and Nick at The Partners today. The concept of sensory identity came up... The Partners are specialists in branding and brand identity. What that means these days is becoming increasingly complex. But in many people's minds (both within clients and within the agency world), branding is all about visual … Continue reading Sensory identity
The current hubbub about maps on the new version iOS has reminded me of a fascinating conversation I had a few years ago whilst doing a bit of work with the UK's public mapping authority, Ordnance Survey. OS produced quite a bit of revenue at the time from digital mapping products, often sold to major … Continue reading Mapping accuracy
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