The history of industrialization is a history of finding scale. Automation of processes so that capital investment in machinery could lead to increased productivity that would, in turn, deliver a return on the capital investment through cheaper to produce, better quality, higher volume goods. The "build it for the exit" model of digital business has … Continue reading Minimum Viable Volume
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This week I have learned: I need a breakThat shortbread is categorically the best biscuitThe value of a business caseThat the "constant disaster movie" vibe is getting very tiringSchadenfreude may be all we have in politics these daysWatford's longest clean sheet run comes from a viral infectionThere's always space for another Drum machine Next week: … Continue reading Weeknote 564: no “L”
In the last 12 months I've bought 35 books... and have remarkably read a fair proportion of them. Here's the list (and what I thought about them...). Not all of the books were published in 2021. Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World Jevin D. West & Carl T. BergstromThis was a … Continue reading 2021 Bookshelf
This week I have learned: The experience of surgeryThe experience of how activity on one part of the body can impact othersThat good plans amount to nowt when they become realityThat providing advice is a nice thingThat saying goodbye is going to be hardThat good things can come from saying "yes" Next week: a year … Continue reading Weeknote 561: surgical removal
Ah, the annual business planning exercise. An art installation in the creative use of numbers. Organisations for the most part will go through such extended periods of financial contemplation every year, often about six months before a new financial year begins. Everyone guesses some numbers using intuition, past performance and the game that is "How … Continue reading Pipelines
The PlayCards include one card that I've been meaning to do on myself for a while. In the Be An Artist skill, the instruction is to Create an exhibition of your recent work. Invite friends and family to the opening. Well, this is the grand opening. And I've done a full life retrospective, rather than … Continue reading An exhibition
I posted a short article on LinkedIn at the end of last week that divided opinion. I won't link to it here, but it's on my LinkedIn profile if you want to see it. I say it divided opinion. The division was in no way equal. As I write this, the post has had c. … Continue reading Sowing division
This week I have learned: when rail transport goes wrong it can do so most spectacularlyconferences that don't talk endlessly about technology are my favourite conferencesit's good that I still know how to fill time because when you're waiting to get a Zoom connection to an MP whilst standing in front of a room of … Continue reading Weeknote 558 – Up north
At the beginning of this week, I was lucky enough to be the Chair of the Inside Housing Connected Futures Summit. It was a housing sector event that covered a broad gamut of subjects related to change, technology and what to do about it. Rather than give a blow-by-blow account, here are a few reflections … Continue reading Connected Futures
On Monday and Tuesday next week I have the great privilege to be chairing the Inside Housing Connected Futures Summit in Manchester. Over the past few months I've been involved in helping to shape the event, which is a chance for change-focused people from across the Housing industry to gather together and discuss some of … Continue reading Pitfalls of the future
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