When it comes to change, as a species, we are lazy. We are lazy for good reason - changing how we act or behave significantly increases our exposure to risk, and has a negative impact on the performance of what we do. We're so lazy when it comes to change that we'll often reject changes … Continue reading The laziness fallacy
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I must have been really bad in a previous life, because I find myself yet again in my career spending time staring at technology architecture models. If they in any way sound interesting, let me tell you quite strongly that you're deluded. However, there was one part of one of the diagrams I was pondering … Continue reading Define mobile?
I'm neither religious nor bought into the technology retailing cult that is Apple. As a result, I have a similar sensation when I enter into a church or an Apple store; a strong sense of being in the wrong place combined with a curiosity as to why so many people have gathered together to worship … Continue reading Retail experiences
As part of my work for central government, over the past few weeks I've been immersing myself in the work of Tim O'Reilly and the concepts of Government as a Platform. The concept at its heart is a metaphor. In fact a metaphor of a metaphor which is always a slightly risky approach prone to … Continue reading Platform thinking
Another week, another experiment... On Thursday I have a session with a potential client looking at the concept of building an employer brand. The question that we will be looking at is whether a programme of helping their staff to become better networkers could achieve their aim to attract and retain good technical talent. The … Continue reading Building an employer brand
Yesterday I had something of a minor argument with a colleague. It went a little like this: Them: "Google Slides isn't as good at Powerpoint." Me: "Yes it is." Them: "Well, I suppose it's OK if you're using it to do presentations." At which point I bit my lip. It was a fair, if infuriating, … Continue reading On screen
This week Microsoft released another one of its periodic glimpses of an imagined future in video format. I actually struggle to see much difference between this year's one and the last biggie, which is now six years old, which in itself is an interesting reflection on how we seemed to have entered a world of … Continue reading Envisioning the future
I've seen quite extensive coverage this week of the topic of Digital Literacy in the education system in the UK over the past few days. It stems from the publication of a report by the House of Lords Committee on Digital Literacy, and most has been framed in a simple way: should digital literacy be … Continue reading Should digital literacy begin with phone numbers?
There is an accepted modern wisdom that goes a little like this: Change is good. Continuous change is even better. Delivering to user needs is paramount. The only way to test what are the best things to meet a user's needs is to put things in front of them. Change is the only certainty. Everything … Continue reading Desponsive Design
I was reminiscing about the country of Iceland a few nights ago when watching the Ben Still film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I've visited the place a couple of times, and the wonderful panning shots of the stark volcanic landscape had me thinking of another visit again the near future. Alongside the breathtaking scenery, … Continue reading Number Prophetess
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