So here is a scenario that is playing out in a number of technology (and non-technology) companies the world over. You've found a bit of success. You want to scale your business. You go from loosely organised, small, and working all hours to something with a bit more structure. You want to become bigger as … Continue reading Three ways to kill innovation
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A couple of weekends ago I spent a very enjoyable Sunday with my wife, kids, and their aunties, at the Buckinghamshire Steam Railway centre just outside of Aylesbury. As a way to keep a three and a four year old entertained for a few hours, these places are great (and this one is one of … Continue reading Steam diesel
Following on from the announcement that Hong Kong-based company Deep Knowledge Ventures have appointed an Artificial Intelligence as an official board member, I'm delighted to announce that stamp London are to appoint an Artificial Intelligence called Bertie as our new CEO. Bertie runs on a sophisticated algorithm that is able to predict the future with outcomes … Continue reading Stamp London announce new AI CEO
Last week I had the pleasure of spending some time with IT Directors and CIOs from a broad spectrum of UK organisations on board Aurora for the Spring 2014 IT Directors' Forum. It's the second of these events that I've attended, and it was noticeable this time around that in comparison to two years … Continue reading Relative value
One of the things that seems to be common amongst people working in start ups is the idea of "the exit". In the days before this current wave of digital technology transformation, to set up a company you needed some serious capital. To manufacture things you needed factories and hardware. To provide some sort of service you … Continue reading Rushing towards the exits
There is a piece that Adrian Bridgewater has published on Computer Weekly about collaboration tools that's got me seriously concerned about the ability for enterprise software to do anything outside of the realm of Taylorist scientific management. Adrian's article looks at trends in the collaboration space that seem to be moving from focusing on humans … Continue reading Reverting to process
Last night, at that point where I really should have just turned off my computer and gone and done something else instead, I stumbled across a presentation by Karen Fewell on the subject of #foodporn and the impact it is having on the hospitality industry. I found the content absolutely fascinating - well presented data … Continue reading Data, information, insight and #foodporn
Last week I wrote about my new technology adoption model, Huh? Nah! Mmm? Ahh! Shortly after I read an article that helped me move from the Nah! to Mmm? stage in regard to crypto-currencies (BitCoin et al.) I've been fairly dismissive of BitCoin in particular up until now. In fact I remain so. The core of the issue … Continue reading The Mmm? moment…
It occurred to me a few days ago when my Chromebook went through yet another software update that I have absolutely no idea what version number I'm currently using. 35.0.1916.47 beta, apparently. I just looked it up. But the reality is it's not really relevant. My phone is running Android version 4.4.2, but again I … Continue reading Version numbers
Another day, another corporate social media SNAFU. This time, the transport provider for East Anglia, Greater Anglia, part of the Abellio group. Not of the scale of some of the recent ones, but a telling misunderstanding of the nature of how social networks work. You can see the gory detail here, but the short version is … Continue reading The dangers of “channel” strategies
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