I spent some time this week talking about innovation with a client, a privately-held and owner-managed business operating in the UK. One of the challenges that was identified by the people with whom I was working was that there didn't appear to be clear channels through which good ideas could bubble up through the ranks … Continue reading Innovation networks
If this book is to be a travelogue, then the people I'm going to talk to are a series of destinations. Here's what the map looks like... The improvisers David Schneider - the comedian, writer, director and social media agency founder Neil Mullarkey - one of the founders of the Comedy Store Players Phelim McDermott … Continue reading 15. Book Reset – the destinations
So today I am one day away from being half way through this 30-day exercise. Part of my aim with this was to try to get myself into the regular habit of focusing for a short period every day on the book. I'll be honest, I'm starting to find it hard. But 14 days of … Continue reading 14. Book Reset: a regular cadence
Data. The new oil. In that you wouldn't want to cover a puffin in the stuff. The current obsession with data is predicated on one major assumption: that the data that organisations have amassed has some sort of integrity. If it doesn't, then its value is dubious. I have started to make a distinction between … Continue reading Garbage In
OK. So I want to tell you a story (as it used to go...) Here's what I think the new structure of the book should look like. An Introduction. A chance to introduce myself and the ideas that have influenced the creation of this thing. I'm not sure, but it probably still looks the introduction … Continue reading 13. Book Reset: what new looks like
So having been thinking about this over the past couple of weeks, it's clear that the structure to which I have been working doesn't fit any longer with the thing that I want to write. But the structure that I have is one that has been attracting some interest from publishers. So can I create … Continue reading 12. Book Reset: The new structure
So alongside the great dread of failure or being found out there is another worry that I have from the work that I have done so far. There are a number of people who currently operate in the world of play (with adults in workplace environments) and who, from my vantage point here, take quite a … Continue reading 11. Book Reset: Childlike
Being judged. That's something that's holding me back in this project. What if I were to do all the work, put my heart and soul into it, get something out there (and something far more fixed and permanent than my usual ephemeral ramblings) and then people didn't like it? Even worse, what if it just … Continue reading 10. Book Reset: the fear
This week I have learned: politics really has just gone proper hatstand, hasn't it? Augmented Reality is one thing. Virtual Reality in a physically controlled space is really immersive. If you want to find a definition of poor data management, look at the average drop down list in a finance system. Working something out out … Continue reading Weeknote 339: a bunch of ballots
It's all well and good talking about this stuff, exploring what other people are doing, and reporting on it. But how am I actually walking the walk? I'm just at the beginning of a new project looking at how an organisation can rethink the way in which it operates. This is not specifically about technology, … Continue reading 9. Book Reset: What does tinkering look like?
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