Things I have learned this week: - making progress is so much easier when working with others - for all the talk of new modes of working, some people are unable to see anything as a "job" being a "job"; not sure if they or I are more foolish - the boundaries of technology, workspace design and … Continue reading Weeknote 236: new alliances
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
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
This week I have learned: - to remember how much more fun it is to work as part of teams - ... and the fun of idea exploration - that obfuscation is the world's most ironic word - that maybe everything is a side project Next week: more sporting bodies and the continued adventures in … Continue reading Weeknote 235: thinking as a platform
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
Diary planning is currently underway for the next steps in the co-coaching experiment. A quick recap: find two organisations that are significantly different but have an areas where they are essentially facing the same challenges. Bring the two organisations together. Help them find ways to work together to address their common challenges. I've been putting … Continue reading Co-coaching: the next stages
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
Things I have learned this week: - the St Pancras Hotel has an outrageous policy for people wishing to buy coffee in their lobby - sitting at the same desk every day isn't conducive to my best work - we, as a species, are pretty good at ignoring history and thinking everything is new - … Continue reading Weeknote 234: spring-like
That was the question that David Terrar posed yesterday morning when tweeting a link to an HBR article that stated what many of us know to be the bleedin’ obvious: you can teach people to be more “creative”. You Can Teach Someone to Be More Creative https://t.co/CzQLt8XTbz - so why are thinking skills so rarely … Continue reading So why are thinking skills so rarely taught?
