In Britain in 1865, the legislative response to the increasing introduction of self-propelled vehicles on our roads was the Locomotive Act (sometimes known as the Red Flag Act). Amongst a number of provisions, it stipulated that self-propelled vehicles needed to be proceeded with a man walking 60 yards ahead carrying a red flag to warn … Continue reading The red flag man
Update - November 2015 - I've recently revised the Digital Architecture model Just before the Christmas break I wrote an article that explained why I think we are entering a new phase for technology where everyone needs to be able to understand something of the architecture of technology within the businesses they operate to make … Continue reading Becoming a digital architect
Every day it seems I can barely move in the world of the Internet without another big blurb about how software and developers are changing the world. Can you humour me for a moment so that we can lance that particular boil? For every Facebook or Twitter or whatever other clever doo-dad, there's a BBC … Continue reading We are all architects now
Well, that was quite a year. This time last year I was musing on a previous 12 months of quite substantial change - but it's been nothing in comparison to 2013. Leaping from the Corporate employee world into setting up stamp London, it's been quite a journey. Whilst the new business is certainly taking longer … Continue reading Yearnote 2013
Email marketing is a much disparaged art form, and yet one that companies still put an awful lot of effort into (and one that lots of other companies still make an awful lot of money from by providing services). Last week, Google made an announcement about how images would be handled that meant that … Continue reading GMail images – what’s the email marketing impact?
The countdown concludes... 5 Hot-desking: the osteopath’s dream February 2013 Or - why messy desks are necessarily a bad thing. 4 Meaningful job titles January 2013 How I long for a job title that my mum would understand... 3 Leap, and a net will appear* August 2013 The announcement that I was to be … Continue reading Top Posts for 2013 – 5 to 1
There appears to be mounting press coverage at the moment about the causes and consequences of Microsoft being unable to announce the name of Steve Ballmer's successor as the next Redmond CEO. Much of that coverage appears to be about the culpability of the company's board in this, as their main job is succession planning … Continue reading It’s not played on paper
For some time I've struggled to take job titles particularly seriously, but I was keen to refer to myself as something other than "founder" on LinkedIn because it's just a bit naff. In the end, after much thought, I went for the flippancy option and now am entitled Chief <Insert Buzzword du Jour> Officer … Continue reading CDO – this officer is time limited
The countdown continues... 10 The podcast playlist November 2013 The podcasts I currently have on my podcast player (BeyondPod, since you asked). 9 The Scunthorpe issue July 2013 A bit of a rant about the stupidity of thinking that the answers to all things evil on the Internet lie in technology. 8 Campbell’s law, Goodhart’s … Continue reading Top Posts for 2013 – 10 to 6
Achievements this week included: - great conversations with @ChrisHoskin - @theLinkedInMan - and @blooders - at last getting some time to look at MailChimp to set up proper mailing lists for #socialCEO - and also this blog - some time spent defining a change management approach for agencies - and a play around with 123Dapp.com … Continue reading Weeknote 177: the fog
