There is a danger when one creates a new product that, as the saying goes, if you only own a hammer then every problem looks like a nail. But as I look at the tsunami of hype about generative artificial intelligence that is currently engulfing the world of information technology, and soaking the general media, … Continue reading The time for play is now
Today's coffee companion works with his clients to use behavioural science to improve risk and compliance management. We talked about: being a business at a size where running through procurement and proposal processes simply isn't viable. the madness of big corporations. how problems with process are often symbolic of deeper issues. my theory of how … Continue reading 56th of 100
This week I have learned: Sometimes the harder conversations come from people you don’t know. I had a fascinating conversation with a stage magician this week to talk about the PlayCards. He made me think really hard about the concept because he came from a very different frame of reference. Public holidays provide a strange … Continue reading Weeknote 627: egg break
I was chatting to a friend at the weekend who works in a field about as far away from the hi-tech world of crypto as one could imagine. Her business, a traditional business with a heritage stretching back 100s of years, went "all in" to NFTs last year, believing it was the future of their … Continue reading Components
Yesterday's first coffee companion runs a business involved in managing waste more effectively. We talked about: the importance of finding space to meet with people without agenda the process of "divorcing" from a business partner shifting from being a software business to a professional services business the pressure of tech investment (and how the business … Continue reading 54th and 55th of 100
Yesterday's coffee companion runs a design agency in Edinburgh. We talked about: The long nights and long days north of the border The person who introduced us (thank you, Andrew) The subject of my Twitter/LinkedIn header (my RD-8) Collecting musical gear The meditative nature of music making The origins of #100Coffees How hard "in person" … Continue reading 53rd of 100
This week I have learned: well, the product is out there now. 55 boxes containing a total of 68 packs of my PlayCards, winging their way to folk across the UK, Europe and beyond. I felt quite emotional as I put the empty cardboard boxes into the boot of the car after I'd dropped them … Continue reading Weeknote 626 – shipped
Today's coffee companion is newly a Doctor, and a leading expert in the realm of plagiarism in academic writing. We talked about: moving from academia to the private sector and the delight of things being available that weren't previously the delights of producing something (in her case a PhD thesis, in mine a set of … Continue reading 52nd of 100
Into the second half of the experiment. Today's coffee companion works to connect big corporates to start-ups. We talked about: the logistical challenges of meeting in person (I had to shift from in-person to remote for this one because of various diary challenges) how hybrid work has changed how we organise our work/not work lives … Continue reading 51st of 100
You may have noticed that I talk a lot about the importance of play and playfulness at work. I've even created a product to help people develop playful skills. (Do you ever give it a rest? - Ed) When I talk about Play, people will often respond with something along the lines of "Oh, we've … Continue reading Play ≠ Gamification
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