As I continue to dig through the legacy systems in my organisation, yesterday I stumbled across an interesting piece of paradoxical software development, something that is probably common in many organisations. A piece of code set up to save money that has ended up costing more than it ever would have saved. (For the more … Continue reading Saving cost?
I've been tinkering with electronic music since my teens - at first a Roland TR505 drum machine and a Casio CZ-101 keyboard. And then in about 1987 I managed to swap my keyboard for a Roland TR808. I can vividly remember heading to Watford Junction station to pick up the package from the Red Star … Continue reading #SAE January – TR808 Buttons
2020. Oh where to start? Well, let's just say that I guess most Corporate "2020 Visions" didn't turn out quite as they were planned in 2015 or 2017 or whenever they were cranked out. What can we learn from this year that kept on giving? Well, first of all that whilst it's utterly untrue to … Continue reading Yearnote 2020
This week I have learned: just when you thought 2020 had no dice left to throw, Microsoft outages, project failures and phishing panics.but that is the working year done.2 world cups and one live match. Next week: a fortnight off. Merry Christmas one and all! The week in photos:
This week I have learned... sometimes you just need to present things in a different way for them to make sense.January is shaping up to be a VERY BUSY MONTH.more about the Housing Data Standardthat maybe "what you would do if you were forced into an emergency response" should just be your planthat as of … Continue reading Weeknote 514: the slow descent
This week I have learned: More about the Internet of Gnomesabout what I might learn from my new project...That it's just a number really, isn't it?That sometimes you just need to ask questions.Getting people to engage, playfully, is also very useful. Next week: it's the slide down into Christmas, isn't it? The week in photos:
Some quick notes on a workshop session that we ran this week to help to get people familiar with Customer Journey Mapping in a short and interactive session. Overall objectives Get a group from across our organisation's support functions (HR, L&D, Health & Safety, Comms, Tech) and some key people from across the rest of … Continue reading Service Design Workshop
So where better to begin this project than an image that pretty much encapsulates the beginnings of what I occasionally refer to as my "career". I learned to use a computer back in the 1980s using a BBC Micro. Sitting just above the keyboard, under a slip of perspex with holes drilled out for the … Continue reading #SAE December – the BBC Micro Owl
I've always had a bit of a thing for button badges. I blame my mother. She worked for the kids' TV show Blue Peter for many years of her working life, and the programme is (in)famous for the badges that were given to some viewers. In my teens I had the first experience of making … Continue reading #SAE
This week I have learned: fresh yeast is much nicer than dried.we have deployed a change and it is good.the permissions around sharing documents between organisations in Office 365 are a horrible, horrible mess.the serendipity of sharing and working out loud is where it's at.the World Cup of The Most Eighties Number One Single of … Continue reading Weeknote 512: Forties
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