This week I have learned: about leadership. I adore the conversations on WB-40. This week's, with my dear friend Nancy Doyle, has been hugely impactful on my thinking. She's a clever one, that Professor Doyle. how LLMs can be used to help design games. I'm currently working on a board game that simulates the stuff … Continue reading Weeknote 728 – Leadership
This week I have learned: about the perils of the creative process. We went to see Ben and Imo at the Richmond Orange Tree theatre on Tuesday evening, a play about the relationship between Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst at the time of his writing of Gloriana, the opera commissioned for the Queen's coronation celebrations. … Continue reading Weeknote 727: Latin
This week I have learned: the word "Shitrature" to describe the sort of book that is the sort of dip-in dip-out stuff you find in toilets. of the Flourishing Business Canvas which looks fascinating (thanks to John W for both of the the above) the sense of achievement in playing a new-to-the audience hit at … Continue reading Weeknote 726: surveys
This week I have learned: to enjoy the silence. After four months of hectic, I've entered a lull. This is nice because it's allowed me to collect my thoughts a bit. And do some experiments. talking of which - experimenting with using NotebookLM to create surveys for "maturity assessment"-type activities. It's fascinating and appears to … Continue reading Weeknote 725 – a period of calm
This week I have learned: never assume that people are managing up, out or around. Stakeholder management needs to be intentional at all times. factor in a few iterations if you are delivering a report. Hopefully before the end of the initiative. in a strange course of events, Random the Book has a new format. … Continue reading Weeknote 724 – and then there were none
This week I have learned: three engagements coming to a close (or to significant milestones) at the same time has been a bit overwhelming. Partly because of the workload, but I think also because of the confluence of three sets of endings where team members will disperse off to do other things.One of the biggest … Continue reading Weeknote 723 – combined endings
This week I have learned: That there might be a distinction between soft software and hard software. What we traditionally think of as software is actually pretty hard - explicit artefacts of code and user interfaces. However the soft software is the usually tactic meanings and culture that has led to the software's creation. Some … Continue reading Weeknote 722 – Nottingham
This week I have learned: that it's possible to separate out the feelings one feels from the actions that one takes as a result of those actions. It's perfectly reasonable to feel remorse or guilt about the latter. Not so much about the former.Parenting teenagers is a constant learning curve. things occasionally click part one: … Continue reading Weeknote 721: feelings and actions
This week I have learned: the stated problem is often not the actual problem. It might be a symptom, it might be a solution. It might be a solution in search of a symptom. Digging into that, but in a way that respects the starting point, is an artform. Early stages of consulting engagements are … Continue reading Weeknote 720: lift-off
This week I have learned: I can context shift pretty well. I'm good at facilitation. Context shifting and facilitating concurrently stretches me a bit. It's that point when it becomes clear that people "get it". That's when I get most satisfaction at work. Well, that and also getting to a point where people have confidence … Continue reading Weeknote 719: multi-tasking
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