Things I have learned this week: Joining a new organisation is a little bit like doing a jigsaw puzzle. I'm currently at the stage where I'm trying to find the corner and edge pieces, and wondering where someone hid the box with the picture on it! It's great to meet my immediate team in technology … Continue reading Weeknote 457 – jigsaws
Things I have learned this week: going back into employment after over six years freelance is a funny business. but I'm really pleased that I've chosen to do it, and to do so at RHP. there's much to do - some cutting edge, some infrastructural. there's a great team I'm working with. the next few … Continue reading Weeknote 456: n00b
On Friday, for the first time in over six years, I will be walking through the doors of an organisation as an employee. At the end of this week, I become Richmond Housing Partnership's Head of Technology and Transformation. Over the past few years, I've become increasingly interested in how homes are provided in the … Continue reading A new direction
This week I have learned: the Czech word Škoda means "damage" Germans refer to quotation marks as "Geese Feet"... ... at the @ sign as "spider monkey". I still have cognitive dissonance with the idea of a posh hotel in Watford. I mean, we used to have one called the Spider's Web... The cards get … Continue reading Weeknote 455: card play
This week I have learned: the sad news that the CIO100 judge and generally lovely chap who knew so much about the tech industry Richard Sykes has passed away. It was a privilege to know him and work with him. academia is still as hatstand as ever. you need a licence to mudlark, but there's … Continue reading Weeknote 454: pivot?
I was a part of a fascinating thread of conversation on Twitter last night about the challenges of delivering technology within organisations, particularly those with legacy and those that are big and/or organisationally complex. https://twitter.com/thommeread/status/1178614943895228416 Tom is in charge of the technology at the Ministry of Justice, and so has legacy, size and complexity in … Continue reading “The Basics”
At the weekend I heard the terrible news that my friend and former Imagination colleague Simon King had passed away, quite suddenly, a few days before. I've had two really great bosses in my working life. Simon was one of them. The support, space, assistance and occasional kick up the arse that he provided in … Continue reading Weeknote 453: Simon
A couple of weeks ago I did a bit of an experiment at the 2019 Tech Leaders Summit. Here's the transcript... Matt Ballantine When I was asked by the organisers to convene a panel on the subjects of innovation, there were a couple of things that were going through my mind first, This was … Continue reading Diversity & Innovation
This week I have learned: when you are asked to half your price, the correct response should be "Would you ask that in Tescos?" (Not to be confused with asking "Would Tescos do that?" to which the answer is probably inevitably "Yes". This week I managed to pioneer rapid product prototyping through the medium of … Continue reading Weeknote 452: top two
The technology that surrounds us is but a logical and physical manifestation of the underlying social organisations in which we work and live. To complete many relatively simple tasks we need to draw on services provided, albeit digitally, from multiple providers. Aggregation services are popular because they provide some sort of integration layer above the … Continue reading The Internet of Siloed Things
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