It's been a long time since I heard anyone talk about the paperless office. Of course it’s a myth, always has been and probably always will be as there are times when only paper will do. What people have meant by this is a general reduction in the use of paper and a drive to … Continue reading Paperless office
Explosive awards
Other awards were available I must admit that I admire Charlie Hoult from Dynamo and the team from Beaconhouse Events, for his and their willingness to try something new. I’m not sure if anything ever phases them but they always seem to be able to adapt to changing circumstances. So it has been with the … Continue reading Explosive awards
My new-normal
Image thansk to Capital Hair and Beauty Phew, #CyberFest is over, at least for 2020. I thought I would be able to have a few days off, not thinking about anything in particular and ease back into whatever was next. No such luck. I seem to be busier than ever. I guess one of the … Continue reading My new-normal
The point you started from
Image thanks to Time Management Ninja I try as hard as I can and pour my heart and soul into everything I do. Once I have committed to something it physically pains me until I have finished it. When I am working on something I seek out constructive criticism, to help shape what I am … Continue reading The point you started from
Are we going to go back?
#CyberFest 20 is finally underway. After months of thinking about it, in what has been the strangest of years, September is finally upon us and as we all know now, September is #CyberFest. Putting the events on takes some effort and I am glad that I have some help. Clare at Beaconhouse Events helps me … Continue reading Are we going to go back?
Being on Team A
Somehow I got involved in a Virtual Community Panel for Not-Equal. How, I’m not so sure but perhaps from when I was involved with them as part of #CyberFest and the North East Initiative on Business Ethics. Not-Equal is a network which brings together researchers, communities and partners from industry, public and the third sector … Continue reading Being on Team A
The day after
I was having a nightmare! Not only had I lost my broadband (as I write this, ten days later, it is still not live) but the cursor on my beloved chromebook kept freezing, to the point that I had to send the whole thing back to the manufacturer (as I write this, ten days later, … Continue reading The day after
Coffee at Pink Lane
At all costs we want to stir up some sort of feeling in others. Our soul abhors a vacuum. At all costs it longs for contact - Hjalmar Soderberg, from Doctor Glass. It was good to meet up with Mike again. I have known him from my days at North Tyneside and we make the … Continue reading Coffee at Pink Lane
Creative fuse 2.0
Sometimes life turns full circle. When I first left Durham and set up Guerrilla Working, one of the first contracts I won was to deliver The Rural Cultural Business Innovation Programme, as part of Creative Fuse North East. I say I won it but it was a collaboration with my good friend Justin Souter. It … Continue reading Creative fuse 2.0
Cluster lead
Being a cluster lead, or manager is an odd job. There isn’t really a job description or a definitive list of things that you have to do to be successful. Each of the four of us at Dynamo share notes yet we tend to operate in our own way. We’re skilled enough to bring our … Continue reading Cluster lead
