As humans we live in a relatively narrow band. Our dimensions are at a human scale. In relative and universal terms, we don’t travel that far, certainly not up or down, we don’t live very long and we mingle with a small group of associates. Our languages have been developed to describe our world in … Continue reading The Limitations of Language
A conference missed and a day gained
I would like to have gone down to the Socitm conference this year but I was just too busy. It is a lame excuse I know as what makes me busy is, in large part, within my own control. I am busy because I choose to get involved in things when I could delegate them … Continue reading A conference missed and a day gained
The lessons of history
History has never really been my thing. When I was at school I thought that looking to the past was a waste of time as it was the future that lay before us. In a similar way I thought that science would solve all our issues and art was an irrelevance. How wrong could I … Continue reading The lessons of history
Like a dog with a bone
I wonder sometimes if I am stretching myself a bit too thin. Can you be too thin? With so many interesting things to get involved in perhaps I am in danger of being Aesop’s dog, which while carrying a bone, sees its own reflection, tries to grab the reflected bone and loses the real one. … Continue reading Like a dog with a bone
Milestone passed
There is something quite romantic about coming home on the train when it is dark and late. It is still early evening as I write this but we have passed the half way mark and the nights are drawing in. There is still the faint smudge of light in the sky to the west … Continue reading Milestone passed
Reflections on Ada Lovelace day
Ideas for my blog are like busses. You wait for ages and then they all come along at once. So it was yesterday when I wrote about the event in the Toffee House when I could and perhaps should have written about Ada Lovelace Day instead. Getting more young people into the tech industry and … Continue reading Reflections on Ada Lovelace day
Talking the tech industry up
I had the pleasure of attending the #NewcastleGateshead Digital Sector Mapping event at the Toffee Factory this morning. I had never been there before. The event was to launch a report on the tech scene in the region. I’d contributed to the report, in part by pointing out that the North East is more than … Continue reading Talking the tech industry up
Office for Data Analytics
A significant group met at Sunderland Software City last week to move on the proposal for an Office for Data Analytics. I say significant but I can’t tell you how many there were. Perhaps there were twenty five or thirty. There was a photo taken if you need to count them. A smaller group of … Continue reading Office for Data Analytics
Recognise and celebrate
So I’ve made it to the end of this year’s Customer Service Week. Time flies when you are enjoying yourself. Those of you who have been following my blog will know that getting young people into the tech industry is one of the things that I am passionate about and that I have been … Continue reading Recognise and celebrate
Crazy systems implementation time
Day 4 of Customer Service Week and it is flying by. Today’s theme, as set by the Institute of Customer Services is Collaboration. On the back of this I thought it would be a great opportunity to go and sit amongst some of my customers. Now this is something I do quite often yet the … Continue reading Crazy systems implementation time
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 