Sales of postcards are going up, or coming down. It depends upon where you get your information from. Some publications suggest that people still like to send them as pastiches of their time away on holiday as they lend a more personal touch to their correspondence with friends and family. Others however claim that they … Continue reading Unfolding plans 93 – postcards from the edge
Unfolding plans 84 – first days back
I’m never sure about first days back. You’ve been on holiday, everything is relaxed and you are chilled out yet the prospect of going back to work ruins your last day. Why? It’s something you do every Monday after the weekend and if work is something you enjoy overall then why the perturbation? I think … Continue reading Unfolding plans 84 – first days back
Unfolding plans 81 – filling a presentation
How many words do I need to fill a presentation? I’ve never really thought about it before now. Normally I would get up to do a presentation and just get on with it. I know I speak too quickly though. I have been told before. It’s a nervous thing. It’s as if I want to … Continue reading Unfolding plans 81 – filling a presentation
Unfolding plans 79 – the Independent Chapel
Chapel Street runs from West to East across the top of Manchester. It is on the boundary between the city to the south and Salford to the north. I think it might be in Salford, which is a city in itself. I don’t know if it is eponymous but there is a chapel within the … Continue reading Unfolding plans 79 – the Independent Chapel
Unfolding plans 78 – less magpie and more moth
What are the most important things that I need to be working on? That’s what Mike asked me. It seems like an easy question but in truth can be really hard to answer. How much of what I do is driven by circumstances and how much is in line with my own ambitions and focus? … Continue reading Unfolding plans 78 – less magpie and more moth
Unfolding plans 77 – the rule of thumb
Does a good business sound good? Does a successful organisation give off a pleasant smell of success? Does an excellent company feel excellent? I ask these questions because of the work that we have been doing with data. Nearly all of the ways that we report on how successful an organisation is performing are visual. … Continue reading Unfolding plans 77 – the rule of thumb
Unfolding plans 76 – products we buy that don’t really work
Would it surprise you to know that the most popular apps are to do with the weather? Probably not if you live in Great Britain. Here the weather is the main topic of everyone’s conversation. If you are ever in any doubt about what to say, the weather is safe ground to start any conversation. … Continue reading Unfolding plans 76 – products we buy that don’t really work
Unfolding plans 75 – having a fresh face helps
A future driven by the customer, that was the message that Paul left us with on his last slide at the presentations. I’d asked for volunteers from the management team this time as I think having a fresh face helps to keep them well… fresh. Paul was the first to put his hand up. He … Continue reading Unfolding plans 75 – having a fresh face helps
Unfolding plans 71 – Thinking Digital makes your head hurt #TDC15
I’ve been at Thinking Digital today. It started yesterday afternoon with some workshops but the main event takes place today and tomorrow. If you have never been you should. Once you have been you’ll want to come back again and again. It is the must attend event of the year. So why is it such … Continue reading Unfolding plans 71 – Thinking Digital makes your head hurt #TDC15
Unfolding plans 70 – I was barred
An interesting thing happened to me the other day. I’d like to tell you about it but I was banned or at least barred. I was in a meeting with Broadband Delivery UK in the HM Treasury building on Horse Guards Road and it was a few days before the election and the cloak of … Continue reading Unfolding plans 70 – I was barred
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 