Lee told some great stories today. It was at our latest round of presentations. It was his turn to get involved. I try to spread the love around. The theme for this time was trust and no doubt I’ll come back to this in a later blog. Lee went on to talk about how we … Continue reading Unfolding plans 134 – Sonic coats
Unfolding plans 130 – Lean start up
Lean start up sounded an interesting concept. Justin, one of my colleagues at Dynamo was telling me about it. In essence I took it to be a way of shaping your business ideas before you get too bogged down in business plans and financing. It is a way of making sure that your idea has … Continue reading Unfolding plans 130 – Lean start up
Unfolding plans 128 – what holds you back?
Whose unseen hand is it that rests on your shoulder and holds you back? I think it was in the Facebook offices that a sign was hung which asked 'what would you do if you weren't afraid?’ Underneath someone had written 'I would write on this wall'. I like that. It appealed to my somewhat … Continue reading Unfolding plans 128 – what holds you back?
Unfolding plans 127 – change management
I’ve got myself a new gig. Mike from Sogno said that I should get involved with the Change Management Institute and put me onto Craig who organises things locally. We met up and he’s signed me up for one night only. It is going to be on the fifth of October at a venue to … Continue reading Unfolding plans 127 – change management
Unfolding plans 126 – play like amateurs
It must have been one of the most humiliating sporting events ever. It was the semi-finals of the 2014 Football World Cup and the host country Brazil were playing Germany for a place, obviously, in the final of the world’s most prestigious sporting competition. In case you can’t remember the result was not a defeat … Continue reading Unfolding plans 126 – play like amateurs
Unfolding plans 123 – Solutionsim
The hand dryer said fifteen. The numerals flashed in blue and counted down to zero while the hot blasts of air desiccated my hands. I moved them up and down as instructed to make the drying process more effective. There was a handy pictorial guide. Why was there a counter? Can I not work it … Continue reading Unfolding plans 123 – Solutionsim
Unfolding plans 122 – Writing a cheque
Yesterday I cashed a cheque. It was for a very small amount, less than seven pounds. The day before I happened to write a cheque. This time it was for a larger amount. It had a seven in it. I’m letting you know about this because they are such rare events these days. I can … Continue reading Unfolding plans 122 – Writing a cheque
Unfolding plans 121 – never knowingly undersold
Perhaps I undersell myself. If not me then perhaps I have undersold the effect of some of the changes that we are making. I have never knowingly been undersold, until now. I say this because twice I have had to stop and think about some of the things that we are doing and the good, … Continue reading Unfolding plans 121 – never knowingly undersold
Unfolding plans 120 – The internet of things
We’ve created a new collective noun. A parliament of crows. A bank of things, a bunch of things, an internet of things. The Internet used to be a proper noun and then became an ordinary noun only to mature into a collective noun. Is this the evolutionary cycle of a word? Is it its product … Continue reading Unfolding plans 120 – The internet of things
Unfolding plans 119 – a new era
Have we moved into a new era of ICT provision? At least have we where I work? I ask this because we had a problem the other day that affected a significant part of our business yet no calls were made to the Service Desk. I heard about it from a colleague of mine who … Continue reading Unfolding plans 119 – a new era
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 