Would the world be a better place if there were no secrets? There would be no need to hide anything, no need to keep things under lock and key and no need to encrypt our precious or most dark information assets. If there were no secrets there would be no cyber-crime. There would be nothing … Continue reading Unfolding plans 156 – No secrets
Unfolding plans 148 – Know your customer
So, it’s day one of this year’s National Customer Service Week. I’ve already told you what our plans are but like the best laid plans of mice and men I haven’t got off to the greatest of starts. Perhaps that’s a little unfair. I had planned to go down to Durham to meet up with … Continue reading Unfolding plans 148 – Know your customer
Unfolding plans 145 – Video kills
Video was never my medium. It just doesn’t work for me. I fluff my lines and get all tongue tied. I’m more nervous on video than with any other format. I don’t know why, perhaps it is the permanence of it all. I think I get hung up on how I’m coming across rather than … Continue reading Unfolding plans 145 – Video kills
Unfolding plans 144 – Scrum
Somebody has sent me a copy of ‘Scrum, The art of doing twice the work in half the time’ by Jeff Sutherland. I don’t know who it was. I had my suspects but one by one they are being crossed off my list. It just turned up at work in a manila envelope (C5 in … Continue reading Unfolding plans 144 – Scrum
Unfolding plans 143 – Leading the way in Open Data
I’ve been at another conference. This time it was presented by the Federation of Small Businesses in conjunction with Dynamo and Sunderland Software City. It was titled ‘North East Leading The Way In Open Data’ and I was asked to speak. You know that amongst my interests is helping to develop the region so that … Continue reading Unfolding plans 143 – Leading the way in Open Data
Unfolding plans 142 – Women in IT
You know that this is one of the areas that I am interested in. It’s not just me though. SOCITM has launched it as one of their key themes, getting more women into Information and communication technology. Last Wednesday marked the launch of their (its?) ‘Women in IT’ initiative held in Central London. The event … Continue reading Unfolding plans 142 – Women in IT
Unfolding plans 141 – Teaching people how to learn
At work I would like to teach people only one thing. I would like them to learn how to learn. Once you have learned how to learn you never need to be taught anything again. Give a man a fish or teach him how to fish. I’m sure the same thing applies to women. I … Continue reading Unfolding plans 141 – Teaching people how to learn
Unfolding plans 133 – summit else
The motorcycle outriders held the traffic up at Thinford roundabout. Their blue lights cut through the dank morning air. Helicopters hovered above as the threat level was set at high. The limousines with their blacked out windows sped through the empty roads before screeching to a halt outside the Educational Development Centre. The delegates hurried … Continue reading Unfolding plans 133 – summit else
Unfolding plans 132 – more jobs or fewer jobs
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. That’s what I have often been told. We’ve been telling a story about the North East and the technical industry. It is about the number of jobs that the sector carries. We’ve been saying that there are thirty thousand jobs and two thousand … Continue reading Unfolding plans 132 – more jobs or fewer jobs
Unfolding plans 125 – Frosterley was slow
Sometimes things work and sometimes they don’t. The trouble is you do not know whether they are going to or not. I was back out on the superfast broadband trail. We’ve been holding some launch events to improve take up, or at least to raise awareness. The projections are looking great and we are well … Continue reading Unfolding plans 125 – Frosterley was slow
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 