I have left Durham County Council. After seven and a bit years I have taken the bait and retired, or at least semi-retired. I have a new found freedom and am looking for some new and interesting things to do. It has not been an easy time. Giving up on something that has been … Continue reading Guerrilla worked
You’ve got to know when to hold em
I wrote about something similar just over a year ago, on 6 May 2016 to be precise yet the subject of decision making came up again at Thinking Digital this year. Sometime soon I am going to get to the end of my Thinking Digital 17 stories. I have a few left however. Mark Mullen, … Continue reading You’ve got to know when to hold em
Pesky intuitions
Is it closer from Manors station to the Newcastle University buildings or is it closer from the Central Station? This may seem to be a strange question but has some relevance if you want to take a train from the Morpeth into the city. The answer seems obvious. The train stops at Manors before it … Continue reading Pesky intuitions
What does freedom mean?
This is another blog arising from the book ‘The world until yesterday’ by Jared Diamond. It is a great book and I would highly recommend that you read it if you have any interest in the development of humanity. Freedom is a subject that also interests me. It is a difficult concept to define. It … Continue reading What does freedom mean?
Don’t blame the weather
You know, every day doesn’t go as planned. Today was one of them. I had hoped to get some things done and dusted and all I needed was for someone to sign something off for me. But it didn’t happen. There will be other days. You cannot control everything. Indeed you may not be able … Continue reading Don’t blame the weather
Yesterday’s world today
I have always been fascinated by man’s story as an animal. It is some time now since I read Zoology at Newcastle and I have not really done anything with the knowledge but the interest has remained with me ever since. I have often pondered on how much of what we do is driven by … Continue reading Yesterday’s world today
Don’t bark at passing cars
Don't bark at passing cars. Mark Mullen said this is in his opening speech at Thinking Digital this year. It made me think of Snoopy though I’m not sure he was a barker. The dog next door barks at anything, it is a Chihuahua and so perhaps its image should have popped into my head … Continue reading Don’t bark at passing cars
The machine that defines our age
We preside over a great machine. It is huge. A leviathan. It is the machine that is defining our age. Our machine doesn't have whirring cogs or spinning wheels, nor does it belch smoke or hiss with steam. Indeed most of its moving parts are people. Thousands of people, millions of people, use it every … Continue reading The machine that defines our age
Dealing with contradiction in leadership
People are contradictory. They say one thing and do another, they think they mean one thing when they really mean something else, they think they are being helpful as they cut you to the quick and their lips move while their bodies talk a different language. There is no use fighting it, that is the … Continue reading Dealing with contradiction in leadership
Evolving people
Early human remains have been discovered in Europe dating back to over seven million years. This may be stretching a point. They are the remains of an ape-like creature with human-like teeth found in both Bulgaria and Greece yet the inference is enormous. This discovery turns our current thinking of human evolution on its head. … Continue reading Evolving people
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 