You would think it is an easy question. What can machines do better than people can? Most people could answer it though they had to draw breath first and repeat the question while they thought about it. I was at the excellent Northumbrian Water Group Innovation Festival at Gosforth Park Racecourse. I was only able … Continue reading What can machines do better?
Happy birthday Art
It’s Art’s birthday. I had forgotten all about it until Facebook reminded me. Art is not a real person, he is a figment of my imagination and his story goes back to July 2009. I was working at North Tyneside Council at the time and we had just moved into the nice new Quadrant building … Continue reading Happy birthday Art
Jugaad the gutter
That piece of gutter had been annoying me for years. Ever since we had the conservatory built at the back of the house I was not able to get to clean it and after a while it had got dirty with algae and moss. I had sat and stared at it for years from the … Continue reading Jugaad the gutter
I don’t agree with you
Twice today I have been told that someone doesn’t agree with me. For a fraction of a second I was hurt and in a way I probably still am. I am blogging about it after all. Yet the more I think about it the less concerned I become. Everyone deep down believes that what … Continue reading I don’t agree with you
My first blog from #Dynamo17
It seems a long time since Sarah, Ed and I first talked about holding the Dynamo17 conference at Durham University. A lot has happened since then and I have ended up not as involved as I was at the start. This is the fourth conference that Dynamo has held as part of its drive to … Continue reading My first blog from #Dynamo17
Come in for a chat
OK, so I didn’t get the job. To be honest I am not sure I wanted it anyway. That sounds like sour grapes but I am being honest. I’m too excited by all the other things I am up to and it would have been a big commitment. I have jumped out of the frying … Continue reading Come in for a chat
Stop blogging so much
I think I’m going to have to stop blogging so much. It is something I really enjoy doing yet it is a big commitment, thinking of something to write, remembering to publish and all that, especially since I am supposed to be part time. I’ve been blogging every work day for nearly four years now. … Continue reading Stop blogging so much
Self-limiting behaviour
Alan has been all over the world. He has lived in some of the most dynamic working environments the globe has to offer and now he has come home. With a twitch upon the thread he has returned to his motherland. Hebburn. He was telling me about some of the differences he noticed since returning. … Continue reading Self-limiting behaviour
Near future jobs. #DSS17
I am still thinking about digital skills after the DSS17 conference at Sunderland Software City. It is such a complex problem to deal with. There are so many players involved, right from parents and family, through the education system to employers. Even peer pressure has a part to play. One interesting aspect about working in … Continue reading Near future jobs. #DSS17
Super-ageing population
We have a super-ageing population. Thanks to breakthroughs in public health and disease management the global population is getting older. In short, fewer people are dying young and more people are surviving to old age. This presents us with an interesting set of issues. Already three countries are super-aged. They have more than twenty per … Continue reading Super-ageing population
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 