My WiFi at home is broken. It's like we've gone back to the dark ages if not the Stone Age. Everything I have taken for granted when using my connected devices over the last few years has disappeared. Chickens have come home to roost. I've had to rely on 3G through the phone. I don't … Continue reading Unfolding plans 86 – no internet access
Unfolding plans 85 – the one I never got to use
Dynamo 15 was a fantastic event. It was even better than last year’s and I’m already looking forward to next year. In one way or another I was quite involved in some of the breakout themes. I had a couple of talks prepared but Bob decided to do a David Dimbleby and go for a … Continue reading Unfolding plans 85 – the one I never got to use
Unfolding plans 82 – live satellite feed
A year or so ago the North East ICT Managers group put on a very successful security event. It really changed the relationship that we had with central government over the Public Service Network in a good way. This year we’ve done something similar under the banner of ‘Enabling safe business’. I would normally chair … Continue reading Unfolding plans 82 – live satellite feed
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 80 – green shoots?
There was a real contrast between two of the meetings that I attended yesterday. At the ICT Services management meeting in the morning we had a dozen or so attendees. Each of them had a laptop or tablet with them and they were being used to take notes and share information throughout the meeting. In … Continue reading Unfolding plans 80 – green shoots?
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 73 – The Myth of Sisyphus
It has been some year. They seem to be coming along faster and faster these days. No sooner have we planned for this one then we are half way through it. We’re already in month two of the new fiscal year. Already we are thinking about our plans for next year and even the year … Continue reading Unfolding plans 73 – The Myth of Sisyphus
Writing
Day twenty three of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. Oh dear. I’ve tried to write with my left hand. I have ended up with the hand-writing of a four year old and the vocabulary of a fifty four year old. It is as if I am back in infants’ school, sitting at a too small … Continue reading Writing
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 