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 75 – having a fresh face helps
A future driven by the customer, that was the message that Paul left us with on his last slide at the presentations. I’d asked for volunteers from the management team this time as I think having a fresh face helps to keep them well… fresh. Paul was the first to put his hand up. He … Continue reading Unfolding plans 75 – having a fresh face helps
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
Unfolding plans 68 – I’m really really looking forward to #TDC15
Next week I will be attending Thinking Digital 2015, one of the leading events in the North East digital calendar. I’m not sure if this is the third time or the fourth that I have been. It doesn’t matter because they are great events and I take so much away from them. They are an … Continue reading Unfolding plans 68 – I’m really really looking forward to #TDC15
Unfolding plan 66 – the lone oddball
I must admit to suffering from the odd pang of... well I’m not sure what it is. I’ve been working for a while now on trying to change the way that the people work. It is over a year since I gave up my office, threw out my desk and became a nomadic worker. I’ve … Continue reading Unfolding plan 66 – the lone oddball
Unfolding plans 63 – I have to show you this
I was walking along floor two, on my way to a meeting with HR when someone barked my name. Three times they shouted ‘Phil – Phil – Phil’. At first I thought they were shouting for a dog but realised eventually they wanted to attract my attention. There may be easier ways of getting hold … Continue reading Unfolding plans 63 – I have to show you this
Unfolding plans 60 – Siloism has been on my hit list for a long time
A flyer offering a master class in ‘Eliminating Silo Mentality’ had to be of interest. Siloism has been on my hit list for a long time. It’s a perennial problem and probably a fundamental part of human nature. People like to be part of a group and the easiest way of being part of something … Continue reading Unfolding plans 60 – Siloism has been on my hit list for a long time
Human Zoo
Day twenty six of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. I’ve made it to the end. I’ve managed to write over thirteen thousand words on a subject I knew very little about until now and made some new friends along the way. So what have I grasped (pun definitely intended)? Firstly that being handed is not … Continue reading Human Zoo
Generation Y
Day twenty five of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. Being left-handed has been a problem throughout the ages. Perhaps a mild irritation would be a better description or even a slight inconvenience. Either way I have been thinking about whether or not handedness will become a bigger or smaller problem in the future. The answer … Continue reading Generation Y
Xenophobia
Day twenty four of the ‘Blogging from A-Z Challenge’. I’m getting very close yet X is a real corker. There are only about one hundred and twenty words in modern English that start with the letter X compared to the 1,025,109.8 in the language. (This is the estimate by the Global Language Monitor for January … Continue reading Xenophobia
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 