A year of work in progress – day 184

Day 184 – 28 October 2014 There was a good vibe at the Digital Durham board meeting this morning. It was the first since our triumph at the Dynamites Award evening (it was only two weeks ago). The great and good were there to see the certificate and feel the weight of the dynamite shaped … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 184

A year of work in progress – day 182

Day 182 – 24 October 2014 Coming in earlier makes little or no difference to the traffic around the Metro centre. I had an eight thirty start at County Hall and so left home just after seven. My sat-nav said that there was a half hour delay but I stopped at the usual spots and … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 182

A year of work in progress – day 181

Day 181 – 23 October 2014 Oktoberfest is either a) The world's largest funfair held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, a sixteen day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than six million people from around the world attending the event and almost seven million litres of beer consumed … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 181

A year of work in progress – day 180

Day 180 – 22 October 2014 We had only got half way through the agenda before I had to leave last night’s Dynamo board. It was a shame because there were some things that I wanted to cover. We’d overrun because there were too many interesting things on the agenda. It is a young organisation … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 180

A year of work in progress – day 175

Day 175 – 15 October 2014 Today was always going to be a long one. Several months ago we agreed to a Dynamo awards dinner and today it has arrived. It seemed so far away at the time. It is called Dynamites 14 and is to be held at the Newcastle Civic Centre in the … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 175

A year of work in progress – day 174

Day 174 – 14 October 2014 Today was supposed to be another strike day. It got called off, or rather postponed, at the last minute. Apparently there is a proposal on the table that is to be considered. Because of this I’d a few things in my diary that didn’t really make sense, things that … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 174

A year of work in progress – day 173

Day 173 – 13 October 2014 When you are reading a book there are three important parts, the first one hundred pages, the middle and the last one hundred pages. In the beginning you’re excited. You’re getting to know the characters and the plot is starting to reveal itself. The middle however is like rowing … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 173

A year of work in progress – day 172

Day 172 – 10 October 2014 Life can only be understood in retrospect. You can extrapolate all you like but we live in a chaotic system and the past is definitely no guarantee of the future. Last night’s by-election results and the subsequent political machinations are testament to this. Because something has happened does not … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 172

A year of work in progress – day 171

Day 171 – 9 October 2014 Yesterday’s ICT Awareness Day wasn’t the rip-roaring success that I’d hoped for but it was far from a disaster.   We had a fair number of people come through and some nice compliments. Bob said to me that if we can influence even a small number of people then it … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 171

A year of work in progress – day 170

Day 170 – 8 October 2014 Are you enjoying Customer Service Week?   Today was another big day for us as we held an ICT Awareness Day in the Durham Room in County Hall. We kept the Senior Leadership Team meeting to a couple of hours to make ourselves available for the event but having a … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 170