When Steve and I were down in Leeds the other day, you may remember we made the trip to Data Mill North, we had the pleasure in visiting a company called Hebe Works. It is difficult to describe exactly what work they do, as it covers a wide range of items mainly in the graphics, … Continue reading The social office
A smaller amount of emails
I’ve come back from my summer holidays to a smaller amount of emails than I would have expected. You’ll note how I have cleverly avoided the issue of should it have been fewer emails or less emails. I always get myself in a knot with this one as do so many other people. Steve comes … Continue reading A smaller amount of emails
Why my website?
A call on the phone when I’m driving home is rarely a good thing. I’m never sure I should take them but the hands free option makes it hard to say no. The number was from Manchester and not one I recognised, nor was the voice on the other end of the line when I … Continue reading Why my website?
Being a director
How many of us are doing things which we never really set out to do? I always hope that I will wake up one day and know what it is that I want to be when I grow up. In the meantime, I’m just going to take the opportunities that come my way and that … Continue reading Being a director
A successful implementation
It’s a long time back now since I helped North Tyneside Council move into their new offices at Cobalt. It must be at least ten years yet I remember it well. Our job was to make sure that the technology worked and that people were able to carry on as normal having moved from their … Continue reading A successful implementation
Data Mill North
Today, a bunch of us went down to visit Leeds Data Mill. By the time we got there it had been rebranded to Data Mill North. The name offered a wider catchment area and allowed for a broader political scope yet this is not germane to the story. Data, both open and big has been … Continue reading Data Mill North
A boom and bust kitchen
We’ve had the benches replaced in our kitchen. The old ones were looking a little tired and didn’t quite fit in with a more modern colour scheme. Bench tops are a first world problem. It doesn’t sound like a big job yet we ended up having to move a fair bit of stuff. It wasn’t … Continue reading A boom and bust kitchen
The quadruple helix
Have you heard this one? The quadruple helix. Not the double helix of Watson and Crick or even the triple helix of university, industry and government. They’re old hat. Genetics came of age in the fifties while Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff were talking triples in the nineties. Like industry 4.0, I keep hearing this phrase. It … Continue reading The quadruple helix
Talking about satellites
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch but this was dinner. Does that count? I was at the boutique Hotel du Vin in Newcastle for a problem framing dinner as a guest of the North East Satellite Applications centre, or the catapult as it is otherwise known. A group of us … Continue reading Talking about satellites
Every office
I’ve been toying lately with a crazy idea. You see I am a Guerrilla Worker without a desk or an office. I go where I think that I am needed or where I see an opportunity. I like to be in and out before I get too bogged down in whatever is going on. I’m … Continue reading Every office
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 