Technology for all…
At lot of the feedback I get when talking about how the world is changing around us, is around the scepticism that any of this makes a damn bit of difference in our world, especially when it comes to...
View ArticleSocial Computing at Work
Great piece by @shotsheriff on how social computing tools and techniques could be used to add real value in the workplace. A few examples of how broader minded thinking is looking for the positive...
View ArticleThe Changing Role of the IT Department
I think the change that has been brought about by the consumerisation of technology has put us in a really difficult position in how we manage technology across an organisation. Think about how the...
View ArticleCorporate IT–It’s time to let go
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying for a minute that this is about a “free for all” where everybody has access to everything and can do anything they want – that’s not what I’m calling for at all....
View ArticleThe Paradox of IT’s Future
I know that as technologists, we live, eat and breathe technology. It’s important to us, we care about it. Hell, some of you even understand it. But in a world that increasingly relies on its use,...
View ArticleInside the CIO’s Brain
For too long now, the collective talents of the IT department have been hidden, focused primarily on keeping the lights on. Focusing on making the operational stuff run smoother (and cheaper). This is...
View ArticleExploring the Adjacent Possible
Over the summer, a friend recommended Steve Johnson’s book “Where Good Ideas Come From – the natural history of innovation”, not only is it a great book, it contains some really important themes that I...
View ArticleConsumerisation is a Fickle Beast
It’s been a while since we last spoke about the “consumerisation” of IT and recently I’ve seen a couple of warning signs that some organisations have missed the point of the extent of the philosophical...
View ArticleThe Future Workforce – Curious, Confident and Tooled up with Tech
I recently presented at an event at the RSA around the role of technology in jobs, the economy and the future workforce in the UK, and although this may initially feel a little counterintuitive (and...
View ArticleHockey Night in Banbury – How global, granular choice changes everything
Those of you that know me will, at some point in the past, have been bored witless by me regaling stories that are essentially thinly veiled excuses for me to brag about the fact that a long time ago,...
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