Digital by Default

One of the (many) things that makes me feel like a dinosaur at work is my stubborn commitment to the principle of ‘make things open, it makes things better’. I mean I literally had it tattooed on my arm. My advocacy and support for it is starting to feel unhelpful though as it is clear…

I’ve been off work on a true ‘staycation’ the last couple of weeks. Stayed in Bristol, mainly stayed at home. Relaxed. Even my blood sugar and blood pressure settled down. Tomorrow is 20 weeks since I first went into hospital. Which seems like forever ago but also like yesterday. I had a recent appointment with…

I’m writing this to hold myself accountable as much as anything. To stop me taking the path of least resistance and to be more intentional about what I do next. I have a little breathing space so I don’t need to jump into something to keep the lights on or the Ocado deliveries delivering. Plus…

Sometimes it is important to give people their flowers – especially when (a) they do something that makes your life easier and (b) are already partners in crime. In quick succession in recent weeks my collaborators on the Product for the People meet-up series shared things that immediately got added to my product coaching toolbox.…

Well gosh that was quite the week wasn’t it? Oh my. The dissolution of DSIT didn’t come completely out of the blue – I’d seen some online speculation bandied around and then there were articles in the Sundays but it was still shock enough to widen the eyes – especially the move to DCMS –…