Author: Matt Jukes

  • [2024] Week 18

    [2024] Week 18

    Look, it was my own fault. Banging on about having a ‘good week’. Bringing O’Shea Jackson Senior’s name into things. It clearly angered the Quintessence because this week has been miserable. Fully Les Misérables. Adding Metformin to my morning pharmaceutical cocktail of Antihistamines, ACE inhibitors, Statins, Aspirin and Gliclazide caused a major malfunction Tuesday that…

  • AI for product management?

    AI for product management?

    Recently a combination of Terence and James forced me to confront my prejudices about mobile apps for public service needs in a way that I haven’t done since the days of Tom’s seminal blogpost. I’m in no hurry to endorse a Wild West of apps and most times demands will not be backed with a…

  • [2024] Week 17

    [2024] Week 17

    To paraphrase Ice Cube…”that was a good day week”. It was the nearest to the kind of shape of week I thought I was signing up for when I took the role and gives me hope that the tide is turning towards something with a bit more balance. I’m going to continue with last weeks…

  • [2024] Week 16

    [2024] Week 16

    I’m sick of my recent melancholia – while I think I earned it honestly I need to shake it off because I suspect I would benefit from some positive vibes (and I’m probably not the only one.) So soundtracked by the new Taylor Swift and lit by a beautiful sunny morning on this train home…

  • [2024] Week 15

    [2024] Week 15

    I’ve been a little (lot) overwhelmed this week and unfortunately it leaked through and at times I wasn’t my best self. Frustrations I would usually brush off really affected me and it manifested in stubborn and churlish behaviour on Monday and Tuesday particularly. There are aspects of this role that I don’t enjoy but this…