Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • Objecting to Objectives (and Key Results)

    Objecting to Objectives (and Key Results)

    On a couple of occasions last week I found myself supporting teams around drafting (or redrafting) their OKRs. This is a bit of a tightrope for me as I want to help the teams but – and I say this knowing it might get me thrown out of the product person club – I really…

  • Week 43/52

    Week 43/52

    First five day week of 2023 and I managed to work in four different Government buildings in three cities – Cardiff, Bristol, London (Canary Wharf), London (Old Admiralty Building). Amazingly I did this without any public transport mishaps (especially given all the problems with the Severn Tunnel flooding yesterday.) That said, I am in London…

  • Entebbe adventure anniversary

    Entebbe adventure anniversary

    Today is the ten year (bloody hell how is it ten years!) anniversary of one of my most interesting work escapades. I was coming to the end of my time at the Medical Research Council – though that was not public knowledge – and I was asked to visit one of their Research Centres in…

  • Week 42/52

    Week 42/52

    Happy New Year. Welcome to 2023 which will mark 50 years of this blogger…and hip hop. Coincidence? You decide. Honestly the whole Christmas/New Year break was a bit low energy this year. I worked right up to the 23rd in the end and then did a day and half during the Twixmas period as my…

  • Predictions for 2023

    Predictions for 2023

    I don’t really do these – it just ends up with you looking foolish in 12 months – but Terence has just published his and I am a bit bored and trying to hold off pouring my first beer for another 35 minutes! The Fediverse will fall.. ..or at least fail to broaden its appeal…