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  • Giving Thanks

    I’m not American and I am certainly well aware there is a lot of dubious history associated with the Thanksgiving holiday but something about it has also struck a chord with me. The parade, the sports, the food! More than anything though I like the tradition of giving thanks in front of your people. I…

  • Neither art nor science — a peculiar product philosophy

    I am starting to think I need to stop referring to myself as a ‘product manager’ as increasingly I find myself wondering where I fit in to the profession. sciencea systematically organised body of knowledge on a particular subject. On the one hand there is an increasing trend of cookie cutter product ‘owners’ educated in…

  • [book report] Rise Up: The #Merky Story So Far

    I’m a fan of Stormzy. I remember seeing the ‘Shut Up’ freestyle on YouTube. All aggression, Adidas and lyrics. I loved it. Which was actually more surprising than you might think as I never really liked Grime — the only artist I ever really rated was Kano. My tastes too ingrained in that NYC version of rap.…

  • Pair presenting

    It is fair to say I am the very embodiment of ‘pale, male and stale’ — a 45 year old white bloke who perhaps likes the sound of his own voice a little too much. I am at least self aware enough to realise this 🙂 In recent years I have been doing quite a bit of public…

  • Internet of Public Service Jobs: 18/11/2018

    ‘Internet of Public Service jobs’ is a weekly list of vacancies related to product management, user experience, data and design in…you guessed it…the ‘internet of public service’ curated by @jukesie every Sunday. Sign up for the weekly email at tinyletter.com/jukesie Reached 700 subscribers for the newsletter! [01] Product and Delivery Management — Community Development ManagerGovernment Digital ServiceLondon£31,339 — £38,580Closing…