Digital by Default

Digital by Default

Friday talks offer.

I wasn’t going to do any public speaking this year. I had decided to take a break after a pretty stressful 2019 (ha – remember 2019 – doesn’t seem so bad now!) where giving talks became a bit of a contributor to my anxiety. Anyway circumstances have changed a little 😉 So yesterday afternoon I…

May 2, 2020
April 2020

Well April was 400 days long wasn’t it. I don’t even remember who I was before this month! Apparently I have been on the ‘Coronacoaster‘ according to Kim. Up one minute, down the next. I’ve had various bursts of energy that has led to a couple of blogposts, some momentum on Sticker Stories and an…

May 1, 2020
Avoid learning too many lessons from these ‘unprecedented times’

There is no doubt that COVID-19 has radically changed the way many people are working and has accelerated the take up of digital tools more than anything…ever. There is excitement about all the previously barricaded doors it is opening across institutions (to be fair this is partly a displacement activity from all the stress and…

April 27, 2020
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a…Beastie Boy

Last night I watched the ‘Beastie Boys Story’. Like their book ‘Beastie Boys Book’ it is an entertaining, funny and emotional retelling of their lives in the band and in particular a love letter to the missing third member of the group – Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch. There is a famous line at the start of…

April 25, 2020
Personal principles for product in a crisis

I enjoyed reading these ‘principles for design in a crisis’ by Lou and a cast of 100s and the evolution of them published by the California Digital Service team as their Crisis Standard. It got me thinking about my own product principles at the moment. I’m working directly on some COVID stuff, advising on some…

April 20, 2020