I spend my time helping companies prepare for change. This involves developing leaders and teams to be more digital, to sense the technology world, make prototypes, become more agile and more questioning. It involves new ways of working and new Read more…
When I parted company with Hyper Island (after a quarter of a century), I wondered briefly the answers to 3 questions: would I find interesting clients and companies to work with going forward, would I be able to focus on Read more…
Data storytelling is complex. The data has been collected, wrangled, analysed and visualised. Data scientists have worked hard and produced a visualisation that shouts powerful insights. But business leaders don’t see the same picture and the effort is wasted. They Read more…
It’s customary at this time of year to make predictions about what’s ahead especially if you are in tech. 2022 was a very odd year for me personally as I left a role I had loved for over a quarter Read more…
“There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge…observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.” Denis Diderot The French philosopher Diderot would have been helpful in guiding many companies Read more…
I am now a freelancer (after 12 years employed by Hyper Island in Singapore) and this gives me the freedom to question everything anew. Why did we do things this way? How was our business structured and funded? And how Read more…
I’ve been busy writing, (having Covid), thinking and changing my job role at Hyper Island; going independent will allow me to work for a wider range of clients and educational organisations. It’s been a scary change but also a good Read more…
I’m trying to document some of my thinking around active constructivist learning for adults. In my experience everyone appreciates the idea of learning by doing but many find it hard to imagine the range of sessions that can be designed. Read more…
Every organisation is being affected by digitalisation as technology transforms how work gets done, consumer expectations change and new ways to create value are devised. For more than twenty years I have worked with a wide variety of companies from Read more…
When we construct sessions for learners we should borrow ideas from a wide range of different creative industries. Harnessing the skills, tools and practices from a completely new field gives a group new perspectives and helps them make new connections Read more…