I was talking curation a few weeks ago with Amber Hyde at the Charity Learning Consortium. We talked through aggregating, sifting and filtering and Amber said this: It’s like panning for gold; with experience you recognise the few worthwhile nuggets. AMBER HYDE Knowing which rivers are gold heavy, knowing which tools to use – the… Read More In them thar hills
I’m rubbish at warming up before I run. I rarely take the time to stretch and prepare for the distance I’m going to do. I know I should but it seems like a chore. The first days back for many people after the Christmas break will feel like we’re required to dive in and get… Read More Warming up
This year has been long – very long. This is the last post of 2021 and I’ll restart again from 5th January. This is the 245th blog post on my website this year, with a dozen or more posts added on LinkedIn as well. Of those published, some stand out this year, either as well… Read More That’ll do
People tend to ask what’s the worst that can happen when they don’t have to directly deal with that worst outcome. I have clinical anxiety; it’s part of my mental health conditions but managed with medication and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Ask me about the worst case scenario and you’ll hear things you’ve never dreamed of… Read More What’s the worst that can happen?
I saw this rather brilliant video and accompanying tweet the other day: How do you square the circle that this video, with urban vibes fits perfectly in one store, but would be completely wrong elsewhere? Culture isn’t what you make it to be, it’s what the people working at your organisation want it to be… Read More Organisational culture
Lost and Desperate 