I am British and, by default, a tea drinker. I don’t drink coffee following an awful experience when I was younger (ask me about it if we meet) so rely on a traditional mug of tea three times a day. Making – and enjoying – a tea comes with a nagging fear every time. The… Read More Perfect tea
I was at football last weekend and the assistant referee in front of the stand I was in was female. She was innocuous, did a perfectly fine job, and was consistent and fair. Just before half time there was a contentious goal. It might have been offside but the referee and assistant decided it wasn’t.… Read More Not stopping
I saw an image recently which showed what was on TV 50 years ago this week. There were only three channels – in the UK at least – and two of them had a ‘closedown’ in the afternoon. From 2-4pm your TV options were limited to one channel. Looking at the image for 40 years… Read More Limitless data
Adrian Newey is arguably the foremost car designer in F1. An engineer, aerodynamicist, automotive designer and motorsport executive, Newey’s designs have won 12 World Constructors’ Championship titles and 223 Grands Prix between 1991 and 2024. He is moving from Red Bull to Aston Martin and I was taken by a quote from his new team… Read More Onboarding paradox
I’m a big fan of Dr Phillipa Hardman’s newsletter, especially when my confirmation bias is filled with her comments. Yesterday she wrote about AI agents and how they are completing elearning. Within her piece Hardman says: In the agentic AI era, quizzes and completion metrics will give way to AI-powered competency mapping. Rather than assessing… Read More Measure don’t count
Lost and Desperate 