In the course of writing a book*, I’ve spent more time reading than writing. A few years ago I wrote a post which said: Everyone has an opinion; some will be informed opinions.Everyone can guess; some will be educated guesses. Opinionated, Andrew Jacobs, March 2020 Through the research for the book and the MASSIVE amount… Read More Everyone has an opinion
I see that Spotify are discontinuing their Car Thing from December this year. If you didn’t know, Car Thing is a $90 device that allows users to control Spotify through their car speakers and is EVERYTHING which is wrong with tech right now. It’s tied into one provider; most people want the freedom to pick… Read More It’s a thing
Does anyone remember Clubhouse? It was a real popular thing for a few weeks some years ago. Since then, it’s pivoted to being a social messaging app and now has another competitor in AirChat. AirChat is like a combination of Twitter and Clubhouse. Instead of typing a post, you speak it. and the app transcribes… Read More More sounds
I used to get questions in learning sessions which were about how things worked. As the world has moved on, and intrinsic process knowledge is demanded less, I’m hearing different questions. There are questions about learning and technologies. We’re in 2024 and we have to consider how AI is going to shape the workplace. You… Read More Unusual questions
I was chatting with Helen Bailey last week and we were talking about mandated learning. Notwithstanding the fact you can’t command a process of learning at an individual level, it does no favours to anyone involved: Helen and I were talking about what we call this work as a facilitator and her suggestion of craft… Read More Popular v effective
Lost and Desperate 