Click, flick, scroll, click. I see you – clicking and peering through your screen, hoping to happen upon a tasty morsel on the interwebs. Well, let me tell you about my friend Kieran. Kieran and I first met in 2007.…
More on physical and virtual world dynamics
Like it or not, physical spaces are changing. More people are working from home. Back in the office, you might sit at a different desk each day (flexi desk arrangements) or work at a client site away from your team. …
48 hours, 5000 words and 12 cubes of ice
In response to a group writing project (competition) for Absorbing Writing: Writing Workshops In Italy, “Your ideal writing weekend”. Image originally uploaded by Curious Expeditions 48 hours to go. Ready to rock ‘n’ roll I take a deep breath and…
Creative Culture
I’ve contributed another guest blog post “Imagination in the Enterprise” over at The Greater IBM Connection blog. Here’s a snippet. Once, not too long ago in the Enterprise people found themselves working ever so diligently and thought everything was just…
Transforming Design
A short while back, a colleague in the US blogged (on the intranet) about an innovative product design that needed particular feedback, so I spent a few moments replying. I thought this issue deserved some more publicity and input, so…
Lovin' Technology
I never would have imagined I would end up working in IT. I studied design, media and animation, not computer science! My final year of high school was spent studying drama, art, languages and the token compulsory science subject. IT…
Flexible Fantastic
I’m often amazed how much I have come to depend on social media to be effective at work. We have a very busy (and noisy) household. We have three young children and I work three days per week. I make…
Portable Learning
Have you thought about the need for portable (virtual) learning portfolios? People are moving more frequently from job to job, within a company or between them, in the same city or moving to the other side of the globe.…
Informal Learning
I’m excited about the changes happening in the learning area. You may have read that Brandon Hall announced new categories late last year, for their excellence in learning awards including: Best Use of Blogs, Wikis, or Other Content-Sharing Tools for…
Prolific Profiling
Could this be a new learning and knowledge or communications job description in the not-so-distant future? Online Identity Development Manager Seeking a community shepherd to implement and manage online identity within globally evolving learning and knowledge networks: Implement the creation…