I just spotted an interesting article in Computer Weekly “High touch is just as important as high tech“. The article paints an objective picture about how human interactions have been changed by technology. From a data perspective there is an
“Information is the best disinfectant”
I went to an excellent talk recently by well known English politician Tony Benn as part of the Lichfield Literature Festival. One quotation he provided was the inspiration and title for this blog post “Information is the best disinfectant”. The
All of our data is equal, some is more equal than others
To paraphrase George Orwell’s quotation from the novel ‘1984’ “All of our data is equal, some is more equal than others”. If all data is treated equally, how can we prioritise our efforts? Criticality is a method used in many
Secrets of a good presentation (Part 3 of 3)
This is the third and final part of a three part blog post providing guidance on how to create and deliver an effective presentation. Part 1 provided guidance on how to develop your content. Part 2 gave tips on how
Secrets of a good presentation (Part 2 of 3)
This is the second part of a three part blog post providing guidance on how to deliver a good presentation. Part 1 explained how to develop your content. This part focuses on the actual delivery of the presentation.
Secrets of a good presentation (Part 1 of 3)
I’ve just spent a few days away at a conference where there was a huge variety of presentation styles and effectiveness of presentations, some good and some much less so. This has prompted me to write this three part post
Are you playing on the pitch?
There have been pages of newspaper coverage and hours of debate devoted recently to England’s poor performance at the World Cup in South Africa. This has prompted a timely post from guest blogger Rhys Jones of Teamfactor which is also relevant
Reinventing the wheel
I’ve come across a few examples recently where people either have, or have nearly, re-invented something that already existed in an organisation. This can be termed “re-inventing the wheel”. Clearly, such activities would be a waste of resources, but what
Does data make you lonely ?!?
A current topic in the news in the United Kingdom relates to a report by the Mental Health Foundation about how modern life leads to people being more lonely and the physical and mental health impacts of this loneliness. In
Your ATTENTION please!
I was highly delighted to read that the new UK Prime Minister David Cameron has banned mobile phones and the like from Cabinet meetings. Like most people I find a mobile phone a great way to keep in touch but