She who controls the past

October 3, 2023

It’s the end of the meeting. Lots of energy, lots of positives. What we decided today means plenty to us and plenty to plenty of others we work with. The room... READ MORE

Less chaos

October 2, 2023

When someone drops the “organised chaos” comment, what they’re really saying is one of two things: - it’s actual chaos, or - you’re not very good a describing it clearly (and if you’re... READ MORE

The baseline is volatile

October 1, 2023

They know. Better than you. With all your experience and perspective, with your years of working in the field, with the wider understanding of where everything fits and how they’re connected, with... READ MORE

There is a goose

September 28, 2023

Sometimes you have a brilliant idea. If we do this, that thing will happen - easy, and all will be good in our world. It’s the golden goose effect; one thing... READ MORE

Where you want to go

September 25, 2023

Sprints are a handy way of thinking. A backlog of things-that-need-doing get attacked in short, sharp bursts - bucks of activity on a human scale, one-or-two weeks only, that help everyone... READ MORE