Friday, September 16, 2011

How many people does it take to adjust a PC monitor?

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OK, so this post is based on the running gag of changing light bulbs, but a Health and Safety (H&S) notice I recently read at a governm...
Monday, September 5, 2011

What Web 2.0 can learn from medieval co-ops

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There seems to be an ongoing proliferation of e-commerce sites offering bulk-purchasing services (and savings) to small businesses and indi...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

a birthday cake for one...

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This year, I shall be mostly spending my birthday on a train - travelling to a client to support them resolve some partnership issues. I...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Why it’s good to indulge yourself in (unjustifiable) luxuries

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I've recently taken out a subscription ( posh word for membership ) to the Portico library in Manchester after I was invited to lunch th...
Monday, August 1, 2011

The Big Society will lead to Anarchy!! (and why that's a good thing...)

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Anarchy is a phrase that’s often mis-understood – people associate it with lawlessness, chaos and disorder; with fear and unrest. But it’s e...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

When is the Big Society NOT the Big Society? (when it’s the co-op movement...)

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The Big Society rumbles ever onwards, and there still seems to be widespread confusion about what it actually is . However, the Commission o...
Monday, July 11, 2011

are the creative industries actually the destructive industries?

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I was invited to be a keynote speaker at a recent RSA/Future Artists/Potico unconference on enterprise and the creative industries, and thro...