Intro
This site contains a subset of my personal notes on various topics such innovation, leadership and technology. Writing notes helps me to structure my thoughts and improve recall which helps my learning process.
The notes are written using Obsidian.md, a Markdown editor, but more importantly it’s a knowledge management app which lets you hyperlink different notes called internal links. This similar to Wikipedia where pages links to other relevant pages.
Taking notes in this way lets you see relationships you’d otherwise not see. In other words, it helps you “join the dots”. If you’re interested look at Personal Knowledge Management Systems (PKMs).
I also try and read as many books as I can so have a look my reading list.
Posts
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05 Oct 2025We’ve all heard it: “This app will fix everything.” If only.........(more)
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21 Aug 2025ADHD is like a turbocharged engine for distraction or hyper-focus....(more)
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21 Jun 2025According to Sam Altman Ai AGI is around the corner. Every time a powerful new........(more)
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01 Mar 2025A guide to using AI Large Language Models (LLMs) in an education environment.....(more)
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26 Jan 2025Hive was never meant to happen. It was a mix of luck, vision, gutsy leadership, and a case of the right people being in the right place at the right time.....(more)
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14 Nov 20242023 and 2024 have not been great for the investment community so maximising the RoI of existing portfolio companies is high on the agenda.....(more)
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13 Nov 2024SPAs are great, but they come at a cost. There's an alternative using Island Architecture Patterns.....(more)
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12 Oct 2024When a company is sold, it typically undergoes what's known as "Due Diligence, or simply a "DD". The process ensures there's full disclosure by the seller an.......(more)
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09 Oct 2024Like many engineers I sigh when Generative AI is mentioned because of the hype, which is annoying to say the least and counter productive. Don’t get me wrong.......(more)
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01 Oct 2024After my post about Fabric AI I had a bunch of questions asking how to use it in practice. The bad news is if you aren’t comfortable with a terminal or comma.......(more)
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30 Sep 2024I don’t often post about tools, but I had to share this one because it doesn’t get the prominence it deserves! It is called fabric and it solves a problem I .......(more)
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21 Mar 2024Of course, no one wants bad things to happen. The thing is, it’s the bad experiences that we most often remember. Research shows we remember negative experie.......(more)
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13 Mar 2024The Gartner Hype Cycle gets flak for not really being a cycle and unscientific. All fair criticisms but the hype cycle does speak to an annoying pattern when.......(more)
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12 Dec 2021Seth Godin’s recent post Customer service is free is absolutely spot on. Most companies see Customer Services as a cost, something to be managed. They fail t.......(more)
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12 Dec 2021McKinsey publish an annual AI survey looking at adoption and impact1. The 2021 reports makes for interesting reading, particularly the pace of adoption: .......(more)
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11 Nov 2021I’ve just finished reading Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon. A short, but absolutely fascinating, read.The book’s objective is to help you promote yourself an.......(more)
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30 Oct 2021At work, we often describe a business as “tech” or “non-tech”. A tech business sells goods and services built on electronics hardware, software or closely re.......(more)
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30 Oct 2021Every six months, Thoughtworks publish, radar, a review of software technologies. If you don’t know about it, or haven’t read it, then I’d recommend starting.......(more)
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26 Oct 2021Growing up, I often heard adults say, “curiosity killed the cat”. The English playwright, Ben Johnson, was credited with inventing the phrase in 1585 for one.......(more)
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17 Oct 2021When we remember successful ideas, we remember the idea, less so how we made the idea successful. The success equation has two parts:Success = Execution (how.......(more)
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14 Oct 2021The early daysI’ve been optimistic about the benefits of technology ever since I got my first computer in 1981. I’ve owned a ZX81, VIC20, Commodore 64 and BB.......(more)
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12 Oct 2021I’ve talked about how how graduates can improve their chances of getting a job, but don’t forget which course you do, and where you do the course matters. Th.......(more)
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10 Oct 2021If a CTO only learns about a project when they’re asked to deliver it, it says the company sees the technology team as a delivery unit, and not much more. Do.......(more)
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29 May 2021Often, different innovation techniques and processes get bandied around as if they’ll guarantee a successful outcome. Sorry, but that is nonsense. When’s the.......(more)
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29 May 2021UPDATE: Wednesday, 23 October, 2024I just came across this article from intelligent.com and the findings are shocking to say the least! Intelligent.com sur.......(more)