I dropped in to This Happened earlier this week where Peter Pratt (University of Edinburgh) talked about some nice work he’s doing using GPS with digitised historical maps. Imagine walking around Edinburgh using your iPhone or Android to guide you – the app would allow you to scroll back in time and show the corresponding [...]
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September 23, 2008
Listening and pointing
Back then, when I worked in an office, I had a pile of journals, magazines, articles and reports with the word ‘reading’ scribbled on the top. They all had those circulation slips where you ticked your name when you’d read it and then passed it on. My discoveries depended on someone else’s subscriptions and the [...]
June 6, 2008
Time is money
Still processing thoughts and ideas from Going Solo, one of those rare events that matched Seth Godin’s new standard for meetings and conferences. The next meet is in Leeds on 12th September. If you’re an independent worker, plan to go.
If you do you’ll probably end up talking about setting your rates. How do you charge [...]
May 24, 2008
Prevention not cure
Some of the work I do with special health boards and health agencies involves developing and delivering education to help control the spread of healthcare associated infections. Lots of talk about bugs and antibiotics. Lots of concern also about drug resistance. The more antibiotics we use, the wiser the bugs get and eventually they develop [...]
May 23, 2008
Twitter masterclass
I’ve had more conversations about twitter in the past few weeks than ever before. A major part of the chat at last week’s Going Solo was about twitter and indeed, on it.
And yes, I’m hooked, constantly dipping in to see what’s going on. But I know I’m just skimming the surface. I know there’s much [...]
May 1, 2008
Going Solo
I really enjoy the freelance thing – working with organizations from the ‘outside’, meeting great people, going off on the odd tangent … but the business side of things? I can always do with a bit of help with that.
So a while ago when I first read that Going Solo would be an [...]
February 28, 2008
Social Innovation Camp
Sometimes, things just triangulate don’t they? A few months ago a chance meeting on a train had me wondering with someone about how social media might be used to help young offenders who are in or have been in prison. One of the most thought provoking chats I’ve had in a long time.
Then, this [...]
