An online notebook
An online notebook
I couldn’t agree more with Mozilla’s Laura Hilliger: We can’t force people to participate, and if we really care about educating people, we shouldn’t try. We should build and design for the people who are participating, and we should be…
Sometimes it’s better to embrace constraints. Why not even invent some? Constraints don’t need to make things harder – they can make things easier. Why take a year to deliver something if you can get it out of the door…
A clipboard manager is an insanely useful bit of productivity kit. It’s one of those things that you may not know even exists, but once you start using it, you can never go back. A quick reminder: the clipboard is…
Thanks for all the interest shown in the 10 Think Digital principles so far. I’m working on building on them to make them even more useful. Part of this is to run a webinar explaining them in more detail, and…
Here’s an idea for those wanting to get some engagement going within your organisation. Send some emails. Actually, let’s be more specific. Send some really good emails. People are inundated with email at work, and adding to the burden might sound…
Here’s one you can all help me with. When putting together learning materials – particularly aimed at a public sector audience – what’s the best format to use? More specifically – is there any use in using video? Problems with…
As well as being the world’s biggest online retailer, Amazon is also one of the main providers of cloud based computing services. They offer a dizzying array of different services and platforms, enabling anyone with a credit card to get access…
Five for Friday is WorkSmart’s weekly roundup of interesting stuff from the week’s reading. On a quest for the future of enterprise collaboration The best training ever The Right Mix – review of task management apps Socialogy Interview: Anne Marie…
I’ve just come across this post from Owen Barder, from back in 2012, providing his tips on managing email a bit more effectively. Owen has a triage system for email which is based on four D’s: Deal with it –…
Am currently reading, and very much enjoying Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston of Y Combinator. It’s basically lots of interviews with founders of companies that were once startups about what life was like in the early days. The book’s blurb sells it…