A well designed paper bag from Waitrose
Here’s a lesson in UX (User Experience) design from Waitrose, the UK supermarket chain. Waitrose: Here’s a nice little window so you can see the… Read More »A well designed paper bag from Waitrose
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On pushing through ambiguity
Ambiguity makes simple tasks hard. It often occurs when: You don’t know what’s required (at all), and don’t know how to find out You know… Read More »On pushing through ambiguity
Delegation (2): the hardest part
Delegating well (speccing the task, sharing your overall intent, context and resources) is a vital skill. But the hardest most elusive, and most important part*… Read More »Delegation (2): the hardest part
Delegation template
A draft template of things to include when delegating something: The job in a sentence: (So that the delegatee immediately knows what’s going on) When… Read More »Delegation template
Strategy (4): Strategy is a practice
This is the fourth post in a series – start here. Definition of Strategy (as a skill or activity): Strategy is the dynamic process practice… Read More »Strategy (4): Strategy is a practice
Strategy (3): Strategy is about the big picture (relatively)
This is the third post in a series – start here. Definition of Strategy (as a skill or activity): Strategy is the dynamic process of… Read More »Strategy (3): Strategy is about the big picture (relatively)
Strategy (2): Strategy is dynamic
This is the second post in a series – start here. Definition of Strategy (as a skill or activity): Strategy is the dynamic process of… Read More »Strategy (2): Strategy is dynamic
Strategy (1): What is Strategy?
I thought it would be helpful to start a series on strategy with a working definition of strategy, but found it rather tricky to define… Read More »Strategy (1): What is Strategy?
It could have been better (1)
It always could be.
Time and money
I’ve been spending quite a few of my mornings running through the centre of Cambridge. A lot of it is beautiful – especially the colleges.… Read More »Time and money