In the Ebola crisis, the only piece of data required was the temperature of the person. We need less data than we collect, so why are we collecting more?
Data Clarity
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Driven by Fear and Fraud
Collecting data comes with a cost for the agency collecting it and the person from whom it is collected. Does the data have a purpose beyond fear and fraud?
Responsible Data & Induction hobs
How oven and hob literate are you? Funny question isn't it? Perhaps the AirBnb host should have asked us. It was a beautiful cozy little 'tiny house' with everything we needed. It was made from straw bales with high eco credentials that we wanted to see, so were...
The 3P2C Courageous Change Process
It happens almost daily. Someone comes with an idea, often a new piece of technology (a shiny toy), which they believe will change everything for the better and so want to implement it immediately. Change is rarely easy and quick, usually it is long, slow process so...
Getting the balance right
My kids recently were given a “Diggers Stencil Book’ containing pages of different types of diggers and dumper trucks - bulldozers, backhoe loaders, site dumpers, mini excavators, road headers, long wall shearers, and so on. They love it. Each page has a stencil...
Everyday Signals
22K? Go through, turn right. I find my seat, take out a few things from my backpack and begin my ritual of settling into another flight. It's an overnight flight so the blanket is made accessible, the earphones in, and this time an eye mask is put on. I'm testing out...
Ethics, Money and Power
It's no contest really, ethics always loses. At least in the short term; sometimes it makes a triumphant return in the long term but that is never certain. The fear of the potential loss of income will often result in us making a choice that doesn't fit with our...
Identity Numbers
How many people visited my site? How many facebook friends do I have?How many followers do I have?How many customers do I have? How many people am I influencing?Is anyone reading my blog?If you can't 'gram it, it didn't happen We are obsessed with numbers. We equate...
Conversation Starters
'Tis the season of lots of food, presents, seeing people we don't often see and awkward conversations. What if, instead of taking offence that people didn't ask us questions or engage in conversation with us, what if we took the initiative to ask questions of others,...