Bryan Mathers

Blowing up the SATS

Revolution doesn’t happen until the middle-classes are revolting on Minecraft… This thinkery was conceived of and constructed by my 11yo…

9 years ago

Cool beans

Cool beans! Sunny Lee said it - so I had to draw it...  

10 years ago

The wall

The wall is high, but it's constructed by our own selves. To be good at anything requires practice. We all…

10 years ago

That creative commons feeling…

People sharing insights from their sweet-spots of expertise wrapped in Creative Commons licensing shared socially — surely that would be beneficial for…

10 years ago

Adopt Technology in Education?

Is it really a choice? I don't think so. How you adopt technology in education? Well, that's quite another thing...

10 years ago

TIDE at 50

A beach is a place of wonder - I'm never happier than when on a beach. An endless supply of…

10 years ago

Remix

We are nodes on a network. We're influenced by others. We, in turn, can influence others. Our creations contain flavours…

10 years ago

Participatory Culture

I zoomed in to Catherine Cronin's talk on "If open is the answer, what is the question?" at the recent…

10 years ago

Kids don’t need SATs

Have you ever heard anyone say "I'm no good at maths" ? Do you ever stop to wonder where they…

10 years ago

Work culture

A business starts with a culture of one. Every person that joins adds to that culture. Their values, their humour, their…

10 years ago

Notice and wonder

Wondering, always wondering. The more I wonder, the more I notice. The more I notice, the more I wonder…

10 years ago

An umbrella of experiments

A friend challenged me this week on where my newsletter was going. Admittedly, I have no idea. It was meant…

10 years ago

Conversational Thinkery

One of the areas I really enjoy is what I call Conversational Thinkery. Listening to a podcast, or being part…

10 years ago

Mr Unlucky

I absolutely love this. The handy work of my 11-year-old...

10 years ago

Avocado

Ask your eyes to notice. What's the light doing? Why is it doing that? Highlights, lowlights, shadow. Sometimes a drawing…

10 years ago

Thinking fast and slow

OK me, lets sort this stuff into two piles. Blink - first, Smile - first, Scratch head - first, Think…

10 years ago

The Big Arrow

This cloud is going to lift in 5 minutes. I said it so often it became my punchline. A dad…

10 years ago

Transparent and Open

I've been thinking about Cooperative business models recently, thanks to Doug Belshaw and John Bevan. Engaging with different ideas means…

10 years ago

Glasgow

I used to live in Glasgow, Scotland - and it remains my favourite city. A warmth and humour despite (or…

10 years ago

Credentials big and small…

Every time I find myself on a beach, I'll be looking for a pebble that catches my eye. I'll pick…

10 years ago

Flares*

It was Irish farmer practicality meets home improvement engineering. My gran grew the flowers. My mum dried them. And I,…

10 years ago

The Pi-clopedia

I don't know about you but I've been tinkering in my man-shed. Curiosity-driven, soldering iron out, YouTube at the ready.…

10 years ago

Open Badges (P.S. there’s data inside…)

Open Badges seem so simple, don't they? But wait - don't make assumptions - ask questions! They've got stuff inside.…

10 years ago

A subjunctive mood…

Primary schools in the UK have gone grammar mad. Essentially, although a kid may be dynamite in other areas, they…

10 years ago