Bryan Mathers

Persona Spectrum

Over the last few years, I've done a lot of visual work with project teams helping to define personas. We…

4 years ago

An Architecture of Participation

How will someone know how to get involved with your project if you don't put out some signposts? Doing anything…

4 years ago

A tech project is like…

Trying to build technology to solve a problem is always a rollercoaster ride. You can't see the twists and turns…

4 years ago

What grows in your Zombie Garden?

You know those ideas that don't quite make the grade but you need to put them somewhere? Put them in…

4 years ago

Mapping your stakeholders

Who has the right to have an opinion on your project? Whose opinion is worth listening to? Constructing a stakeholder…

4 years ago

Small changes make a big difference…

In my experience, opportunity for innovation is hidden in the grubby detail. It's not obvious at the time but with…

4 years ago

Make it Digital

"Let's make it digital! It would be so much more efficient." Before doing that, let's think about who we are…

4 years ago

We don’t know what we don’t know

When we think about how to solve a problem we can only really use what we've come across before. We…

4 years ago

What can you make from a box of wheat pops?

What can't you make from a box of wheat pops? When you're trying to solve the problem with technology there's…

4 years ago

Be more Bob…

It's only in my later years that I've gone deep with Bob Dylan - in particular the early stuff, Blood…

4 years ago

The Unsharpener

I asked my son to draw me what he wanted for Christmas. Here are the suggestions I got back.

5 years ago

Achilles Heel to Superpower

The thing I considered my achilles heel growing up, the enemy that was always in view, I now realise as…

5 years ago

Digital Transformation

For the last few months, our co-operative We Are Open has been helping a number of organisations with digital transformation…

5 years ago

Skills for the New Normal

I know, I know - a million Zoom meetings draining the marrow out of life, right? Anyway, here's a free…

5 years ago

Marmalabels

My eldest son is at it again. This time it's funky labels for his mother's freshly made Orange Marmalade. We…

5 years ago

Pax Calendar

"Suddenly liberated by this new knowledge of old patterns, an unmissable opportunity presented itself to change the world forever. For…

5 years ago

Rabbit Hole Learning

"As it turns out, the answer is not that simple. You see, Sir Professor Isaac of Newton was so clever,…

5 years ago

A Fool Moon Photo

Like a fool, I was up late the other night taking a photo of the moon with an old DSLR…

5 years ago

Is it too early?

Is it too early to complain, about the recent lack of rain? My spuds need liquid love.

6 years ago

Bob…

It is quite possible that the next ten illustrations posted on this visual blog could hold the title the new…

6 years ago

Open Source Motivations

Have you ever contributed to an open source project? If so, what was your motivation? My Co-op is working with…

6 years ago

The Grieving process

I've had a few low-energy days over the last few weeks, that's for sure. It feels like I'm making progress…

6 years ago

The new normal

Nothing has changed, yet everything has changed. Work is quiet. I'm spending time with my family. We had a BBQ…

6 years ago

When * hits the fan

( * ) Coronavirus that is... I don't know about you, but I'm in the middle of my most productive…

6 years ago