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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 the zombie garden. Recognise their malformed existence. Because chances are, they will raise their heads once more – hopefully in a way that brings life your project… This Thinkery was captured live during a series…
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Mapping your stakeholders
Who has the right to have an opinion on your project? Whose opinion is worth listening to? Constructing a stakeholder map can help by plotting stakeholders interest against involvement in the project. You can get a better idea by watching this video by Laura Hilliger This Thinkery was captured live during a series of workshops…
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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 a little digging it becomes apparent. Small changes can always make a big difference. This Thinkery was captured live during a series of workshops by We Are Open, for Catalyst.
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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 excluding by making it digital – and how. In my experience digital services are usually skewed towards the needs of the provider, rather than those who depend on the service. This Thinkery was captured live…
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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 don’t know what we don’t know. That’s why it’s useful to be exposed to all sorts of different potential solutions and to ask yourself what can I use that for? This Thinkery was captured live…
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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 always a big temptation to start from scratch and build something completely bespoke, but it’s almost always the wrong approach. Better off thinking about what already exists and how it can be reused… This Thinkery…
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Be more Bob…
It’s only in my later years that I’ve gone deep with Bob Dylan – in particular the early stuff, Blood on the Tracks, Desire, The Times They are A-Changin’… It seems to me that the stuff Dylan was calling out then is still so relevant now. I recently tripped over this interview that he gave…
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The Unsharpener
I asked my son to draw me what he wanted for Christmas. Here are the suggestions I got back.
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Achilles Heel to Superpower
The thing I considered my achilles heel growing up, the enemy that was always in view, I now realise as having given me my superpower. I’m even grateful for it.
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Digital Transformation
For the last few months, our co-operative We Are Open has been helping a number of organisations with digital transformation in a time of crisis. You can read more about the work we’ve done with Action West London as they respond to their charity’s new circumstances.
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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 & open email course crafted by the We Are Open Co-op to teach you things you already know (or do you?) about successful online video meetings: 7 Habits of Highly Successful Virtual Meetings
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Marmalabels
My eldest son is at it again. This time it’s funky labels for his mother’s freshly made Orange Marmalade. We keep this stuff in our cellar, so when we send one of the minions down for another jar (height restrictions mean it’s a yogic experience for the taller man…) there’s a collective marvelling at the…
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This is a blog of openly licensed thinkery. They are doodles, thoughts and ideas of Bryan Mathers – little curious tidbits which have emerged from juicy conversations. Also, this is a dumping ground for abandoned artwork. But one man’s dump is another’s treasure trove – amirite?
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