My Life, My Data
If we think of the current era as a “digital revolution”……and I do….then one of the consequences is a period of uncertainty and instability. Witness the significant backlash…
What’s On Your Innovation Bookshelf? Getting Started On Your Corporate Innovation Journey
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working with a corporate innovation team to help breath life into some really interesting internal project ideas. Lots of interesting challenges…
The Digital Revolution is Powered By Software – For Good and Bad
I don’t really hold with conspiracy theories. Much more often than not you’ll find that underneath the surface is a large slice of misinformation, serendipity, and incompetence. So…
Getting it right this time: Why the strategy is not about delivery for NHSX
Mark Thompson’s blog for ComputerWeekly.com: The Government needs to move on from the mantras and beliefs that exist around digital and technology – the new NHSX organisation could…
AI and the Shifting Boundaries between Computing and the Humanities
Some time ago I reported on a new $1B investment at MIT to create the new Schwartzman Centre for Computing using a gift of $350M from Blackstone founder…
How to set up and run your own digital company for less than £50 a year!
I was chatting in the local pub with some friends the other night, and the conversation turned to the question of why we now have so many energetic…
Digital Transformation and the Digital Generation
As the parent of teenage boys, I am acutely aware that the millennial generation are growing up very differently to previous generations. Digital technology is not simply another…
This is Not Me….and I Didn’t Say That!
These days I frequently think about the old adage that “life is a journey from certainty to doubt”. It has hit me particularly hard with a combination of…
The Topol Report: An Essential View into the Human Side of Digital Transformation
Ask any organization about the most important asset for their business success, and the most popular answer by a long way will be “our people”. While so many…
Personal Data: The end of the beginning
I am coming to this story rather late (almost 7 years late, to be precise). But it is fascinating to read Stephen Wolfram’s blog post on “The Personal…