Toilets, marketing and the enforced humility of writing down your plan

Well, do you?

Inspired by this excellent post from Tom Stafford.

"Just imagining that you might be wrong is enough to create demonstrable benefits to problem solving and estimation, which has been variously called “the wisdom of crowds on single player mode” and “dialectical bootstrapping”. I like to think that the imaginary crowd has a similar salutary effect on more complex thoughts. The audience does more than just make me imagine I might be wrong. It invites me to consider, from the diverse perspective of the audience members, the multiple dimensions along which I might be wrong."

Start with a greeting, and end with love

Giles and I were swapping postcards a while ago. Middle-aged affectation but fun. And it struck me that a Haudoo on 'how to write a letter' would be a good idea. I suggested that to Giles and, because he's a genius, he wrote a letter

Interesting etc

At the last Interesting I threatened to come up with a plan to do 'other things'. I love the feeling at Interesting and it'd be nice to have it happen at other times and places, I've never quite worked out how to do this

Our first theatrical production

Arthur's written a play. And it's being performed. And it's quite short. You should come!

Tom Whitwell, in a blue shirt and glasses in a screen grab from a video

Musicking, Cavaliers and rooms full of teeth

The always stimulating Tom Whitwell was kind enough to put up with me asking him for some recommendations...

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Start with a greeting, and end with love

Interesting etc

Our first theatrical production

Musicking, Cavaliers and rooms full of teeth