READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION How we measure work – the time it takes to do something – has been the subject of debate since FW Taylor’s famous writing on the ‘science’ of management. Today, the idea of ‘work sizing’ – estimating an amount of work – is coming into its own as a way … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION “The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry,” as 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote. The perils of a VUCA world, it’s safe to say, were not on Burns’ mind: but if that truth could be observed in 1785, what are the perils of planning in our … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Perry Timms uncovers the Schneider Culture Model Time to reboot this column: from smartphone apps, to organizational ‘apps’ – the big ideas that help make sense of how we interoperate with each other and with systems of work. My first pick flows, inevitably, from thinking about the pandemic’s impact on … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Miro facilitates virtual collaboration, writes Perry Timms With virtual, remote or home-based working suddenly the norm in 2020’s pandemic-affected world, what tools could help recreate some of the in-person moments we’re missing? Miro is one candidate. It replicates the use of sticky notes on a whiteboard for creative thinking and … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Yuval Noah Harari’s latest tome is a masterly exploration of the modern condition, writes Perry Timms Eulogized by President Obama and Bill Gates, Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens (2011) was a powerful reminder of our humanity, while also being a book about technology – or, technologies. It wasn’t just about today’s … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Perry Timms’ favourite new app handicaps your phone – and frees your mind Are you a smartphone addict? The average user checks their phone 63 times a day; 86% of us will check a phone whilst with family and friends. Only 30% of us claim to have successfully made changes … Read more
READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION Facing a complicated travel itinerary? Perry Timms has a solution We live in a world of video calls and virtual work – yet if you’re one of the many people who still find themselves travelling for work an awful lot, you’ll appreciate a well-organized itinerary. Welcome, then, to the app … Read more
How many meetings and innovation sessions have you sat in where the only certainty is the use of the flipchart, sticky notes or whiteboard? We bring people to a place; the discussion and energy is good and the outputs often inspirational and practical. What if you could replicate that in real time but using your … Read more