Last week Martha Lane-Fox gave the Dimbleby Lecture, and proposed DOT EVERYONE, “a new national institution to lead an ambitious charge – to make us the most digital nation on … Continue reading A few thoughts on DOT EVERYONE

Last week Martha Lane-Fox gave the Dimbleby Lecture, and proposed DOT EVERYONE, “a new national institution to lead an ambitious charge – to make us the most digital nation on … Continue reading A few thoughts on DOT EVERYONE
I caught up with the insightful Iain McKenna the other day and he was talking, among other things, about identifying value. Readers of this blog will know this is a … Continue reading Move from sales-driven to value-creating
I work with a lot of organisations that want to “be digital”. But being clear about what that means is a challenge. Coming from an Agile background it’s hard for … Continue reading Three behaviours of a digital organisation
When established companies see digital competitors as a threat, or just see that their future must be a digital one, buying a startup is often floated as a promising strategic … Continue reading Bringing startups into the corporation
Depending who you read, there are some fairly questionable claims made at a recent EMC/Policy Exchange round table. Mark Thompson, former advisor to George Osborne, is variously quoted as saying … Continue reading Agile and digital strategy in government
The Year of Code is good, but digital literacy is more fundamental, more valuable, and more embracing. Once upon a time our schools in the UK taught our children how … Continue reading From Year of Code to digital literacy
Last week saw the fourth UK Agile Awards. Once again it was a wonderful night, and great to see such worthy winners. The night’s compere was Sally Phillips. She had … Continue reading Notes on the Agile Awards 2013
It used to be difficult to find a good name for your startup, then people realised they could simply remove a vowel or three from a proper word. (Flickr, Tumblr, … Continue reading Less is more: 5 free startup ideas
It disappoints me when I hear people talk about their internal tech department as a “service operation”. It disappoints me even more when I hear that from the people in … Continue reading From service mindset to partner
What might a software development code of ethics look like? This was one of many, many questions that came out of John Nolan‘s excellent session at SPA 2013, asking us … Continue reading A software development code of ethics