So I was in London at the ORC International Engagement conference the other day and something odd happened. I enjoyed myself. It was a great day. It was… (and I can hear eyes rolling) really engaging. There were some great speakers and really good panellists and, despite all natural inclinations to the opposite, I learned […]
Online privacy has been a growing issue over the last few years, but a new practice of employers requesting access to potential and even current employees’ social media accounts (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) has brought it to the forefront. It has become such a hot topic that Maryland is on the cusp of becoming the first […]
Perusing the work foundation’s Big Innovation Centre website has got me thinking about something a little odd and unexpected. Failure. Failure is a scary word There is no way around it. It’s all very well to talk about it as a necessary part of that Holy Grail – innovation – but really, who wants to be […]
Oh I am sad… Ray Bradbury has passed away and I remember reading Fahrenheit 451 when I was a tweeny and being incredibly moved. And it made me think about a quote I always loved from that book which still resonates: “Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs […]
