A curious week. Short weeknotes as had too much else to do. Some things I’ve been doing and thinking about this week. The future This week saw quite a few conversations about what’s coming up. Some from a work/project perspective and some from people’s individual perspectives. What are the aims, the options…

A productive and reassuring week of moving forward. Mostly. Some things I’ve been doing and thinking about this week. Shared understanding of terminology and ownership. Last week I mentioned that departmentally we are moving towards a distributed data architecture. This necessitates some change in ways of working and ownership. Distributed data leadership, product and pipeline management…

This week ended well. Some crappy isolated things happened. I feel far more in control than I have done recently. The week is brought to you by the words bridge and mesh. Some things I’ve been doing and thinking about this week. Data Platforms, Standards and Communities I typically read quite a bit of short-form…

5 ways to invigorate your work and life inspired by the musical masterpiece — The hit Broadway musical Hamilton tells the remarkable life story of the polymath, founding father, Alexander Hamilton. The story covers the dramatic highs and lows of a soldier, statesman and scholar. Taking in revolution, backroom deals, scandal, blackmail and death in a duel. Some argue that historically it’s a stretch…

This week ended better than it started. The work is on course but the journey could be smoother. I'm off next week. Can’t wait. Things I’ve been doing and thinking about this week. Spin fewer plates, get more clarity Towards the end of the week I stepped back from the service design and strategy team. It…

A week of contemplation and restraint. A crappy week healthwise. I’ve felt terrible for most of it, headaches, no energy. A crappy week mental healthwise too as it’s been a personally unsettling week. Some things I’ve been doing and thinking about this week. Knowing where you stand This set of weeknotes has included a…

This week saw quite a few things become clearer in my mind. I’m getting closer to explaining data in the context of digital product development. In doing so, I’m closer to understanding why the delivery triangle model needs to be iterated. Exciting and perhaps controversial. Things I’ve been doing and…

This week I’ve focused more of my time on my data team and strategy role. Rather than with the service design and strategy team. I ended the week feeling quite optimistic. Things I’ve been doing and thinking about this week. Reminding myself to focus on the long game and strategy I mentioned in S03E01 that our data team exists to…

A reflective week with some understated highlights and some pragmatism. Some things I’ve been doing and thinking about this week. What is a delivery triangle and where does data fit in? I’ve heard the phrase “Delivery Triangle” used a lot recently so have been trying to find out more. Aaron explained that core of the idea comes from how to represent…