I listened to a podcast today. In the context of Trump being elected as president, it describes how women aren't included, why women don't show up and why we are surrounded by male-dominated conferences and panels. It articulates why it's vital that we see people who look like us in positions of power. Most importantly, it highlights a reality I unwaveringly believe in - that it is everyone's responsibility to speak out even when it scares us.
Read MoreLast night I tried a new thing. It came from me asking this question:
"How might I meet each of these new people, give them the attention they deserve and stay efficient and focused on my own goals?"
Read MoreI first met Jayne Hilditch on twitter a few years ago through our shared interest in public services. Last year, I was lucky enough to sit on a panel Jayne was chairing and since then I've been hooked on her commitment to making the housing sector better by building things like Housing Camp. I've followed her bold step to transition into a change of lifestyle through the window of social media and I think it's pretty incredible. Here's what she has to say ...
Read MoreI commit to publishing a rundown every week for the next 6 weeks. I will publish it on a Sunday evening and the content will be a rundown of the previous week. This is an experiment. It's a way for me to publicly poke myself to dig a bit deeper. The content will be new things (ideas, people, projects) that I can stand behind.
Read MoreI met Laura Boardman when she volunteered to visualise an #upfront workshop I was running as part of the Service Design Fringe Festival. I appreciated her generosity and loved the visuals she created for us. Laura is at the start of a new journey of building something and she's asking herself important questions. Here's what she's got to say...
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