The Obvious?

Growing up

I find it increasingly paradoxical that the "grown up" world of suits and offices and job titles is the one that encourages you to remain childish. You are not really encouraged to say what you think, you pass responsibility up to the grown ups above you and you are rarely able to be held accountable for your decisions.

On the other hand in the supposedly childish online world of forums, blogs and wikis you have to be prepared to say what you think, be prepared to stand by it and jusfity it in a debate and if you have fucked up your written thinking is there for all to see forever.

I wonder when the grown ups will get this?

Technorati Tags: organizations, work, management, blogs, socialcomputing

Growing up

I find it increasingly paradoxical that the "grown up" world of suits and offices and job titles is the one that encourages you to remain childish. You are not really encouraged to say what you think, you pass responsibility up to the grown ups above you and you are rarely able to be held accountable for your decisions.

On the other hand in the supposedly childish online world of forums, blogs and wikis you have to be prepared to say what you think, be prepared to stand by it and jusfity it in a debate and if you have fucked up your written thinking is there for all to see forever.

I wonder when the grown ups will get this?

Technorati Tags: organizations, work, management, blogs, socialcomputing

Growing up

I find it increasingly paradoxical that the "grown up" world of suits and offices and job titles is the one that encourages you to remain childish. You are not really encouraged to say what you think, you pass responsibility up to the grown ups above you and you are rarely able to be held accountable for your decisions.

On the other hand in the supposedly childish online world of forums, blogs and wikis you have to be prepared to say what you think, be prepared to stand by it and jusfity it in a debate and if you have fucked up your written thinking is there for all to see forever.

I wonder when the grown ups will get this?

Technorati Tags: organizations, work, management, blogs, socialcomputing

Four things (for Suw)

Having been taken to task by Suw for not blogging enough about me I feel duty bound to complete the following: Four jobs I've had:

Grounds maintenance labourer
Professional Musician
Multiple jobs at the BBC
Freelance consultant (yep - you heard it here first)

Four movies I can watch over and over:

Apocalypse Now
Peter Pan
Toy Story
Pretty Woman

Four places I've liked

The west coast of Scotland
San Fransisco
Sydney
Vancouver

Four Radio shows I love (I changed this from TV)

Chris Moyles on Radio One
Drive on Radio Five Live
I'm sorry I haven't a clue
The news quiz

Four places I've vacationed:

See four places I have liked

Four of my favorite dishes:

Creme brulee
My home made Vegetarian Fajitas
My home made Indian Dhal
Seafood platter

Four sites I visit daily

BBC News
Gmail
Wikipedia
Flickr

Four places I would rather be right now:

Nowhere. It is my last day here in DigiLab at the BBC and I am savouring every moment

Four bloggers I am tagging:

Jon Husband
Gia
Ross Mayfield
Andy Boyd

Four things (for Suw)

Having been taken to task by Suw for not blogging enough about me I feel duty bound to complete the following: Four jobs I've had:

Grounds maintenance labourer
Professional Musician
Multiple jobs at the BBC
Freelance consultant (yep - you heard it here first)

Four movies I can watch over and over:

Apocalypse Now
Peter Pan
Toy Story
Pretty Woman

Four places I've liked

The west coast of Scotland
San Fransisco
Sydney
Vancouver

Four Radio shows I love (I changed this from TV)

Chris Moyles on Radio One
Drive on Radio Five Live
I'm sorry I haven't a clue
The news quiz

Four places I've vacationed:

See four places I have liked

Four of my favorite dishes:

Creme brulee
My home made Vegetarian Fajitas
My home made Indian Dhal
Seafood platter

Four sites I visit daily

BBC News
Gmail
Wikipedia
Flickr

Four places I would rather be right now:

Nowhere. It is my last day here in DigiLab at the BBC and I am savouring every moment

Four bloggers I am tagging:

Jon Husband
Gia
Ross Mayfield
Andy Boyd

Four things (for Suw)

Having been taken to task by Suw for not blogging enough about me I feel duty bound to complete the following: Four jobs I've had:

Grounds maintenance labourer
Professional Musician
Multiple jobs at the BBC
Freelance consultant (yep - you heard it here first)

Four movies I can watch over and over:

Apocalypse Now
Peter Pan
Toy Story
Pretty Woman

Four places I've liked

The west coast of Scotland
San Fransisco
Sydney
Vancouver

Four Radio shows I love (I changed this from TV)

Chris Moyles on Radio One
Drive on Radio Five Live
I'm sorry I haven't a clue
The news quiz

Four places I've vacationed:

See four places I have liked

Four of my favorite dishes:

Creme brulee
My home made Vegetarian Fajitas
My home made Indian Dhal
Seafood platter

Four sites I visit daily

BBC News
Gmail
Wikipedia
Flickr

Four places I would rather be right now:

Nowhere. It is my last day here in DigiLab at the BBC and I am savouring every moment

Four bloggers I am tagging:

Jon Husband
Gia
Ross Mayfield
Andy Boyd

My boss just called me Grommit

I reckon that is just about right for the ideal boss/worker relationship.

:-)

My boss just called me Grommit

I reckon that is just about right for the ideal boss/worker relationship.

:-)

My boss just called me Grommit

I reckon that is just about right for the ideal boss/worker relationship.

:-)

In the pink

Nice piece in the Financial Times about what I've been up to