Chronologically

1. Unstuck with story glue

   This week I volunteered to give an update at Waitrose Online’s Design Deli, our weekly sharing of work in progress. Instead of a chain of ‘and then’ I decided to dig out my notes from Ben Sauer’s Practical Strategic Storytelling workshop and add some story glue for a more compelling story. If you’re looking to raise your storytelling game or your team’s, I highly recommend getting in touch with Ben! https://bensauer.net/workshop/

2. Colin Cornaby’s makes a strong argument for appeasing the microwave overlords.

3. Barry Lyndon

   Looking forward to seeing Kubrick’s epic Barry Lyndon on the big screen.

4. A facinating introduction to the creator of the Memex and how it relates to our relationship with knowledge, technology and specifically using AI.

5. Bored of it

   MY GOD MAKE IT STOP! Paul perfectly expresses the increasing frustration caused by the monotonous creep of AI gobshite.

6. Happy World Emoji Day

   Happy World Emoji Day… oh wait because the date on the calendar emoji is 17th July… HA! 😀🌍📆

7. I deleted my Facebook account

   I finally reached a milestone of Big Tech Exorcism™ today. Reading about Fuckerberg’s gigawatt effort to accelerate climate collapse gave me the final shove to delete my Facebook account. This house is clean!

   

8. I really enjoyed reading Eric’s musings on the topic of quality.

9. The Ballad of Wallis Island

   🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍀 Five bags of popcorn and a four leaf clover to remind ourselves to make the most of what we have when we’re lucky enough to have it.

10. Jason Mesut on Shaping Design, Giving Back, and Being an Ex-DJ

    In this very first episode of the UX Fika podcast, I sit down with the brilliant Jason Mesut – a creative coach, a strategic consultant, a community connector, and a shaper of designers.