Wees and poos and spits and spews,
Drool and snot and mucus too.
Slobber, scabs and wax from ears,
Gluey eyes with weepy tears.
How can a child you love so dear,
Be covered in such sticky smears?
— AL, June 2017
Article: The Gamification Revelation
Why are you sitting there working when you should be playing games?
Another article of mine from 2014 that enjoyed some coverage and feedback. Gamification has eased off on the hype curve however the concepts of gaming and the interplay with ‘real world’ activities and problem solving continues.
Link to the original article on CIO of the Future, and a PDF copy is also attached.
Article: Strategic planning in government
Another article from the vaults – this one commission by McArthur Executive Search, who sought my insights on strategic planning in government for their regularly trade magazine “McArthur Executive Focus”.
“Strategy implementation is a whole-of-council challenge. Keep it simple, give it attention and celebrate each step that you and your team take in making it real. The results will be both the achievement of your goals, and the improved engagement and capability of your organisation to think, plan and deliver strategically.”
Article: Design anthropology and the IT Leader
Another article in the series I wrote for CIO of the Future a few years back. This article enjoyed wide interest as it tapped into a thread that continues today – what is the role of creativity in enterprise systems design, and what is our role, as leaders, to engender and support this?
Link: Design Anthropology and the IT Leader
or click at THIS LINK for a PDF copy.
Article: Creative, Intelligent, Funny, Passionate – Could This Be Your IT Team?
This article is one of a number I wrote and had published through Ross Dawson’s site “CIO of the Future“.
Link here: Creative, Intelligent, Funny, Passionate – Could This Be Your IT Team?
or click at THIS LINK for a PDF copy.