Canvas Collection III – A list of visual templates
This is the start of the third instalment of visual canvases. Since I finished off the last post, I have had several requests to share more. You [...]
Design with Intent resource set
As part of my BSc Design & Innovation I am always on the look out for really interesting resources on design. This week I came across THIS [...]
Design quotient – U101
I saw today THIS article and it very much connects into my first month on U101, focused on design thinking. In the course we have been studying [...]
Redefining the future of work – Web cutting
Jack Martin Leith shared THIS interesting research report from Deloitte on how work is redefining itself for the future. "Redefine work: The untapped opportunity for expanding value" [...]
Thinking about design – U101
This is a sketchnote made whilst reading through the content from U101 on "What is design". Some points were known to me, due to my work in [...]
What is design – sketchnote
This is a quick sketchnote from my readings from U101 on what is design. Which come from Week 4 of the course. The following is the [...]
SL100 by WOL 2
THANKS FOR VISITING - Previous 10 days and the start of the reflective process can be found HERE. Day 11 - What will you be known for?Today [...]
Design feedback – critiques
As U101 is focused on design thinking and creating designs is part and parcel of that, one of the first content pieces is around providing design feedback [...]
Corporate happiness book
The husband of a good friend and excellent coach, has recently launched his book on creating corporate happiness. I know Rüdiger has put a lot of hours [...]
U101 Getting closer
Whilst the course has not started it is certainly getting closer. A couple of things have happened this week. We have been given our tutor details. [...]
U101 – Welcome pack arrived
Whilst the course has not formally started yet, the Welcome Pack turned up today. Below is an image of it compared to ALL of the courses my [...]
Q61 – My journey
At the end of the first week of October, I embark on studying a BSc in Design and Innovation with the Open University (OU). The OU code [...]
Canvas Collection II – A list of visual templates
This is the continuation of the initial Canvas Collection Post, which can he found HERE. If you are after 101 or later, please head HERE. PLEASE NOTE: I [...]
Innovation playbook
A quick sharing here of an interesting resource from Nesta, an innovation foundation based in the UK. THIS .pdf visual playbook is aimed at innovation practitioners who want to [...]
Collaboration tools
A while back Filip Kiš asked, asked for some feedback on a facilitation / collaboration tools book he was putting together. Several people have chipped chipped in [...]
Canvas collection I – A list of visual templates
I have been using in my coaching, facilitation and training work,the very well known Business Model Canvas from the best selling book Business Model Generation, pretty much since [...]
Show and Tell – Sketchnote
Just a quick sketchnote on Dan Roam's book "Show and Tell":
Innovation in my context – Activity 6 H817
This blog pieces is part of my ongoing course on H817 at the Open University: Activity 6 asks us to consider innovation in our context. My chosen context is [...]
Compendium software – Act5 Part 2 H817
These are my thoughts and notes around Compendium software in its relation to being innovative. To quote the Compendium Institute (2016): "Compendium is a software tool providing [...]
Making habits, breaking habits – book summary-dead
These are my raw notes that I took as I was reading "Making Habits, breaking habits" by Jeremy Dean who is the creator of the excellent PsyBlog. [...]