Blue Ocean Strategy includes a concept of an ERRC diagram to cover the following strategic decisions: Eliminate Reduce Raise Create Graph? It’s usually depicted as a linear graph where the authors of each ERRC decide which of the features of their product (or indeed which products) should fall into which section of the graph. The…
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The idea for Goal Wrangler has been gestating for a while. It’s formed from our observations with a number of large national organisations. All of which experienced the same problems and all of which were able to work more effectively once we’d facilitated an improved focus. We’re new, we’re still defining our values (and we’re…
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Think of a funk song. Think 1970s, possibly even early 80s, most likely from the US. There is a pattern to the tunes that wedges the music in your mind whether you like the genre or not. It gets the beat and the message across. So what can we learn from funk to improve our…
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We’re at that time of year where the gyms are full of resolutioneers. I have no problem with that. It’s well-known that the influx is short-lived. But it’s a messy business model and I’ve written before about possible changes to the business models of gyms based on features and quality. There are a few reasons for…
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A couple of years ago, I was watching a TV series and towards the end of the 1st season, I thought that I recognised the plot, thinking they’d been lazy and borrowed some ideas. I’d been watching the Expanse, then on Netflix in the UK, but today sees the release of the 4th Season on…
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Following on from the post Splitting In Two, I’ve created a fresh, new website for my photography. You can now find me at SilkHatStudio.com. You can also find me on Instagram: @silkhatstudio Facebook: @silkhatstudiophotography Twitter: @silkhatstudio
I’m been bouncing an idea around in my head for a month or so, now I’m going to make it real. You can read more about the Artisans of Great Britain concept in the embedded slideshare presentation: Artisans of Great Britain from Alan Ward
I’m going to start splitting this site into two 1. Strategic/Enterprise Architecture consultancy That’s been my career across a number of clients and industry sectors, including writing one book and several others in formation. 2. Photography I’m investing more of my time and effort in photography, fitting sessions around consultancy clients. You can see my…
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During the last few weeks of writing my last book, I realised that a related message to a different audience would be better delivered by video. So I started writing a training video. Then I stopped. I’d thought more about what I wanted to complete, who the customers would be and focussed on that. The…
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I’ve discussed Dunning Kruger syndrome a number of times, loving the phrase “Peak of Mount Stupid” which we’ve all been on at some point. Flow A few months ago, I was introduced to Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, described succinctly by Chris Bailey. Borrowing Chris’ interpretation of a core chart from the book, we can see…
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