Will 2025 Be the Year Airline Alliances Finally Deliver a Seamless Travel Experience?
For decades, airline alliances have promised frictionless global travel—extensive route networks, lounge reciprocity, and integrated frequent-flyer benefits. Yet, as any seasoned traveller knows, the reality often falls short. Fragmented airline experiences, inconsistent airport processes, and misaligned tech platforms continue to sabotage the idea of a truly effortless journey. Now, with 2025 on the horizon, alliances […]
Designing with Intention: Reflections from UX Brighton’s AI-Powered Future
UX Brighton’s “UX and AI” conference (1st November 2024), covered a broad spectrum of perspectives on how AI is transforming user experience, design, and human relationships. A few common trends emerged from the discussions, revealing both opportunities and serious challenges AI poses to UX design. https://uxbri.org
Is your Mac performing strange on Mac OS Sequoia 15.0? Here’s a possible solution.
Symptoms Since upgrading to Sequoia, is your mac acting oddly?
Project porfolio: some of the projects I’ve been part of.
I’ve worked on a variety of projects – here’s a selection of some of them.
Whats Skills Do I Need to be a Great Manager?
Imagine two people guiding a group through a dense forest. One is constantly checking the map, ensuring everyone stays on the path, measuring progress, and making sure resources are used efficiently. The other is pointing towards the horizon, motivating the group to keep moving forward by sharing the vision of the destination and encouraging them […]
Leveraging the Gartner Hype Cycle to Navigate Emerging Technologies
In our ever evolving technological landscape, businesses are continually challenged to discern which emerging technologies will deliver genuine value and which are merely transient trends. The Gartner Hype Cycle offers a strategic framework to evaluate these technologies systematically, enabling organisations to make informed decisions about where to focus their attention.
How to harness IoT and Building Management Systems for Environmental Sustainability
The pressing need to address climate change has placed environmental sustainability at the forefront of corporate agendas. Buildings account for approximately 40% of global energy consumption and 33% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA, 2020). As urbanisation accelerates, these figures are poised to rise unless decisive action is taken. Integrating […]
What sustainability frameworks and technologies should you consider when building new properties?
As global concerns about climate change and environmental degradation intensify, the construction and real estate industries face mounting pressure to adopt sustainable practices. Building new properties is no longer just about architectural brilliance or prime locations; it’s about integrating sustainability at every stage of development. This shift is not only environmentally imperative but also economically […]
Tips and advice for managing product and technology teams
With over 20 years of experience of working with teams, I’ve experienced a fair range of successes and failures when it comes to managing teams. Effective team management is critical for business success, whether you’re leading a startup, scaling an organisation, or navigating corporate environments. Here, I share insights that help you tackle the unique […]
How to get more done with time boxing.
In a world full of distractions, competing priorities, and endless to-do lists, managing workloads efficiently can be a constant challenge. One of the most effective ways to regain control of your time and increase productivity is through a method called time boxing. By setting aside fixed periods to focus on specific tasks, time boxing helps […]
Guidance for Strategic Problem Solving
In strategic consulting, success is often defined by a consultant’s ability to analyse complex problems, synthesise large amounts of information, and communicate actionable insights effectively. While technical and analytical skills are crucial, some key consulting skills are foundational for creating meaningful impact: the Pyramid Principle, Persuasion, MECE (Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive) framework, and several other […]
Are Investors Prepared to Invest to Make a Business More Sustainable?
As the global push for sustainability intensifies, businesses are increasingly under pressure to align their operations with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. The idea of planet before profit is becoming more than just a corporate slogan—it is evolving into a guiding principle for how companies must operate in a rapidly changing world. Investors, too, […]