Returning to iOS development I’m announcing my return to Swift iOS development and now offer consultancy on projects. I’ve been working in innovation, but I wanted to return to iOS development and will be publishing some new apps over the next few months.
How to use the 5Ws framework Sometimes when we get a new design brief from a client, it can be difficult to know where to start. I sometimes use the 5Ws framework, which stands for Sometimes I will start with 5 boxes, each with their respective title and fill each box with post-it notes. The starting frame is the design brief, […]
Why I think this fight sequence is the best 1 on 1 fight in Fist of Legend Fist of Legend (1994) remakes Bruce Lee’s Fist of Fury (1972) and sequences from this movie inspired other movies. For example, the early fight sequence in the dojo inspired The Matrix’s training sequence between Neo and Morpheus. I don’t intend this article to be a review of Fist of Legend (1994), but I do wish […]
Transforming decision-making in the water industry through games. Gamification isn’t just play—it’s a creative, fun tool to tackle challenges, drive innovation, and reframes how to consider strategy in the water sector. I like playing strategy games. In June 2024 I wrote on LinkedIn about how I attended the Northumbrian Water Innovation Festival and participated in a gamification activity around the water industry and […]
Review: Armour of God (1986) I think I must have been in my early teens when I first saw Jackie Chan’s Armour of God (1986). I vividly remember picking it up from the video store with my father. This was at a time when we used to go to the video store every week to rent out another martial arts […]
Police Story Double Bill Review Christmas 1991. That was the first time I saw Jackie Chan’s Police Story (1985). It was part of a Channel 4 season of asian action cinema movies. It wowed me back then, and seemed to be head and heels over every other “kung fu” action movie that was around that time and spawned a personal […]
5 ways to frame the problem What problem are we solving? In business, there’s no shortage of customer needs, customer problems to tackle. Startups may have it easier, they focus on a single problem; whereas bigger organisations may have a multitude of problems they could choose from. Picking the right one can be difficult; but can bring focus about what your […]
What makes an original idea? And does it matter? I recently got asked “what is the most original idea you’ve got?” I found it quite hard to answer. Looking back, I wish I asked “can you please define original ideas”; or “what are the metrics we are looking at?” I didn’t. I wish I did though. Here is why I think it’s really hard […]
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My time as Innovation Coach Last week marked the last day of my time as innovation coach for the University of Sunderland. Working with the Entrepreneurial Development Team, my role was to help create co-curricular and extra curricular projects for students to help inspire and encourage students to consider entrepreneurship and starting their own business as part of their career […]
