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2019 – the year on my ‘I love me’ wall

Now, an ‘I love me’ wall is something Jim Groom introduced me to, ‘basically a space dedicated to all the stuff you’ve done..’. And I’ve come to embrace that concept wholeheartedly in my work space at home. Home working has never looked so stimulating and that’s a major plus on days when the heating is broken, the cat has been sick on the carpet and the doorbell rings with yet another delivery for next door. …

Openness, collaboration, heart: #ETUG conference reflection

Last week I had the pleasure of participating in the ETUG conference in Kamloops, Canada. It was a real privilege for me to be there, to have been invited to contribute a keynote to ETUG’s 25th Anniversary Conference, and also to have the honour of taking part in National Indigenous Peoples Day. I learnt a lot from my time in Kamloops and I want to share a few reflections in this post: The event had strong…

#ETUG Conference keynote, 21 June 2019

This is a written version of my keynote for the ETUG conference in Kamloops, Canada, on the 21st June 2019. Thanks to the conference organisers you can now also watch the video of this talk. You are more than a data point. Weaving a tapestry of hope and humanity. It’s a real privilege for me to be here, to have been invited to contribute to ETUG’s 25th Anniversary Conference, and also to have the honour…

ETUG keynote preview: You are more than a data point.

Next week I’ll be joining ETUG’s 25th anniversary conference, and I am really looking forward to contributing what is promising to be a very special event. The schedule for the conference looks great and there’ll be plenty of opportunities for everyone to engage, including VConnecting and no doubt a lot of tweeting throughout. It’s a privilege for me to be able to travel all the way to Canada (my first trip to that part of…