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Three habits of customer-centric organisations
Do you know what really matters to your customers or clients? It sounds like a stupid question, right?
January 8, 2020
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Exhibition review
Visualising space probes 30 years on
When I went to see the Science Museum’s excellent Cosmonauts exhibition this week I expected to find objects
October 7, 2015
technology
“OK glass”: Google Glass is, well, OK…
Thanks to my techno-geek friend Keith Mansfield, I had the opportunity to try out Google Glass at Google’s
June 30, 2014
Book review
How many women scientists can you name?
For me, the answer is surprisingly few, a fact that makes A Passion for Science: Stories of Discovery
January 4, 2014
Design
Who wouldn’t want to build a life-size origami elephant?
It’s not really a surprise that I have a bit of a penchant for elephants. After all, I
December 12, 2013
Book review
Keeping up to speed with social media – reviewing Jon Reed’s new edition
I can’t quite believe that three years have passed since I blogged a review of my former colleague
October 28, 2013
My first ‘author’ experience – in the hands of students
As an experienced publisher and writer, it goes without saying that I’ve worked on many, MANY books, in
June 7, 2013
What can publishers learn from the success of Angry Birds?
Four years ago Finnish mobile games developer Rovio was at rock bottom. Long development times and high overheads
December 8, 2012
An ethical decision-making framework
Issues related to ethics and morals are never far from the news. In the past few months alone
October 30, 2012
Digital Crystal: Swarovski at the Design Museum
I’m currently working with the Design Museum on their Digital Crystal: Swarovski at the Design Museum exhibition. The
August 23, 2012
Why politics and science don’t mix
Like oil and water, politics and science simply don’t mix. Why? Because, as I say in my recent
July 12, 2012
A helping hand for interactive storytelling
While I may spend most of my time writing seemingly conventional non-fiction, I’m actually very interested in the
June 30, 2012
Thames trivia for the Jubilee
If you’re following the route of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant today, here’s a handful of boaty Thames
June 3, 2012
Inside the Cutty Sark
I’m on the HMS Beagle Project blog this week talking about the freshly-opened Cutty Sark in Greenwich. She’s
April 29, 2012
London’s Archives: home to Shackleton’s book, Darwin’s letters and the world’s first ornithology encyclopedia
What do the first book published in Antarctica, a bunch of letters written by Charles Darwin while on
April 15, 2012
Design Museum app showcases designs that changed the world
The new free Design Museum Collection app for iPad launched last week, soon to be followed by iPhone
April 3, 2012
Will LOCOG make the most of social media for London 2012?
Since I first shared my disappointment about the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games’ (LOCOG)
March 30, 2012
“Wealth and beggary, vice and virtue”: Dickens and London at the Museum of London
Dickens and London was always going to be a challenge for the Museum of London. Should they focus
March 11, 2012
