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Matt Ballantine & Chris Weston

Conversations on how technology is changing how we work with guests most weeks helping us to navigate.

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(160) Liminal

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2020/08/24

On this week’s show we explore how the bits of work we might be missing most in lockdown are those that are the bits between the actual work. We also ask the question “Is IT a Social Science?” Here are the two Twitter threads that inspired this week’s show: And Randy Connolly’s article about Social […]

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(159) Student Radio

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2020/07/27

On this week’s show Chris and Matt reflect on the non-linear journey that coming out of COVID Lockdown might prove to be, and Matt also spends time talking with Naomi Oiku, Hannah-Mae Graham and Jordan Scudder from the Student Radio Association about student media in the 2020s.

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(158) Psychological Safety

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2020/07/20

On this week’s show we wave a friendly “Hello Again” to Tom Geraghty, who shares his thoughts on the concept of psychological safety, and the role it has to play in establishing high performing teams. You can find out more about Tom’s work at his website: https://tomgeraghty.co.uk/index.php/category/tech/

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(157) Living Buildings

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2020/07/13

On this week’s show we are joined again by Phil Murphy to hear about what’s been happening around fire safety in buildings since we last spoke a year ago.

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(156) Charitable IT

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2020/07/06

On this week’s show we speak with Charity IT leader Paul Smith about the impact of Covid on the not-for-profit sector, and how technology might help charities to survive and thrive in the future.

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(155) Ducks on wheels

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2020/06/29

On this week’s show we are joined by Sharon o’Dea to talk about whether the future of work is actually mostly about the future of meetings. Sharon’s posts about the New Abnormal can be found here:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/road-remote-first-sharon-o-dea/ and here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/road-remote-part-2-spaces-support-comms-sharon-o-dea/ And you can find here on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/sharonodea

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(154) Still Cloudy?

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2020/06/22

On this week’s show Chris & Matt discuss the current state of Cloud technology, spurred by some dodgy IBM marketing. We also touch on the COVID tracing app, and Matt talks role specs. The DDaT Job Family work that Matt mentioned is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digital-data-and-technology-profession-capability-framework The article about Maersk is here:https://gvnshtn.com/maersk-me-notpetya/ And if you’d like to […]

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(153) An open plan?

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2020/06/15

On this week’s show we are joined by Kursty Groves from Shape and David o’Coimin from Nook as we continue our adventures to try to make sense of the workplace of the future.

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(152) Eventually

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2020/06/08

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(151) Open UK

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2020/06/01

On this week’s show we talk with OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock about Open Source technology, IP protection, and a fascinating education collaboration with Imogen Heap to spread the word about Open approaches. You can find out more about OpenUK at https://openuk.uk/ and nominate someone for their awards at https://openuk.uk/awards.

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(150) Skills Miner

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2020/05/25

On this week’s show we talk to David Ivell from Enginuity about the work they have been doing to explore engineering skills through the world of Minecraft. You can find out more about Skills Miner here: Skills-Miner.com And their new digital and engineering platform here: Enginuity.org/engage

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(149) What has changed?

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2020/05/18

On this week’s show Chris & Matt are joined by the inimitable Dave Coplin to talk about whether views of what the future may bring have changed as a result of the Covid Crisis. You can find out more about Dave’s work, and his books, over at https://www.theenvisioners.com/

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(148) HR Out of Lockdown

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2020/05/11

On this week’s show we are joined by HR-Rewired‘s Shereen Daniels to talk about the people perspective on the slow road out of lockdown. Don’t forget, you can join the WB-40 Podcast WhatsApp group – just drop us a line on Twitter for the magic link.

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(147) The Changing Workplace

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2020/05/04

On this week’s show we have Lisa Talia Moretti from Methods talking with Matt about how workplaces might be about to change. You can find out more about The New Abnormal here.

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(146) Designing Home School

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2020/04/20

On this week’s show Chris & Matt are joined by Plan B Studio’s Steve Price, who talks about how Covid-19 is impacting on agency world, and how he’s turning his designer’s mind to the challenges of home schooling. You can find out more about Plan B here: plan-bstudio.com And there is more about his home […]

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(145) Playing Cards

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2020/04/06

On this week’s show, Chris and Matt are joined by John Willshire of Smithery, the inventor of Artefact Cards. You can find out more about the cards at the Artefact Shop.

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(144) The Impact of Remote

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2020/03/30

On this week’s show, Matt is joined by technology architect Mark Wilson as Chris takes a break. We talk about how and where remote working is putting pressure on technology and technology management. We also do a quiz. A very geeky quiz about ancient computers.

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(143) Remote Working, 1980s Style

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2020/03/23

On this week’s show Matt speaks with someone who was pioneering remote working techniques and technology back in the 1980s – his Dad, Malcolm. There’s a video about Live-Net here: And the network learning course he set up in 1989 is still running here: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/study/2020/postgraduate/programmes/TMSORPSY_C Don’t forget, if you want to join our WhatsApp Group, […]

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(142) Socially Isolated

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2020/03/15

On this week’s show we have special guest Euan Semple. He tells about his career diversion driving trucks, and how most organisations still haven’t realised that it’s people who tweet. You can find Euan’s book here, and his blog at euansemple.blog. Chris and Matt also talked about the Remote Work Survival Toolkit. You can get […]

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(141) My Corona

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2020/03/09

On this week’s show, Chris & Matt splutter and hack their way through thoughts on the impending homeworking epidemic, marvel at the wonder that is https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/, and also mull on the phenomenon that is sector-specific line of business software.

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