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A slightly blurry Pontcysyllte Acqueduct seen from the train that runs alongside it.

Weeknotes 42 (April 2026)

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026
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At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: A slightly blurry Pontcysyllte Acqueduct… Read More »Weeknotes 42 (April 2026)

A blue plastic half-deflated football sits on a step in a ray of sunshine.

Weeknotes 41 (April 2026)

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
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At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Photo by Kabiur Rahman Riyad… Read More »Weeknotes 41 (April 2026)

Someone (my friend) is carrying a large wicker basket - you can just see their arm and the basket - which is filled with fancy Easter chocolate eggs of all sizes.

Weeknotes 40 (April 2026)

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
Weeknotes

A very late weeknotes because yesterday was bank holiday Monday and I was driving all… Read More »Weeknotes 40 (April 2026)

A hand holding the corner of a tarot card that reads: "let your intuition guide you, you are what you've been looking for"

Weeknotes 39 (March 2026)

March 30, 2026
Weeknotes

The last full week of the financial year. Lots of training is always traditional in… Read More »Weeknotes 39 (March 2026)

Looking out to sea at Penarth, the sun is reflected on the tranquil water.

Weeknotes 38 (March 2026)

March 22, 2026March 23, 2026
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At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: The sea at Penarth today

Nasa photo: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity on the lunar surface.

Weeknotes 37 (March 2026)

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026
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At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Photo by NASA on Unsplash

A fresh green hued thick slice of pandan chiffon cake on a plate; in the background the rest of the cake on a display stand.

Weeknotes 36 (March 2026)

March 9, 2026March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: A home: Photo of pandan chiffon cake… Read More »Weeknotes 36 (March 2026)

A close-up photo of the tip of a fern frond, curling outwards and upwards - it's a very vivid light green, the background is blurry.

Weeknotes 35 (March 2026)

March 2, 2026March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

This past week has been slow slow because of the jetlag, post Singapore trip. I… Read More »Weeknotes 35 (March 2026)

A group photo of my extended Singapore family, after the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. The ages range from 3 years old to 80+.

Weeknotes 34 – mini (February 2026)

February 23, 2026March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

A mini weeknote since I have not actually been in work for a week! I… Read More »Weeknotes 34 – mini (February 2026)

A water rower seen from above. It's basically a rowing machine which has a big round tank of water at the front, with a paddle which spins when you pull the handles and cord. The faster you pull, the stronger the water resistance. Your feet strap in near the water tank, and the seat slides along two wooden rails. It's about 2 meters long in total. It's built out of wood mostly, with black accents for the handle and cord, the adjustable footrests, and the seat. It is visually very pleasing.

Weeknotes 32 (February 2026)

February 8, 2026March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Photo credit: WaterRower

Photo of a double bed, curtains drawn, with the bedside table lamp casting the only light in the room. It's dark and cosy.

Weeknotes 31 (February 2026)

February 2, 2026March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Photo by Jp Valery on… Read More »Weeknotes 31 (February 2026)

A view of the sea from Penarth this morning - a huge bank of grey cloud with some golden sun rays piercing through over there in the distance.

Weeknotes 30 (January 2026)

January 25, 2026March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

In a nutshell: tiredy. At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: The… Read More »Weeknotes 30 (January 2026)

Me on a podium in front of Llais display banners, speaking into a microphone at a lectern.

Weeknotes 29 (January 2026)

January 19, 2026March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

I started feeling recovered from all the December / January illnesses this week, but pushed… Read More »Weeknotes 29 (January 2026)

A stormy sea full of big waves and spray, seen from the deck of a ship in the midst of it. There is land in the distance.

Weeknotes 28 (January 2026)

January 11, 2026March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

It turns out that what got me on Boxing Day wasn’t just a winter cold… Read More »Weeknotes 28 (January 2026)

A mug and glasses next to a box of tissues.

Weeknotes 27 (January 2026)

January 2, 2026March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

In the last weeknotes on 21st December, I mentioned having done some planning for the… Read More »Weeknotes 27 (January 2026)

A photo darkroom illuminated by red light, with the equipment and trays of chemicals laid out neatly on a table.

2025 goals in review

December 27, 2025December 27, 2025
New stuff

During the 2024 winter break I did some reviewing of what’s important to me and… Read More »2025 goals in review

A green clothes line with coloured plastic pegs, on a grey background.

End of year housekeeping (2025)

December 27, 2025December 27, 2025
New stuff

As part of my end of year reflecting and forward planning, I’m tidying things up,… Read More »End of year housekeeping (2025)

Black and white photo of feet standing at the edge of a puddle which reflects the sky, buildings, and a passing plane.

A round up of 2025 projects

December 26, 2025January 2, 2026
Case studies, New stuff

Looking back at a year of work and drawing some lessons from the reflective summaries… Read More »A round up of 2025 projects

A bunch of post-its photographed on a desk. (The content of the post-its is detailed in the blog post.)

Archived post-its 2025

December 26, 2025December 27, 2025
New stuff

In this end of year period I am doing some reviewing and forward planning, and… Read More »Archived post-its 2025

The sea with a band of cloud in the sky, behind which a golden sunrise is glowing.

Weeknotes 26 (December 2025)

December 21, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

It's dark outside and the photo captures the reflections in the airport bay windows of the lights shaped like doughnuts and the seats inside the passenger lounge.

Weeknotes 25 (December 2025)

December 15, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Aeroport Paris Charles de Gaulle

The silhouette of a person wearing a hoodie is outlined against an open window frame; they're sitting on the window ledge which is covered in snow, looking out at a light grey sea and sky. The silhouette and frame of the window are in stark black contrast to the white snow and discoloured sea and sky.

Weeknotes 24 (December 2025)

December 7, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

A not-very-upbeat weeknote this week. My heart is heavy, I have not been keeping all… Read More »Weeknotes 24 (December 2025)

Thomas cat sitting at the open front door on his last morning, gazing out and watching the happenings as he always liked to do.

Weeknotes 23 (November 2025)

November 30, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

The Work That Reconnects model, represented as a dandelion curving in on itself like the start of a spiral. The root is "gratitude", the stem is "knowing our pain", the flowers and clocks are "seeing with new eyes", and the seeds blowing away are "going forth".

Weeknotes 22 (November 2025)

November 23, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Image credit: Joanna Macy &… Read More »Weeknotes 22 (November 2025)

Weeknotes 21 (November 2025)

November 16, 2025March 16, 2026
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At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

The sea at Penarth at high tide at dawn, looking south from the RNLI lifeboat station. There's cloud cover on the horizon and the dawn light above that.

Weeknotes 20 (November 2025)

November 9, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

The main space at Pencoed Hall, a big stone barn, photographed from above with the room set up for a wedding breakfast.

Weeknotes 19 (November 2025)

November 2, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

A tiny week note this week, as I have had 1 main work focus, and… Read More »Weeknotes 19 (November 2025)

The sea at Penarth this morning, the horizon is peach coloured under a blue sky with scudding clouds, and the sun is reflecting across the water.

Weeknotes 18 (October 2025)

October 26, 2025March 16, 2026
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At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

The undulating facade of the Selfridges building in Birmingham, with its large silver button shapes, at sunset.

Weeknotes 17 (October 2025)

October 19, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Photo by Sarah Doffman on… Read More »Weeknotes 17 (October 2025)

Fourth panel of the tiny zine. Left hand panel has a closer look at the head and shoulders of the tiny person, with big eyes and who is angrily pointing at the top edge, which is accidentally uneven and offset on every page. The right hand panel has the small person hiding their face in their hands in despair.

Reading 9 (October 2025)

October 17, 2025March 16, 2026
Reading

It’s not Sunday evening (it’s Friday evening) but I’ve had a bit of a tough… Read More »Reading 9 (October 2025)

A collage of 6 photos in one panel - one shows the box of flatpacked cardboard bricks that I took delivery of, with one folded and 3D, sat on top of the pile. It's a bit bigger than my hand. Four photos show stacks of decorated and customised bricks at the workshop, people stacked them in columns, walls and bridges on their tables. The final photo is two croissants and a cup of coffee.

Weeknotes 16 (October 2025)

October 12, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

A photo of the double page feature in The Scotsman Magazine, covering Kristie de Garis' book, titled "Building a life to last".

Weeknotes 15 (October 2025)

October 5, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Image credit: Kristie de Garis… Read More »Weeknotes 15 (October 2025)

The cat is sat very politely on a colourful circular woven rug in the kitchen, looking interested and attentive.

Weeknotes 14 (September 2025)

September 28, 2025March 16, 2026
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At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

I am looking off camera at the TV, and a navy blue knitted chicken is leaning against my shoulder, it looks like we're discussing the TV programme.

Weeknotes 13 (September 2025)

September 22, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

A bit late because I was finishing a project report this weekend, and it was… Read More »Weeknotes 13 (September 2025)

A black standalone stove is lit up with yellow flame inside. Behind it, the cat sits on his chair, and there is a bureau with papers, pens and plants.

Weeknotes 12 (September 2025)

September 14, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

A massive cruise ship is docked at the edge of a tranquil fjord, hills and mountains all around.

Weeknotes 10 (August 2025)

August 29, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Image credit: P&O Cruises

8 people bobbing in the sea, all you can see are smiley heads, and a couple of seagulls bobbing a bit further away.

Weeknotes 9 (August 2025)

August 24, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: The group bobbing about, minus… Read More »Weeknotes 9 (August 2025)

A transparent plastic folder contains a ballpen, a marker and a pair of scissors, as well as film negatives, some contact sheet test strips, and some prints of a landscape and you can see part of a portrait too.

Weeknotes 8 (August 2025)

August 17, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

The Three Horizons model as a diagram. The horizontal axis is time, and the vertical axis is "pattern". At the top of the vertical axis, Horizon 1 is the dominant pattern to start with - but business as usual is losing its fit for purpose so the line is declining as time goes on. It doesn't go to zero though as there are elements worth conserving. Horizon 2 starts somewhere in the middle of "pattern" and grows into a strong peak in the middle-term, it is labelled "innovation", and links Horizon 1 to Horizon 3. Horizon 3 starts very low but grows steadily to be the dominant pattern ("viable future") as Horizon 1 is dwindling.

Weeknotes 7 (August 2025)

August 9, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Three Horizons model – image… Read More »Weeknotes 7 (August 2025)

A shot of the big red "EISTEDDFOD" letters on the Eisteddfod field. At their feet, spotlights to light them up when it's dark. In the background, trees and a yellow and blue striped tent.

Weeknotes 6 (August 2025)

August 5, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

Posting on a Tuesday, retroactively, for last week. I was away at the Eisteddfod at… Read More »Weeknotes 6 (August 2025)

The ospreys nest, which is a large construction of twigs and branches, with the breeding pair perched on it. They have brown wings and white undersides, their head is white with a horizontal band of brown across the eye, and a little mohican at the back of their head. Their beaks are very curved down and sharp looking. Their eyes are yellow. Behind in the distance, rolling green and brown hills.

Weeknotes 5 (July 2025)

July 27, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Image credit: Dyfi Osprey Project

A fox sitting on top of a low wall, in front of a brick extension with a flat roof, and behind it the main brick wall with a satellite dish and the corner of a window. The fox is staring straight at the camera. It looks alert but relaxed.

Weeknotes 4 (July 2025)

July 20, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home: Photo by Tj Holowaychuk on… Read More »Weeknotes 4 (July 2025)

A small bouquet of white, purple and cream flowers sits in a grey enamel jug on a white window sill.

Weeknotes 3 (July 2025)

July 12, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

Two-panel diagram At the top: the sketch of a circle, the line doesn't join up as it's just rough, the inside is coloured green but it's going over the line a bit. Wording reads: "just make it exist first" On the bottom: a perfectly round circle filled neatly with green. Wording reads: "you can make it good later"

Weeknotes 2 (July 2025)

July 6, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:

A person is reading a laptop screen in an orange-tinted room. Their back is to us, and the highlights of the photo are the glow of the screen and the sun shining through the curtains.

Reading the hoard

June 28, 2025June 28, 2025
Reading

I’ve been saving digital articles, posts, and web pages to ‘read later’ since I can’t… Read More »Reading the hoard

Two teenage foxes under the bird feeders at the edge of a hedge. They are tangled over and under each other because the smaller one decided to squeeze in under its sibling's belly.

Weeknotes 1 (June 2025)

June 28, 2025March 16, 2026
Weeknotes

Meta comments – about weeknoting: At work: Deliverables this week: Development this week: At home:… Read More »Weeknotes 1 (June 2025)

A star studded sky with the milky way running across it, and underneath, the silhouette of a person looking up in wonder.

A constellation of endeavours

May 28, 2025June 9, 2025
New stuff

I have a quote pinned on the wall above my desk because it resonated so… Read More »A constellation of endeavours

A hand holding a pencil is making n otes on a table littered with papers, notebooks and a cup of coffee.

A round up of 2024 projects

December 29, 2024December 26, 2025
Case studies, New stuff

Looking back at a year of work, and drawing some lessons from the reflective summaries… Read More »A round up of 2024 projects

A journal is open on a table, with coloured pens and a sprig of dried flowers beside it. The spread shows on the left hand page, "a year in pixels" with a grid of 365 days and a colour-coded key indicating a mood for the day (happy, excited angry, anxious, stressed, productive, sad). Two months and one day are coloured in. On the right hand page, the title reads "books to read 2022" above an illustration of bookshelves with books, decorations and plants. A small board in the picture reads "goals: read at least 20 books", some books are coloured in with a title, and many are blank, waiting to be completed.

Analog data visualisation

October 18, 2024June 8, 2025
New stuff

I’m finally settling into a bit of a regular rhythm as a full time freelancer… Read More »Analog data visualisation

On a vibrant orange background, a diary is open on the table, displaying the whole week on the page spread, with space for a to-do list and some additional notes. A pen rests in the fold. Near it, a cup of coffee stands on a wooden coaster.

Shifting my working day later

October 17, 2024March 13, 2025
New stuff

On Wednesday 21st August 2024, I started The Experiment: moving my working day from 8am-6pm… Read More »Shifting my working day later

What is this logo?

June 1, 2024October 19, 2024
New stuff

In case you were wondering: