Loving the fact that the UK government has released 10 digital principles that they follow when serving their citizens. Other governments should follow their lead.
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
If you haven’t picked up Susan Cain’s book “Quiet“, you should probably consider taking some time alone to read it. She defends a world where alone time, thinking time, time spent with your own ideas and thoughts is crucial – which if you think about it, is a bit of a strange idea these days, as it seems like we’re constantly pushing contact, teamwork and collaboration.
I’ve personally found that while I love collaboration and I am what some might consider an extrovert, my best thinking comes from my time alone. Make sure you at least watch Susan’s TED Talk above.
“I’m not saying we should now go off, build our cabin in the woods and never talk to each other again. But I am saying that we could all stand to unplug and get inside our own heads a little more often.”
If you subscribe to Invisible Theory (and let’s be honest, you should), you’ve probably seen a couple of videos by the exquisitely talented guys at Made By Hand. This third one in their ongoing series of videos on makers, is about Megan Paska, a beekeeper. Beautiful work, as always.