Paul Taylor

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  • Net Zero and The Law of Horse Manure

    Net Zero and The Law of Horse Manure

    Catastrophic predictions that spell dark days for humanity are nothing new. The Times predicted in 1894 that in 50 years time, every street in London would be buried under nine feet of horse manure. It was the crisis of all crises. There was, to be fair, some evidence for this. As urban populations rapidly increased… Read more

  • The Gravitational Pull Of Business As Usual

    The Gravitational Pull Of Business As Usual

    The interior secrets of black holes are guarded by a one-way light-trapping boundary called the event horizon. This horizon is the point, according to NASA, that the gravitational influence of the black hole becomes so intense that not even light is fast enough to escape it. A very different horizon exists in many organisations, except Read more

  • The Amazon Test – #CustomerExperience Blog Post

    I ordered a Kindle Touch yesterday – expecting a delay as you usually get with new product launches. It was ordered online at 15.38pm. 1-Click. It arrived at my door at 7:35am this morning. It arrives charged. It knows my name. By 7:45am it is up and running and has my entire library on it. Read more

  • Highlights from Facebook for the Public Sector – Guest Post

    It’s great when a colleague comes back really enthused from a conference. The following is a guest post originally published on our internal Yammer. Take it away @Helenatbromford : Attended a brilliant conference/’unconference’  in Birmingham which left me buzzing with ideas and excitement for social media and the possibilities of the ever changing world we’re all Read more

  • Thoughts from #nhcsocmed…….

    Loved yesterday at the Northern Housing Consortium “Social Media Unconference”. As one of the presenters it is probably inappropriate that I enthuse too much. But for me it was a much needed firecracker amid the general tedium of UK Housing events. (Bet that’s the last time I get a speaking slot anywhere!) Why was it? Here’s Read more

  • Feeling like a somebody rather than a nobody…..

    The other day I blogged about the negative press surrounding work experience. And about how employers have to think differently to create a positive experience that unlocks potential in people. Especially the people who are the future of work and will expect very different career paths than my generation. Quite by chance , Marie – Read more

  • On this work experience thing……..

      Designing The Experience of Work I hated my work experience. Two weeks spent making cup’s of tea and doing the filing for embittered old men. It instilled in me a fear of offices, old men and filing that took 6 years to get over.   Then I found a manager who helped me find what I liked doing. Read more

  • The UK doesn’t trust young people – New Blog

    When I was on holiday I sent the following  couple of tweets: “Talking guy from neighbouring maharashtra. Trad fishing family now working in #mobile. State is as populous as Mexico and India’s richest”  “Massive number of #geny and enterprising – doing 2,3,4 different jobs. We better stop doom and gloom in UK or these guys will eat us Read more