Posted by in Blog, Leadership The Frequency Illusion or Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon. Well, that’s what has been happening to me in relation to the future of skills. I recently read an article by Alex Gray published by the World Economic Forum about the 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and I saw on my Twitter timeline…Read more »
Posted by in Blog, Leadership This quote, from Dave Gray’s brilliant book ‘Liminal Thinking’, typifies how the Wales Social Research Awards came about and was developed. I was at the launch of the Academy of Social Sciences’ publication Making the Case for the Social Sciences 10: Wales on the 25th November 2015 at the Pierhead in Cardiff Bay. A piece…Read more »
Posted by in Leadership, Quote I love this quote. Not just because I love The Beatles and Steve Jobs, but because the analogy is simple, it’s visual, and it works! #teamwork
Posted by in Blog, Leadership So let me tell you why I think telling the WE story is important for Wales’ wellbeing… Last year, I had the privilege to work alongside some great people in helping to shape the Wales Audit Office’s shared learning seminar on The Future of Governance: effective decision making for current and future generations. Many of…Read more »
Posted by in Blog, Leadership, Parenting With two small (active and sparky) children, a full-time job, a 70-mile daily commute, domestic chores, singing in a local choir, and voluntary roles as the Vice Chair of our nursery’s Friends Association and a trustee of a Wales-wide charitable housing association, quality thinking time is… let’s say… precious! Like many people in my situation,…Read more »
Dr Rachel Hughes 