The Religion of Data – Homo Deus
What happens when computers know us better than we know ourselves? What happens when they predict how we will act and respond accordingly, when they can answer all questions and can respond to any change faster than we can comprehend it? To some degree it’s already happening – large…
Quantity Makes Quality
“So, how common are badminton schools in Malaysia?” I was referring to education institutions that are in place to educate up and coming badminton stars, whilst they would get an education, continuous badminton training ready to be the nation’s next best is by far the priority. I posed this…
Is Conversation The Best Way to Learn?
Think about some of the most important life lessons you know, think about how you overcame difficult situations, and about how you made a big decision. Chances are the platform for providing the information from these came from a conversation. You’re parents sharing their advice, your friend supporting you,…
The Spaghetti Challenge
Today I had the pleasure of assisting at a STEM event, this time helping run the workshop – as the group was coordinated around an engineering theme, we decided to put them through their paces with the spaghetti challenge. With 3 groups of 20 children, I think the…
Comparison – should we do it?
Should we compare ourselves with others? A quick google search and you’re met with the top 10 results, all titled and aimed towards providing tips on how you can, or should, stop comparing yourself to others. It’s a principle and life secret that gets passed on to us as…
Sharpen The Saw
I recently finished the book ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’. There are many books that attempt to explain the secret to success, sometimes coming across far too practical; if you don’t for X or Y you won’t achieve Z. Whilst others are too vague and ‘spiritual’, giving no…
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Today I helped with a school visit. Primary school children coming to 3M to learn about our technologies, try some challenges, and learn about careers. The latter is where I came in; sat down ready to talk about school, education, and how it all leads into careers. I started…
I Don’t Care What You Think About President Trump
Today Trump became president. Whether I like him or not is not my topic for this blog, I have my view and I will share them if asked, but I don’t want to express them for no reason, politics causes lots of debate and we’d be a lot better…
How Ed Sheeran Won With Snapchat
Over the last 12 months, Snapchat has really cemented itself are one of the top social media platforms, for use at least with up to 150 million active users daily. However, it’s also been a bit of a marmite platform for business. Some hailing it as the go-to place…
Practice Does Not Make Perfect
A conversation this week reminded me of my drum teacher back at the ages of around 13/14. “Practice does not make perfect, practice makes permanent”. Hardly a lesson went by without him saying this phrase. Perhaps it was the because of it’s repetition, but it really stuck with me….