Review – The Shadows Edge (2025)
Jackie’s best for the past decade, but don’t expect it to be like it was in the 80s There’s uniformity amongst most Jackie Chan fans, that his past decade of work has been pretty poor, with small...
View ArticleThe reason why 80’s HK action cinema works so much better than Hollywood action
Stallone, Schwarznegger, Van Damme, Norris were the four cornerstones of 80’s action cinema. Where some dominated the cinemas, others dominated VHS and home cinema. At the same time, half way across...
View Article3 simple retrospective exercises for small businesses
Whether you’re running a fast-paced start-up, delivering a high-stakes presentation or workshop, or running a small micro-business, regular retrospectives may help to correct your course. When I worked...
View ArticleReview: Enter the Dragon (1973)
There’s no doubt that Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon (1973) is a cultural movie, and for many kickstarted the whole Karate/Kung-fu movie genre. You could even argue it launched the whole Bruceploitation,...
View ArticleReview: Don’t get a job, make a job
Editor note: This book review has an Amazon affiliate link. The author was not paid or sponsored for this review. This is the first edition from 2016. One of the perks of being an alumni member of...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with this traffic light?
“You need to complete this …” said the manager, pointing to a hyperlink. “What is it?” I asked. – “You need to track your happiness every day on this app”, the manager replied I got a bit perturbed. I...
View ArticleStart small. Bootstrap it. Build it. Test. Repeat. That’s it.
I don’t care how many Youtube videos, Reddit forums or Facebook ad’s you’ve seen that claim a 7-figure, 9-figure business that can be done in 30 seconds without you thinking. You are not them. You are...
View ArticleThoughts from the TechNext Sustainability hub
“We need to move from talking shops, to doing shops” On 17 June 2025, TechNext held the Sustainability hub event at the Energy Central in Blyth, Northumberland I saw this model of a ship showing how...
View ArticleDesign and De-risking
De-risking is part of good design. De-risk all the things (or as much as you can). That was my 2 main takeaways from today’s #TyneDesignWeek event “Design in Software Delivery – A Decade in...
View ArticleUniqueness is the wrong target
Uniqueness/originality is the wrong target. If this is your worry, you will never ship (your idea, product, service, charity, game) because your product isn’t “unique” enough. Why are you going for...
View ArticleReturning to iOS development
I’m announcing my return to Swift iOS development and now offer consultancy on projects. I’ve been working in innovation, but I wanted to return to iOS development and will be publishing some new apps...
View ArticleHow to use the 5Ws framework
Sometimes when we get a new design brief from a client, it can be difficult to know where to start. I sometimes use the 5Ws framework, which stands for Sometimes I will start with 5 boxes, each with...
View ArticleWhy I think this fight sequence is the best 1 on 1 fight in Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend (1994) remakes Bruce Lee’s Fist of Fury (1972) and sequences from this movie inspired other movies. For example, the early fight sequence in the dojo inspired The Matrix’s training...
View ArticleTransforming decision-making in the water industry through games.
Gamification isn’t just play—it’s a creative, fun tool to tackle challenges, drive innovation, and reframes how to consider strategy in the water sector. I like playing strategy games. In June 2024 I...
View ArticleReview: Armour of God (1986)
I think I must have been in my early teens when I first saw Jackie Chan’s Armour of God (1986). I vividly remember picking it up from the video store with my father. This was at a time when we used to...
View ArticlePolice Story Double Bill Review
Christmas 1991. That was the first time I saw Jackie Chan’s Police Story (1985). It was part of a Channel 4 season of asian action cinema movies. It wowed me back then, and seemed to be head and heels...
View Article5 ways to frame the problem
What problem are we solving? In business, there’s no shortage of customer needs, customer problems to tackle. Startups may have it easier, they focus on a single problem; whereas bigger organisations...
View ArticleWhat makes an original idea? And does it matter?
I recently got asked “what is the most original idea you’ve got?” I found it quite hard to answer. Looking back, I wish I asked “can you please define original ideas”; or “what are the metrics we are...
View ArticleHire me: I’m Looking for work
Hi there, I’m currently looking for work and am open to remote, full-time positions. I can help you with: I have a number of case studies on my portfolio including: My goal is to publish 30 case...
View ArticleBook review: The 10X rule
This a review of the book “The 10X Rule” by Grant Cardone. This review is unpaid, and has no affiliate links. I was surprised to find that “The 10X Rule” was at my local library and skim read the...
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