Police 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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