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Musings on digital, innovation, business trends and whatever else takes my fancy.. frankly mostly book reviews nowadays…
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On Gaming Nostalgia and the Link Between Games and Technology Engagement: A Visit to the Science…
On Gaming Nostalgia and the Link Between Games and Technology Engagement: A Visit to the Science…
As a father of two young daughters, aged 8 and 11, I’m always on the lookout for experiences that can spark their curiosity in the world…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Oct 20
Book review — The Future of Geography, by Tim Marshall
Book review — The Future of Geography, by Tim Marshall
Having loved Tim Marshall’s previous books on geography, I was delighted to see the familiar branding at the airport ahead of a 13 hour…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Apr 23
Book review – Build, an unorthodox guide to making things worth making”
Book review – Build, an unorthodox guide to making things worth making”
Refreshingly straightforward and energising for beginners and experts in product development alike
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Aug 19, 2023
Sustainable Transformation Strategy, by Paolo Taticchi et al: a book review
Sustainable Transformation Strategy, by Paolo Taticchi et al: a book review
Review originally captured on GoodBooks here
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Jun 19, 2023
Book review – The pop-up pitch
Book review – The pop-up pitch
I am a huge fan of Dan Roam’s work. “The back of the napkin” is still one of my favourite productivity books, and one that I recommend to…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
May 28, 2023
Book review: “The Big Con: How the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantalizes our…
Book review: “The Big Con: How the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantalizes our…
Originally published on GoodReads here.
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Mar 11, 2023
Book review: Next Generation Leadership: How to Ensure Young Talent Will Thrive with Your…
Book review: Next Generation Leadership: How to Ensure Young Talent Will Thrive with Your…
People create value. Creating an environment in which talented humans — of all generations — want to work is *the* business challenge and…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Dec 10, 2022
Book review — Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow
Book review — Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow
The options to organise tech and software-focused organisations is an incredibly well documented area that has come on in leaps and bounds…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Nov 6, 2022
Book review: Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
Book review: Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
Bad news up front: I found this book hard work and over long.
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Aug 25, 2022
Book review: “Humankind: A Hopeful History” by Rutger Bregman
Book review: “Humankind: A Hopeful History” by Rutger Bregman
First published on goodreads here
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Aug 9, 2022
Book review: Give and Take, by Adam Grant
Originally published on Good Reads, here
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Jul 21, 2022
Book review — Design Thinking for Business Growth: How to Design and Scale Business Models and…
Book review — Design Thinking for Business Growth: How to Design and Scale Business Models and…
First published on good reads here.
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Jun 1, 2022
Book review: Running Lean, 3rd edition
Book review: Running Lean, 3rd edition
Review first published on Good Reads: here
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Jun 1, 2022
Book review - Ask Your Developer: How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the…
Book review - Ask Your Developer: How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the…
First published on goodreads.
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
May 7, 2022
Book review – AI 2041: 10 Visions for Our Future
Book review – AI 2041: 10 Visions for Our Future
First published on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56377201
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Dec 15, 2021
Book review: The brains and the brawn company, by Robert E. Siegel
Book review: The brains and the brawn company, by Robert E. Siegel
First posted on goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4256364146
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Sep 25, 2021
Book review: The Power of Geography – Ten maps that reveal the future of our world
Book review: The Power of Geography – Ten maps that reveal the future of our world
Tim Marshall’s Prisoners of Geography was one of my favourite books of the last few years. It effortlessly stitched together, a simple…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Aug 12, 2021
Book review: Understanding, harnessing and developing organizational ecosystems
Book review: Understanding, harnessing and developing organizational ecosystems
Edited by Stuart Crainer and published through Thinkers50 Ltd, this book is an excellent compilation of thinking from a range of academics…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Mar 28, 2021
Reality check: a book review
“This will finally be the year for immersive technologies”: how often have I heard this and, indeed even thought it myself. However…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Feb 9, 2021
Book review: Uncharted — how to map the future together
Book review: Uncharted — how to map the future together
Margeret Heffernan has an impressive biography and is a thought provoking speaker (check out her TED talks), so when I saw this book was…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Oct 2, 2020
Book review: Non-bullshit Innovation, by David Rowan
Book review: Non-bullshit Innovation, by David Rowan
Sigh.. another book on innovation, with bright colours on the front page and a hand-written overlay with the word radical? To quote Mary…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Sep 17, 2020
Book review: The New Silk Roads – the present and future of the world, Peter Frankopan
Book review: The New Silk Roads – the present and future of the world, Peter Frankopan
Having escaped my London lockdown home for a couple of weeks in the equally locked-down sun and awaiting quarantine rule changes, I stocked…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Aug 11, 2020
B2B startups are hard and the runway is short… “Lean B2B”: a book review
B2B startups are hard and the runway is short… “Lean B2B”: a book review
2 weeks of festive break has given me a chance to catch up on some of my book backlog and I have just finished “Lean B2B: build products…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Jan 3, 2020
“Testing business ideas:” The latest book from Alex Osterwalder
“Testing business ideas:” The latest book from Alex Osterwalder
Following the typically enthusiastic run up to the latest book launch from Alex Osterwalder, founder of Strategyzer and creator of the…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Dec 17, 2019
The awesome power of geography
The awesome power of geography
It has been a while since I last posted on medium. It is not that I don’t have a backlog of articles, but I have found myself increasingly…
Tom Winstanley - Ideas enthusiast.
Sep 2, 2019
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