innovation

Presentation from Cloudcamp Gateshead with slides & video of my talk

June 2, 2010

Introduction A post covering my recent attendance at CloudCamp Gateshead on May 5, 2010. The organiser, Ross Cooney, asked me to give an introduction to Cloud Computing, and was kind enough to edit the footage taken by Northern Net. As of the time of writing this post (2nd June 2010), the slides have had 8847 [...]

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Enterprise 2.0 – so what are your next steps?

May 20, 2010
This entry is part 4 of 3 in the series Enterprise 2.0

Introduction Part 4 in a series about the impact that Web 2.0 could make on the organisation / business. In this post, I’ll attempt to synthesise some ideas about what is going on, and what it all means for you. Ok, so here it goes re my thoughts I think there is an upcoming and [...]

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Enteprise 2.0 – books

May 11, 2010
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Enterprise 2.0

Introduction Part 3 in a series of posts about Enterprise 2.0. This one aims to provide materials for you to delve deeper. Of course, there’s stacks of stuff out there – but this is presented to help you get started. :-) Books Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization’s Toughest Challenges by Andrew Mcafee [...]

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Enterprise 2.0 – analyst comment

May 10, 2010
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Enterprise 2.0

Introduction Part 2 in a mini-series about how Web 2.0 is going to change how organisations function. This post gives a third-party viewpoint of the potential impact of Web 2.0 on the business. Research reports Rather than blather on myself, I’m reproducing excerpts from this IDC press release, which I think are instructive (and include [...]

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Enterprise 2.0 – intro & questions

May 7, 2010
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Enterprise 2.0

Introduction This post has been in draft for a few weeks, so I’m making concerted effort to get it live! I’m planning to run further parts so it’s easier to digest… I believe that organisations are going to change as the impact of Web 2.0 hits them. This post, therefore, is a kick-off to get [...]

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SCL’s new branding

April 1, 2010
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This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Re-boot

Introduction As I mentioned in my opening post of this series, Gino at Fat Frog has done a great job with the new look for Souter Consulting. Process It’s been an interactive exercise, and I believe we’ve both enjoyed the experience, and I feel it’s delivered the goods Gino has a passion for typefaces – [...]

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Website re-design

March 31, 2010
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This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Re-boot

Introduction A post looking at how the SCL website has recently changed. Below the text I’ve included a video outlining the changes at the bottom. Look and feel You’ll have probably noticed a vast change from the WordPress default theme [mock up to the left] – i.e. I’m now using the Thesis theme to provide greater [...]

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SCL 2.0

March 26, 2010
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Re-boot

Introduction This post is the first in a series about how I’m re-booting Souter Consulting Limited. The posts in this series hopefully show at the top right when you read this – automagically! Relaunching the business I’ve recently had a couple of meetings where the feedback has caused me to think about how SCL presents [...]

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Testimonials

February 17, 2010
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Intro A post about recent work that Souter Consulting carried out on behalf of two North East England customers: Digital Transport event at Newcastle University CONNECT North East Please read on for more details. Digital Transport Souter Consulting Limited was approached by Hannah Bryan, at the time working as part of the Newcastle University School [...]

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Belated write-up of TaaD event – ‘Social media: beyond the hype’

November 20, 2009
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A recap of this event, with photos and the presentations (where possible). Intro “Your Honour, being conscious that it’s a while since the ‘Social media: beyond the hype’ event at the end of October, I’d like to plead in mitigation that I’ve had a couple of bouts of ‘flu since then, and a broadband cut-off [...]

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