technology

Technology Strategy Board – potential sources of funding

June 3, 2010

Introduction Last week I attended a presentation by the Technology Strategy Board about two competitions they are running. It was the morning before Thinking Digital, and included an enjoyable presentation by Ewan McIntosh (more details at Partnering for Innovation: NoTosh helping launch £18m digital fund). I thought it would be useful to reproduce the related [...]

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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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Social Media lecture to Newcastle Uni MSc students

May 19, 2010

Background I had been asked by Katie Wray, Curriculum Development Officer in the Careers Service at Newcastle University to present to the MSc Renewable Energy, Enterprise & Management course, which I did yesterday. I think only one person feel asleep, which I hope was reasonable indication of success! ;-) There seemed to be a wide [...]

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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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Aurora Training partners with Souter Consulting to deliver social media strategy workshops

May 5, 2010

Organisations wishing to kick off their social media efforts – but not knowing where to start – can look to Aurora Training & Souter Consulting to give them a led up!

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SCL’s new branding

April 1, 2010

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

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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