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Thinking on online education, quality, leadership and the realities of academic life.
- The Impossible BriefWhy managing a university is rather like organising the village Christmas lights — and why everybody thinks they could do it better.
- Is the Saving Real, or Has the Spend Just Moved Desks?… Usually the second one. The pitch is that AI cuts the cost of building online learning content. What actually happens is that the cost changes owner. Drafting gets cheaper. Everything downstream gets more expensive. Review, because more material arrives… Read more: Is the Saving Real, or Has the Spend Just Moved Desks?
- Why Consultants ‘Get Fired’ for Being RightBeing a consultant is a curious business. You spend years building expertise, polishing frameworks, gathering data, and staying up late with spreadsheets and policy papers. Then you walk into a client meeting, open your mouth, and realise what they really… Read more: Why Consultants ‘Get Fired’ for Being Right
- Why I Stopped Posting on LinkedIn.The Irony of Posting About Not Posting I stopped posting on LinkedIn. There’s a particular irony in the fact that turning my LinkedIn post into a blog is something only academia could prepare me for and force me to endure,… Read more: Why I Stopped Posting on LinkedIn.
