Hi there! I'm Phil Dearson - an idealistic skeptic and experienced digital leader based in the UK. I've advised over 200 organisations across almost every industry.

Getting started with automation

Getting started with automation

Want to reduce your workload and stress by automating some tasks? Find out how to get started.

Evergreen AI principles

Evergreen AI principles

In the trough of disillusionment, general negativity is to be expected. The genie is out of the bottle so we should get on with adapting to it.

Illuminating the dark forest

Illuminating the dark forest

Could indieweb practices bring some illumination from the cozy web to the corporate dark forest?

How to become obsolete

How to become obsolete

People are worried about becoming obsolete. They want to know what to do to prevent that eventuality. It can be useful to think about a problem in reverse.

Processing for retrieval

Processing for retrieval

Having previously covered the Capture part of the CPR approach, now we look at Processing and Retrieval

Frictionless capture

Frictionless capture

Techniques for capturing useful stuff in your personal database or second brain.