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.

Your organisation exists to serve people's needs

Your organisation exists to serve people's needs

It’s easy to lose sight of the point of having an organisation in the first place.

Digital operations on a budget

Digital operations on a budget

I've been spending time looking at what you can do to upgrade your digital operations if you're on a shoestring budget.

The fediverse - social media vs social contract

The fediverse - social media vs social contract

The fediverse is a collection of thousands of independent social media servers that communicate with each other seamlessly, operating like a single social network.

Remote collaboration

Remote collaboration

As someone who's successfully worked remotely for the last 8 years or so, if there is poor collaboration or creativity, it's down to the business approach rather than the physical location of the participants.

Riding out the clusterfuck

Riding out the clusterfuck

The socio-economic clusterfuck has us all taking cover under the metaphorical table as the metaphorical nukes go off.

Coping with apocalypse fatigue

Coping with apocalypse fatigue

There’s been so much bad news for such a long time, with no clear way to make things better, it’s easy to get worn out by it all.