A few months ago I blogged about what I was working on, both in my professional life and the things I do outside of work. This is where I’m at in June 2026:
- I’m about to do a talk about Communities of Practice at UCISA’s SSG26 conference. This will involve travelling from the Isle of Wight to Leeds during the tail-end of a heatwave, so will be an adventure within an adventure.
- Once that’s done, I’ll be putting the final touches to a talk for itSMF about using AI to move some of our Service Management practices from decision-by-opinion to a more data-driven solution. I’ll also talk about some of my early experiments with using AI to build tools to measure all sorts of things.
- I’ve been learning more about neurodiversity; more formally now, along with many other colleagues from the University of Birmingham. We’re using National Neurodiversity Training as a provider, and I would definitely recommend them.
- I’ve been thinking a lot about operating models and team topologies and taxonomies. I’m fascinated by the structures that organisations choose, but also the change journey they take to reach their final (or latest) form. I’m working on a simulation exercise that explores some of these concepts, as well as how to be in a team with people who do a different job to you, or at least have different core skills.
- I’m trying to commute sustainably where possible; generally a combination of my Brompton for short trips, supplemented by trains. It’s been good to get back on a bike after a short period away, although the current heatwave has made me very glad I don’t have to commute right now as I’m in the middle of a short holiday.