https://thomasfriberg.com/blog daily 0.75 2024-10-01 https://thomasfriberg.com/blog/closing-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/db5b12f9-f410-4ac8-9e29-d05a14f9e24b/Identity+based+behaviour+change.png Blog - Closing 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1641099041661-2ZNVZI96Q07NRQF0VNYQ/2021+goals+-+1-pager.png Blog - Closing 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1641095182402-HXJI4SA97B5YHGXQDRXF/2021+Work+Beliefs.png Blog - Closing 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1641095182475-USOBLPK8HG7M5RUXT981/2021+Relationship+Beliefs.png Blog - Closing 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1641095183645-JC3DB53KM10F6LP411JP/2021+Health+Beliefs.png Blog - Closing 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1641095183362-RF2FU1NDSD7WOQWWYTFR/2021+Fun+Beliefs.png Blog - Closing 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1641100635627-IFD0LAIL443HQXS61VI0/2022+beliefs.png Blog - Closing 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1641100635310-12D8RRDU1SKRHFOYB8FU/2022+belief+Q1+habits.png Blog - Closing 2021 https://thomasfriberg.com/blog/introducing-the-opportunity-canvas monthly 0.5 2024-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633957213474-3WDCIIBY4ATCZLZTL7HQ/BusinessModelCanvasDVF.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out Strategyzer sometimes sections it’s canvas to highlight key reasons an idea will fail if a part of the canvas is ignored (from Alex’s Blog). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1634041893658-IR32321GWUJ16IJMJZMC/antmurphyoppcanvas2.jpeg Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out Ant Murphy of productprofessionals.com shared this paired-back version of the canvas in 2020. In practice, it merges 10 cells down to 5 by just allowing more flexibility in how the questions are answered. Good for groups of Product Owners who are looking for an incremental simplification to a long-running portfolio that has previously leveraged larger canvases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633923470756-B466J2B8HBCQYGGC1RSO/Test%2BCard%2BExample%2B1.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out The test card can also be a unit for investment. By posing the specific hypothesis to be tested and the method, it’s very easy to tell what learning is to be gained through investment in a short time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633923773430-3TI8UCVITSZF8QOJEB2U/TFOpportunityCanvasTemplate.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out A PowerPoint template of my simple take on the opportunity canvas is available for download here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633954064234-WZYMZBMNLI6G61NQ9F5R/DesignKitBusinessModelCanvasExample.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out This canvas (by Strategyzer) is included in the handy ‘Field Guide to Human-Centred Design’ resource that IDEO.org share to enable anyone trying to solve a problem while balancing desirability, viability and feasibility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633923313297-VN3IUZW851XB922ZV4B1/IBMOpCanvas1.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out IBM makes this canvas available on MURAL via this page on Enterprise Design Thinking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633924605974-O55II7HZ5CC7YESQ4OUE/business-opportunity-statement-3.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out Early on, a blueprinting workshop may offer up a handful of opportunities for exploration or direct investment. IBM capture these in Business Opportunity Statements which stress the importance of user desirability and need for the solution to also be good for the business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1632783986190-64KH3DHBDPMU5VGOUB3X/Opcanvastemplate.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out A PowerPoint template of the business model canvas is available for download here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1619421673890-D4C5LKOJYRUNKK6P8VIP/Op+canvas+summary.png Blog - The opportunity canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633958971777-9DDNMQ4VX8BIJ2FK7R9G/opportunity-canvas-13179f34.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out The opportunity canvas looks more oriented towards an existing business in search of opportunities for growth or investment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633923602168-L95S438B1S29OU8Y7MVW/User-Story-Card.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out For teams that use SCRUM to breakdown, prioritise and deliver their products, they will be familiar with this common user story template. A Product Owner may choose to pitch a collection of these user stories as a product increment or Feature that is tightly integrated with marginal overhead to the delivery team. This may be considered the most utopian situation where there is very little portfolio governance and these cards are considered as acceptable traceability for investment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633956351422-5RZ5UZM9L4UMHWOS6N4Y/SparkTelcoQuote.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out Spark New Zealand came to a point where they realised they needed to confront their faulty assumption that signed-off business plans would deliver what they projected after years of missed targets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633924082880-6CT0WJ9GMLXW62FMAXPU/1_VY2L_nmmXXn4cFUyB5tXxw.jpeg Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1633923364683-NCLO17V5MV00WRRTSGD8/IBMOpCanvas2.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out The second page of the canvas focusses on elements of feasibility and contributes to keeping up ‘Speed to Value’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/b4dac451-3fcf-44a5-ab18-990ff80d1540/DVF+Op+canvas.png Blog - The opportunity canvas - Make it stand out The canvas follows a similar design convention to the Strategyzer canvas in terms layout but moves from left to right, checking for Desirability, then Feasibility and Viability. https://thomasfriberg.com/blog/changing-course monthly 0.5 2022-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1616497898588-3CT4MVI6G311GC5WEHZP/li-pasricha-pilot2.jpg Blog - Changing course It looks like my hypotheses seem to link to Ikigai with the exception of ‘what I’m good at’ (unless I both love and am good at learning) which doesn’t seem to be a big focus for me right now (image source link). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1616294102751-16LP7C6YV52EX8VV12YV/Role+trials.png Blog - Changing course When looking to grow, I pursued two opportunities to try alternate roles at Synergy to test whether they were viable alternatives to leaving the business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1616377836496-271OQQUYDKDOJ0RAMF2J/Asset+10%402x.png Blog - Changing course These hypotheses are continuously tested, in this case driven by perception vs a baseline expectation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1616497419936-KQ4HW5HKCGMKWHGY0ZTN/Asset+13%402x.png Blog - Changing course https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1616377854817-LEGRU68JOV9817M2L86S/Asset+10%402x.png Blog - Changing course https://thomasfriberg.com/blog/atomic-habits monthly 0.5 2022-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615714445509-VMAPD6Y36J6B915E1D8O/IMG_20210227_184709.jpg Blog - Atomic Habits Sunset on our first day down-south https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1614409581441-FCNX9N1W6EUD77WRYAAS/Layers+of+behavioural+change.png Blog - Atomic Habits Image taken from this great analysis of Atomic Habits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1614409112706-JVEXQFDA1NOO46CWOEF7/The+habit+loop.png Blog - Atomic Habits Image taken from this great analysis of Atomic Habits. Samuel Thomas Davies also gives a good summary of the book here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615711957153-B8KHIJSJ5PEKYCRW0QGI/2021+Goals+as+beliefs.png Blog - Atomic Habits In reframing my goals, I asked myself “what belief do I hold or want to append to my identity that compelled me to set that goal at the beginning of the year?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1614408431675-UP5B755E76DD4EQ7M1WK/Picture2.png Blog - Atomic Habits https://thomasfriberg.com/blog/adding-air-conditioning-control monthly 0.5 2023-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615516095568-MX86C3TY36M9MSOOCGZJ/Screenshot_2021-03-12-10-23-17-004_cn.com.broadlink.econtrol.international.jpg Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control The very capable Broadlink dashboard with offline devices after I threw out the RM4C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615296837687-R7IKP8P3DE02XDY3HEK1/IMG_20210222_074434.jpg Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control - A size comparison to the other Tuya based IR blaster I ordered This one didn’t have very obvious programming pins and didn’t have any helpful labelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615296820777-LLI18DJPDBPVFSJ362NU/IMG_20210309_210804.jpg Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control - The IR blaster with case removed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615296816136-TJFC98QW4Y6EBE70MWVH/IMG_20210309_210938.jpg Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control - Soldering cables to the programming pins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615296826247-462FF1QGAA3I5FPZ9TIZ/IMG_20210309_211305.jpg Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control - Connecting the IR blaster to a USB programming dongle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615296839403-L5EXPULJ0CMTTSZ653CJ/IMG_20210210_132650.jpg Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control - Putting the board back in it's case after soldering leads are removed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615512482749-PU07SL6TO99GV9E7TY4B/broadlink_rm4c_mini_controlador_ir_google_home_alexa_06_ad_l.jpg Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control - Broadlink RM4C Mini https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615512728860-77WVZEJQXSIWU1Y9CYAU/IR+unit+2.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615514012463-8YE5X81NDM5GJUUNHDUG/IR+unit+3.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615514471473-WJ4NP99IUFR57JAJC9K9/IR+unit+3.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615295764878-GBJZZW0GPR5V9FI0UF2Q/in+progress.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615522156347-EUIO077WQYYQ7A2SFS2R/ESPhomesetup.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control Click on this image to find an example for the full configuration file for your air conditioner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615524168069-TWA94BPOIQUJDDW38BM9/IMG_20210309_211305.jpg Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615519763055-S67S5Y51F17LE935L8TK/HAaddon.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control Follow these steps to get started with the ESPHome Add-on https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615297077583-JNHQWRWV0RRTWP12KILN/Thermostat.jpg Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control The climate tile for ‘Bedroom AC’ shows the current temperature and the set temperature (23) along with the current AC mode (Cool). It let me click the 3 dot menu on the top right of the tile too to do things like swing the louver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615516306764-PRDXL96AHMODYA9QGUZU/Broadlink2.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control - Thwarted by a setup screen Thwarted by a simple setup screen when I just couldn’t get Home Assistant to detect the Broadlink RM4C or figure out it’s Host Address https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615522647656-JXWEYAIIIQGK071T9BB2/ESPhomesetup2.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615525976445-I7I3NGOVNRV0TLQLZBZ0/Autodiscover.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615524139507-VDG7F7H675IK7EL03F0S/Asset+4.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control The diagrammatic version with labelled pins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615511678559-JIX7PCTJ102THLBCYRWG/Nuclearmelt.jpg Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/c1c8b927-2c1d-4377-92ab-604dbbe072a4/LOLIN+ESP+IR+control.png Blog - Easy Air Conditioning Control - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://thomasfriberg.com/blog/almost-electrocuted monthly 0.5 2021-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615682456604-UUID4F9FXF2SM81CAE6T/Labview2.jpg Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself When I look back at this control model that I built, I am amazed at both where I got to and also how far I’ve come in the space of microprocessor control in the practical world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615682428017-V5OEQYNK7OJ8BV2N7MYB/PoC+CAD.png Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself What the chassis would have looked like if my path had not changed in response to new priorities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615708233717-Y2LRYLP2TV0GTHN09HF5/Thingspeakdata.png Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself This temperature sensor remotely uploaded temperature and humidity data from my parent’s holiday home reliably for over a year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615629340401-T54HV5T26IWZHE7EH07G/IMG_20140805_231528_nopm_.jpg Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself The hotly awaited fuse board that should have prevented just this sort of arcing hazard. When mislabelled and without adequate questioning of the black box, it introduced it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615707201251-HAGB1ZO0J3F5UKPKVQ2D/DSC00219.JPG Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself My Brother in Sweden even 3D printed the badge I was going to put on the front https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615707562473-TN3ADBZNEVW33FV1WXQ9/DSC04709-001.jpg Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself A year later, this was my first Internet of Things (IoT) sensor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615630047543-RKMOIGIP21UJXSGZ680F/DSC00113.JPG Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself Re-wiring the controller cables to interface with my 3rd party 48V 2kW BLDC motor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615682412503-I6PJ13GKNBZSJ3HBLX8Y/PELT+export.png Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself Striving for the pretty things before de-risking the important things https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615629304900-3JEHW4JW2ATZ391YE6YE/2014-08-06.jpg Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself Crimping the high-current eyelets on to the power circuit before moving to the garage for assembly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615705517673-MCP8UCNBO2M2GPM2FGZL/The-Antiparallel-Structures-of-Scientific-Inquiry.png Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself Source: Farnam Street Blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1615707592755-XLRFBMHXKJBJ0ZALWSY5/IMG_20140824_185942-002.jpg Blog - That time you almost electrocuted yourself My first data acquisition device, built weeks after the battery fire https://thomasfriberg.com/blog/wrapping-up-2020 monthly 0.5 2021-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610157973185-AXVOWVJ9HSZ51XHD845F/Taskboard.png Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Mobilising for remote working On the week of Monday 9th March, my team got the interesting request to lead activities to ease our company’s transition to hybrid working from a ‘way of working’ perspective as one of the greatest barriers raised in our response to COVID. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610157964319-S42N3EIPAT4AJ1WC60BJ/Tribe+board.png Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Our old physical task boards We tried physical boards while working hybrid but when everyone moved out of the office, an alternative was required. I ended up introducing many people to MS Planner, Trello, Azure Devops and Miro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610157906154-A8M21Y29W1P90FQEDT89/Hybrid+1.png Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Remote presentations We were the first in the business to start the routine of hybrid sprint reviews with presenters in the office and people at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610157885079-JONT0Z74D9YQER9NMQ2K/hybrid+2.png Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Leveling the playing field It became clear that with half or more of the team working remotely, those in the office needed to support them by sharing the same online interface as them. Meeting together in a room wasn’t helpful for those online. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610157926699-J3I7F2WRBSXNYA8NAUXD/social+distancing.png Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - The end of large meetings Social distancing was introduced in our offices on the 17th March and we had to find other ways to come together in large groups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610157963655-K4LR5AZX9KO1U04BMBSA/Toilet+rolls.png Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Toilet paper rush begins Spudshed didn’t appear to attract many toilet paper hoarders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610157943850-2CEBRVVR0PIPWPEOVPIX/Toilet+rolls+2.png Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Toilet paper rush takes hold 2 days later. Other supermarkets were a little more bare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610165157585-J3NSR2YFGWSHKBMFCYRG/IMG_2158.jpg Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Last workshop in the office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610165253638-GN4IJDG0UNMIFMFWZYE6/IMG_20200318_085349.jpg Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Getting set up for the long winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610165493550-M8SW1M2PEVKZZMD9ZY0M/IMG_20200401_092250.jpg Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Finally, air conditioning! Working from home meant we needed day-time comfort. We got air conditioning in just in time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610165357576-27U7ELQRU92NCFB9R3OR/IMG_20200322_180930.jpg Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Full lockdown hits I remember watching the announcements on the 22nd March that we would be entering full remote working and close-down of non essential services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610157905277-S8PFTOLBDC3OH4C1BPQW/Last+night+out.png Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Our last dinner out before lockdown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1601115601298-5UH39M301H95WAAF7WTI/IMG_20200502_140205.jpg Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Finding other ways to collaborate While strictly socially distanced, we found other ways to leverage technology to enable collaboration. This allowed this not-for-profit choir to set it’s strategic direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610166610057-C1Q3UYMLEZ6H9CQZ7BHV/DSC02770.jpg Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Rearranging holiday plans and getting engaged COVID meant we couldn’t go on our long-awaited trip to see family in Sweden but we made other plans and got engaged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610167243421-TQMZR87GW157ZOYXNA31/IMG_20210109_123731.jpg Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Video production mastering My storytelling and tutorials via video got a lot better with the transition to remote working making my videos the most popular content on our internal streaming planform. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610244210874-A3FY5MKF442QQ7SF2LPN/IMG_20201013_070011.jpg Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Learning to poach eggs We burned through a lot of eggs including these consecutive double yolks! I’m now an egg poaching master :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610167276794-BI9UW6TCCYC6B2ESBOA8/IMG_20200713_111209.jpg Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Reintroducing colleagues to hybrid working The office opened up again in July and I was one of the first back in to try out some accessible approaches to enabling higher quality hybrid working with better meeting room experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1610167621713-5CNBJV5SK5L9K7PEX7UV/IMG_20200820_162459.jpg Blog - Cleaning up at the end of 2020 - Physical workshops are back but better Digital parallels to physical workshops are introduced and we cater for 50% online participants. https://thomasfriberg.com/blog/surprise-at-the-amps-awards monthly 0.5 2020-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1603549690102-5JXGC7YBO0UAVU56CNO2/Event+system+map.png Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1604110773991-L6G28PP08HBNC3U9LUUS/Event+setup+website.png Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards This is a screenshot of the event case-study page with tutorial links to minimise dependence on myself to scale this approach to the organisation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1604135482977-00KVDXROFFCJ0SMJU34A/IMG_20201022_140430_1.jpg Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards I got this happy snap with CIO Gary Peel and CFO Jonathan Cowper as we were packing up the event. They’ve been great supporters of my approach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1603547140917-UD0PKY5NH29HQ3PRXV8L/Video+capture+card+screen.png Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards A screenshot from the tutorial I shared that cracked open a conversation about using a $30 accessory used by YouTube gamers to do what a $200,000 commercial AV system couldn’t do - connect an external camera to MS Teams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1604129742165-6Z04Z1DMAYXYGN21CCV1/IMG_20201022_135001.jpg Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards The ground floor in the office with two sites on the projector screens and the main camera trained on the presenter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1604134702651-XET7E4NQFGFRI2WX8LLS/Kings+park+awards.jpg Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards A week later, we broadcasted our quarterly performance awards at a BBQ lunch event at Kings Park to 34 remote and office-bound workers who were unable to attend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1603549055443-FEGACKJ91FXQ6P17G8FX/Multi-site+live+events.png Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards This was the early map I drew out to familiarise stakeholders with the idea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1603549877848-VTZYM0GQMZHTHLHROVH9/Muja+GTDG+maps.png Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards We kept the remote site setup a little simpler. I would consider using a bluetooth speakerphone like the Jabra 510 going forward in scenarios with less background noise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1604128823518-5GK6LMBPOBH6U9XSTDXV/rode-mini.jpg.optimal.jpg Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards This little gem, the Rode Wireless Go wireless lapel microphone set added much versatility to the audio setup at all 3 presenter sites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1603532435941-GMAUD1KMCCODHMH6RJWY/MicrosoftTeams-image+%285%29.png Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards A colleague of mine was watching from home and took this snap of her laptop just after I was awarded the 2020 Annual Amps award for Innovation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1603549743740-W62O80CL58OOZ2Q9XYRJ/FC+system+map.png Blog - Surprise at the AMPs Awards For the enthusiasts, the most challenging setup was the main event space where we had a more elaborate setup to build in more backup options as we learned how to put on the event more reliably. Here is the equipment layout. https://thomasfriberg.com/blog/setting-a-personal-mission monthly 0.5 2021-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1607556691691-W7MBXXCOF593O0DI7SQG/Connecting+purpose+to+passion3.gif Blog - Setting a personal mission https://thomasfriberg.com/blog/mining-electrification-workshop monthly 0.5 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed9fe34b9cd20731b7875de/1595754728957-W6ZPC7104GFYDTFE381Y/Team+yellow+day+1+FBICRC.png Blog - Mining electrification workshop This example team space shows how one facilitator worked with some spare time to add value to the canvas with some prioritisation to align team members on key items that they would later play back to the wider group. 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