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This is my personal site where I write about my research into systems thinking, decision making, cyber security, visualisation, and risk management. I am interested in how technology can support decision making within the cyber domain to improve security.
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Business Rules of Play
While reading about Peter R. Scholtes, I came across the Kelly Allen Associates website and their listed ‘Rules of Play’ page. Many of the rules of business are simple and obvious, yet are easy to overlook or break.
Potential scale for EngD stakeholders
I’ve been thinking about a nice, quick and easy scale to base value decisions against a (potential) stakeholder’s relationship to the research project.
Lean Working
I’m sure I’m not the only one who sometimes gets overloaded with work to be done. It can feel like waves of stress to get things done, trying to progress multiple jobs that just seem to hang around. After reading some more on LEAN principles again recently, I thought I’d give the LEAN approach to [...]
INCOSE Z Guide research perspective
To gain a systems engineering perspective on my research, I decide to try and use the INCOSE Z guides to influence my perspective on my research questions.
Gamification of work
“Gamification of Work” refers to the application of game mechanics to day-to-day work within a company.
Understanding the need for fundamental knowledge
I am talking about PhD research within engineering, so why would I find this surprising? The problem I see is that academia is not focusing on the fundamental knowledge behind technology or systems.
EC proposes €3m Cybercrime Centre
The EU plans to tackle cyber threats with a new European Cybercrime Centre, which would warn EU countries of major threats and alert them to weaknesses in their online defences.
Making decisions about money
The value of money might be hard to remember when people are offering dreams and bargain deals, but as long as we remember to stop and consider the added value we see of having the product against the price asked for it, we should be in a position to make better decisions and value our purchases.
A @FirstBusFail experience in Bristol
I decided to take the bus this morning, what a headache that was.