Where's the Future? Or WTF? Is a blog that serves two goals. One, to create conversation about technology, web, social media and trends that are affecting organisations, government, small business and people today. And two, as a way for me to share my knowledge about the things I have learnt working with and for over 100 communities across Australia.
When it comes to making an impact, connecting and collaborating online we should all be asking, WTF? Or, Where's the Future?
I now have a new blog section called Hits from the Blog it's a shorter, more informal blog - I feel better about having a dedicated space that's a bit looser.
Unless it's one of my awesome memes, all images in the blog are from the excellent Gratisography website.
It must have been so fun in the early days building Drupal from scratch. Imagining how a CMS should look, how it should be used, who should use and what they should build. I’ve seen that bit in the...
Posted on Apr 17, 2017
I don't know how other places find it, but in Australia getting not for profit or government organisations to pay for scoping is like pulling hens teeth. The minute you raise it they clam up. I...
Posted on Mar 13, 2017
Note: Paul Johnson wrote a great blog post, Working in Drupal is a real job, really?! It started a great conversation and we thought it would be cool to encourage blog posts connected to the...
Posted on Mar 10, 2017
Having an organisation you work for go under is traumatic. Especially if it was one that did great work. As I hear of businesses closing and going into administration frequently, I reflect on my own...
Posted on Mar 5, 2017
I’m not seeing a Drupal job in my future. At one point recently I was taking that pretty hard. I helped troubleshoot an issue a past colleague had, and as I took them through the steps and the site...
Posted on Feb 27, 2017
This blog post is part of a series of blogs I’m putting together for my nomination for the Drupal.org board. For this reason it’s more Drupal focused than for a more general audience. I’ve been...
Posted on Feb 26, 2017
Web and tech is at this really exciting intersect. About six or so years ago there was still resistance from not for profits in why they needed a web presence in the first place; often a site build...
Posted on Feb 25, 2017
This year I decided to self-nominate for the Drupal.org position for Director at Large. I definitely feel a bit crazy and a bit exposed. There are people that have contributed to Drupal for a billion...
Posted on Feb 22, 2017
Not My Debt (#notmydebt) was not an accidental social media campaign that went viral. It was a deliberate strategy to demonstrate that when you provide the opportunity for people to participate in...
Posted on Jan 22, 2017