meadows musings

At Meadows we value inquisitive, nimble, energetic minds. Whether you agree or disagree, we hope you'll enjoy our thoughts and share a few of your own...

  • Boldly going back 40 years: lessons learned from the rocket men
    (Jul 09)

    • It’s 40 years since Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. As the man said, it was ‘a giant leap for mankind’ of the like the post- ‘baby boom’ generation has barely seen. The mere mention of the Apollo mission still arouses a keen sense of excitement in the potential of invention, innovation and technological advancement. But what can today’s technologists learn from the Apollo rocket men..?

  • Spotlight on innovation: pure magic or plain hard work?
    (Jul 09)

    • I recently found myself nodding vigorously in agreement with the views of three business leaders being interviewed on BBC Radio 4 about innovation. The ability to be innovative or to innovate products or services is a much-vaunted and valuable skill, the formula for which can be notoriously hard to pin down. Yet, interviewer Evan Davies got pretty close to just that as he grilled an entrepreneur, an inventor and a CEO about the nature of innovation, where it comes from and what it can achieve...

  • Market Watch Q2 2009
    (Jul 09)

    • Summer holidays are upon us – the perfect time to step back, take stock and have a good look at where the market is going. The month of September, which signals the end of Q3, has always been the prime season for recruitment - no matter what the nature or state of the industry. So what can we learn from ICT recruitment trends during the last quarter and what should we expect from this year’s primetime period? There are no prizes for guessing the market is somewhat depressed, but there are some surprising points of note...

  • Meadows’ five minute fix: business continuity planning
    (Jul 09)

    • It’s not the sexiest of business pursuits, sitting as it does somewhere in between health and safety and facilities management in the line of necessary-but-tedious commercial imperatives. Although it well and truly established its importance to business as the new millennium dawned, most executives still run a mile at the very thought of it. What is it about Business Continuity Planning that puts even the most pragmatic of business heads off? Even in the face of the swine flu pandemic...

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