Gemba Mat This still one of the best improvement tools I’ve seen. Easy, cheap and effective. And people like it. The ‘luxury’ of observing what actually happens in work. Good think Gemba again with Lisa Knight-Davies Paul Gimson whatsthepont.blog/2012/03/10/ric…

Come to think of it, can anyone show me MORE sheds grouped together than this (in Wales)? I think there's 15 there in total

Late entry for #TinShedTuesday Not all tin sheds are things of great beauty If the was a ‘brutalism tin shed’ genre, this might qualify. But it does the job! It’s on the list Jon Pountney Andrew Wilcox 🛖 whatsthepont.blog/2024/02/14/tin…

The problem with best practice. Essential learning from whatsthepont

How To Solve An Impossible Problem - whatsthepont "Confronting difficult things ‘head on’ often doesn’t yield the best results. Some things are better approached from a different (oblique) angle" whatsthepont.blog/2024/06/16/how…

I performed the most beautiful wedding yesterday but we had a visitor and it was WILD 🧵 : Right after the congregational question we honored / remembered the groom’s father. At that moment a squawking bird swooped in and sat in an empty chair toward the front. A lady screamed!

"Confronting difficult things ‘head on’ often doesn’t yield the best results. Some things are better approached from a different (oblique) angle." whatsthepont whatsthepont.blog/2024/06/16/how…

ChatGPT in 1817...

This ‘tin tabernacle’ in Lyonshall, Herefordshire, was built in 1860 using corrugated iron. Only 86 pre-fabricated churches survive in England. They are rare as they weren’t intended for permanent use, and most were eventually replaced.

Find out more about tin tabernacles ⬇️heritagecalling.com/2022/06/09/wha…

Terotechnology This is a new one for me. An early version of ‘whole life’ costing? It even had a British Standard 3843 from 1992 - 2011. Wondering if various sustainability definitions have filled the gap? One for Management Speak ancient history? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terotechn…

‘If you’ve got a problem you can’t solve, You need to get out of your head.’ Lots to do with approaching things differently From an oblique angle and your brain making different connections More on Obliquity and Oblique Strategies here ⬇️ Plus cake / pie whatsthepont.blog/2024/06/16/how…

Tonight, I am most salvaging some bricks NCB TREDEGAR and NCB COEDELY I have a plan for them.

Not a mining landscape Mining Landscapes But definitely a product of. I’ve reclaimed some NCB TREDEGAR and NCB COEDELY bricks. Brickworks and coal mines so often went hand in hand. Not much left now other than bricks. whatsthepont.blog/2024/07/03/rec…

🎉 Today we're proud to celebrate #CoopsDay 2024! Co-operatives build a better future for all - from building a sustainable future to putting fairness at the core of their work. Learn more from our fellow Co-Ops on sustainable development: buff.ly/3LaSbEC

UK's Co-op Group sets up new fund to help its farm suppliers improve #sustainability and tackle #climatechange Co-op #coops #retail #agriculture #netzero 👇 thenews.coop/co-op-group-to…

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What’s your Saturday night like? Much excitement here 🤔 as I learn about a welsh canal I never knew existed!The cytharfa coal canal. A two mile tub boat canal serving coal drifts and shafts to cytharfa works from 1770? To 1840 My god the history merthyr boasts! details follow

Good Enough is Good Enough. If you can show the receipts. "GEIGE (Good Enough is Good Enough) has many advantages from overcoming perfection paralysis through to innovation prototyping and minimum viable products" whatsthepont.blog/2024/09/11/goo… via whatsthepont