Gamification
This week the Managing Director of Minervation Ltd gave a talk in Leeds about “blogging, social media, gamification & elves” A number of folk, unsure what gamification is, asked the … Continue reading Gamification
Tag: commercialisation
Effective healthcare depends on . . .
A few selected quotes from the BMJ, 30 March 2019:
Muriel Spark’s compass
Words: ‘A Far Cry From Kensington’ by Muriel Spark
Commercial Life
This was further advice given to ‘Mrs Hawkins’ in ‘A Far Cry From Kensington’.
Soft Power [and telling stories]
This Feature Article made the cover of the BMJ: One of the contributors described an approach to influencing healthcare policy as follows: Telling stories is a well established approach taken … Continue reading Soft Power [and telling stories]
“Mr Baldwin”
SCOOP by Evelyn Waugh was first published in 1938. In SCOOP ‘Mr Baldwin’ is a mysterious man. Mr Baldwin, which is simply the name he prefers to be known by, … Continue reading “Mr Baldwin”
A D V I C E [as given by Mr Gordon Bennett]
Sell yersel’ Peter – yer ideas are money! Sell yersel’ Peter – aiven if ony ‘talent’ that you hae relies oan yer vulnerability. Sell yersel! Naiver says Peter – I … Continue reading A D V I C E [as given by Mr Gordon Bennett]
Scoop
In his novel Scoop, Evelyn Waugh fictionalized the speculator and businessman Francis William Rickett as “Mr Baldwin”. Evelyn Waugh was aware that the mysterious Rickett had deep links with oil … Continue reading Scoop