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The cloud as it is often referred too, is not something light and fluffy, but simply lots of computers connected together on an industrial scale.  They are supported by very real infrastructure (advanced air conditioning, high security, massive diesel back-up generators) and are only set to grow in number in the future, as more and more software delivery is moved off PC’s and onto web-based interfaces.

It feels like meetings meetings meetings this week so far.  I honestly haven’t stopped from when I got in at 7.30am (yeah still not adjusted to “student” timetabling!) on Monday.  Marketing on Monday involved a highly intensive final group project simulation to review, critique and recommend a new marketing strategy to the board, Management of Change involved an OD simulation in vertical and horizontal teams using practising techniques for change management that overran by an hour, followed immediately by a very interesting lecture by the head of strategy research at BT, talking about Enterprise 2.0.

Today my team presented on Enron in our Strategy lecture – no mean feat as it could get immensely detailed, followed by the Dean presenting on the upcoming rankings, a Student Liaison committee meeting (yes your views do get an airing – actions to follow), and then Modelling and PoM!

In all that melee of activity however, I was kindly recommended to watch this lecture on Managing Innovation.  A great speaker, Rebecca is clearly on top of her subject and passionate about the future.

Truly inspiring and definitely strikes a cord with me; so a recommended watch!

Sadly it seems that cohurt are not quite as happy about the quality of the lecturing being received this term as last.  Maybe it is just different but a significant disparity appears to exist between modules, according to the general feeling I am getting over coffee and in syndicate meetings.  It is still early in the term so there is time for things to improve.