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CIVIC’s COVID Experience

The impact on the economy of the COVID pandemic has been profound, with many businesses unable to open their doors and the day to day activities of others changing dramatically. This, coupled with the impact of being cut off from direct contact with friends and family, as well as work-related contacts, has negatively affected many of us. As a Director at CIVIC, it is part of my job to help minimise this negative impact and make sure that we can keep on delivering quality for our customers and a positive working environment for staff.

OpenUK

OpenUk Kids Camp

One of the things I enjoy about being part of OpenUK is that it does projects like the Kids Camps that help to get kids from all walks of life…

The Golden Verses of Pythagoras
Productivity Quotes Stoic Thoughts

Night Time – The Golden Verses of Pythagoras

Never allow sleep to close your eyelids, after you went to bed, Until you have examined all your actions of the day by your reason. In what have I done…

Minimalism Thoughts

Ask yourself some questions

The lockdown is an opportunity to ask yourself some questions. 1. What is it you have really missed and who have you really missed? 2. How much of your life…

Quotes

Conquer thyself

“Conquer thyself, till thou hast done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another’s appetite as to thine own.” ― Sir…

Free Speech Thoughts

Galileo and why we need Free Speech

In 1610 Galileo published “Sidereus Nuncius” which outlined his observations he had made why researching the universe, which talked about moons around Jupiter and other wild stuff. In 1616 the…

Quotes

Do what thy manhood bids thee do ― Sir Richard Francis Burton

“Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.” ― Sir Richard Francis…

Political Thoughts

Emotion, Decisions and Compassion

Let’s start a line of thought with some premise: One: No individual is responsible for the feelings of others, we are accountable for our emotions, and we own them completely…

Thoughts

Mental Headspace

Today I was involved in a private conversation where the subject of how I was glad that was introduced to debate at school and then at university and other organisations….

Business Civic Technology

A Learning Culture Facilitated By Lykio

The Lykio platform is designed to use many of the elements that have been discussed in the previous blogs to encourage staff engagement, learning and the retention of tacit knowledge….

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