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125 — Are we failing our profession?

Dec 10, 201839 minEp. 125
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Episode description

Every year we discuss hot trends and the latest fads, but are we failing our profession by always chasing the shiny and new?

On this week's GoodPractice Podcast, Ross G and Owen are joined by HMRC's Andrew Jacobs to discuss.

If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @OwenFerguson and @AndrewJacobsLD.

To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus.

Andrew blogs at lostanddesperate.com.

For more on why people love horoscopes so much, check out the 'Barnum Effect' on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect

The Innovators Dilemma is available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Innovators-Dilemma-Technologies-Management-Innovation/dp/142219602X

The book Ross referenced was Chess by Stefan Zweig: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chess-Modern-Classics-Stefan-Zweig/dp/0141196300

Andrew told us all about the word 'procrastiworking': https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Procrastiworking

The Lexus ad, written by AI, is covered here: https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/lexus-creates-the-worlds-first-filmed-advert-entirely-scripted-by-ai

If you were wondering what Ross' 'electric sheep' comment was about, it's a reference to the Philip K. Dick book that was filmed as Blade Runner.

Finally, the Sourtoe Cocktail was covered by Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sourtoe-cocktail

Sleigh bells used courtesy of GowlerMusic (https://freesound.org/people/GowlerMusic/sounds/265458/) / CC BY3.0

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