Boys with their first beerOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Ein Prosit ...Originally uploaded by sjb140470We're in BeerlandOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Horses in The English GardensOriginally uploaded by sjb140470ProstOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Beer ChaosOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Kris gets beerOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Sleepy...

Jerome Pimmel and Gus Power are talking about Effective Testing on Grails at GGUG on Wednesday 1st October at 18:30.

Jerome Pimmel and Gus Power are talking about Effective Testing on Grails at GGUG on Wednesday 1st October at 18:30.

Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Arrr!Pirates is a running theme at Energized Work, so much so that this years Christmas Party involves dressing up as pirates and going sailing for 4 hours. Today, I decided that September 19th will be a company holiday from now on.Here's some people getting into the spirit of things. Apparently, the place on...

Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Arrr!Pirates is a running theme at Energized Work, so much so that this years Christmas Party involves dressing up as pirates and going sailing for 4 hours. Today, I decided that September 19th will be a company holiday from now on.Here's some people getting into the spirit of things. Apparently, the place on...

Last month Energized Work gave a lightning talk about Grails at ThoughtWorks London Geek Night. Thanks to Jerome Pimmel, Rob Fletcher and Gus Power for giving the talk.

Last month Energized Work gave a lightning talk about Grails at ThoughtWorks London Geek Night. Thanks to Jerome Pimmel, Rob Fletcher and Gus Power for giving the talk.

For several weeks, due to a lack of desk space, it was not possible to sit with the team in the same workspace. The only way to detect stuff on my radar was to get up and physically walk across the office to the team's bullpen and try to glean from their body language, facial expressions and conversations what was going on. It's easy to miss...

For several weeks, due to a lack of desk space, it was not possible to sit with the team in the same workspace. The only way to detect stuff on my radar was to get up and physically walk across the office to the team's bullpen and try to glean from their body language, facial expressions and conversations what was going on. It's easy to miss...

I mentioned before that I've been reading Artful Making. Well I've just finished it. The final chapter struck a paricular chord with me, ending the book on a high. I felt that, in many respects parts of it described (what I like to think) is my approach to working with teams:Begin with some ideas of the desired results, but without...

I mentioned before that I've been reading Artful Making. Well I've just finished it. The final chapter struck a paricular chord with me, ending the book on a high. I felt that, in many respects parts of it described (what I like to think) is my approach to working with teams:Begin with some ideas of the desired results, but without...

Corporate fuddy-duddiesOffice dress codesTraditionalists; 'unionised' attitudeFurniture policeCost fixated bean countersBureaucratic obstaclesForm filling; administrationOffice politicsAn absence of toys or things to throw aroundMeetings; sitting down generallyClean desk policiesLocked stationery cupboardsThose yellow Bic ballpoint...

Corporate fuddy-duddiesOffice dress codesTraditionalists; 'unionised' attitudeFurniture policeCost fixated bean countersBureaucratic obstaclesForm filling; administrationOffice politicsAn absence of toys or things to throw aroundMeetings; sitting down generallyClean desk policiesLocked stationery cupboardsThose yellow Bic ballpoint...

Run in to showcaseOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Just before lunch on a Tuesday we do a quick stand-up to bring the team up from their stories and check-in to ensure we're on track for the afternoon run in to the showcase. The post-it notes remind us which sound plays at the alarm time (we've got some cronjobs configured on the build...

Run in to showcaseOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Just before lunch on a Tuesday we do a quick stand-up to bring the team up from their stories and check-in to ensure we're on track for the afternoon run in to the showcase. The post-it notes remind us which sound plays at the alarm time (we've got some cronjobs configured on the build...