Robin Whitlock

Work Shy Graduates? Graduate bashing is the new fashion trend it seems....

According to the website graduatefog Jamie Oliver, the celebrity chef, recently described young people as 'work shy' and 'embarrassingly wet' being 'reliant on their mums to make excuses for them'. I had to pinch myself a bit, as this didn't sound like the Jamie Oliver I've seen on the television, but only after, consumed with rage, I pressed the... (posted by Robin 1 year 73 days ago.)

The efficiency illusion: William Stanley Jevons

Recently I wrote a well-received article concerning the 'Jevons Paradox' explaining why this brilliant idea formed from the observation by William Stanley Jevons that efficiencies obtained by Thomas Newcomen when constructing his steam engines actually caused an increase in coal consumption rather than a reduction, is very relevant to modern concern over energy efficiency... (posted by Robin 1 year 74 days ago.)

Spitting In the Wind: Why Energy Efficiency Won't Solve Climate Change On It's Own

I was helping at a gig in Glastonbury (UK) not so long ago and suddenly found myself chatting to a friend of a friend of mine who subsequently became my friend on the subject of oil depletion. Ho hum, that old chestnut, people have been talking about it for ages. However, what came out of this was that he lent me a really interesting book on... (posted by Robin 1 year 94 days ago.)

Proud To Be a Graduate: a Note To Society, You Can't Kick Us Into the Gutter That Easily

According to Claire Whitmell, in a guest post she wrote for the graduatefog website, some employers are saying that Generation Y (those who were born after 1980) feel entitled, impatient, are immature and illiterate. She explains that employers complain of graduates who want the graduate job without having to work for it, of thinking... (posted by Robin 1 year 94 days ago.)

Heading for a Crash?

IT leaders are under greater pressure than ever before says new Modis report Modis International has released a new report revealing that almost two-thirds (64%) of IT team leaders feel that their teams are under greater pressure to produce results when their ability to do so is often limited by the equipment they have available. The report also states that 51% believe their staff need greater technical expertise with current... (posted by Robin 1 year 108 days ago.)

Entering the Scrum

Mel Pullen, former Chief Systems Architect of Nokia’s Symbian Foundation, runs Scrum IT, an IT training scheme that employs a programming team fundamentally consisting of young apprentices, with an average age of 19. Working within a collaborative environment, they create social media-enabled mobile applications utilizing skills that some commentators claim require a considerable period of industry experience to learn. The... (posted by Robin 1 year 108 days ago.)