Weeknote 46/2026 TL;DR March reflections, service blueprints and a running sidenote

#Weeknote 46/2026 | TL;DR March reflections, service blueprints and a running sidenote @rds-scotland.bsky.social
@weeknotes-bot.bsky.social medium.com/@adam.coulso... #Weeknotes

Weeknote 45/2026 TL;DR climbing hills, playing with new tools, and reducing off-system workarounds

#Weeknote 45/2026 | TL;DR climbing hills, playing with new tools, and reducing off-system workarounds @rds-scotland.bsky.social @weeknotes-bot.bsky.social medium.com/@adam.coulso... #Weeknotes

Thanks @shaungomm.bsky.social 👍

Weeknote 44/2026 TL;DR User interviews, sprint planning and a team day out in Glasgow …

#Weeknote 44/2026 | TL;DR User interviews, sprint planning and a team day out at The Social Hub in #Glasgow medium.com/@adam.coulso... @rds-scotland.bsky.social @weeknotes-bot.bsky.social

Weeknote 43/2026 TL;DR Chatting to the Singapore Biomedical Data Hub, DataCite DOIs and happiness is tinkering about in Figma…

#Weeknote 43/2026 | TL;DR Chatting with the Singapore Biomedical Data Hub, DOIs with DataCite and happiness is... tinkering about in Figma medium.com/@adam.coulso... #weeknotes

Jamie Webb, Shannon Vallor and Gina Helfrich sit together in the Edinburgh Futures Institute having a conversation. They are all smiling.

The CTMF brings together philosophers, technologists, policymakers & researchers to tackle one of the defining questions of our time:

How can we build technologies that truly serve human flourishing?

This video captures the heart of that mission & the voices of those shaping it ▶️ edin.ac/4ai5OiC

Weeknote 42/2026 TL;DR big approvals are like buses, aurora borealis and comfort in pastry

#Weeknote 42/2026 | TL;DR big approvals are like buses, aurora borealis and comfort in pastry medium.com/@adam.coulso... #weeknotes

And now something positive:

solar and wind energy production in the EU surpasses fossil energy for the first time.

☀️ 💨

#TippingPoint

Source: dr.dk

Weeknote 41/2026 TL;DR Researcher Access Service design playbacks, diary juggling and a spotlight on user centred design

#Weeknote 41/2026 | TL;DR design playbacks, diary juggling and a spotlight on #usercentreddesign medium.com/@adam.coulso... #weeknotes @rds-scotland.bsky.social

Thanks @johnfitzg.bsky.social, very kind of you - I’ve been enjoying your video weeknotes over on LinkedIn this year. Wishing you a relaxing break too!

Weeknote 40/2025 TL;DR marvellous metadata, 2025 reflections and staying on an even keel…

#Weeknote 40/2025 | TL;DR marvellous metadata, 2025 reflections and staying on an even keel… #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

OK, here is a 5-minute sketch, @tomski.com

Weeknote 39/2025 TL;DR Certainty and value, silly agile-y phrases and performance metrics …

#Weeknote 39/2025 | TL;DR Certainty and value, silly agile-y phrases and performance metrics … #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Weeknote 38/2025 TL;DR Sprint Zero, a RAS celebration and Product in Service…

#Weeknote 38/2025 | TL;DR Sprint Zero, a RAS celebration at @rds-scotland.bsky.social and a peek at Scott Colfer's Product in Service #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Weeknote 37/2025 TL;DR coaching sessions, another retrospective and preparations for a big week…

#Weeknote 37/2025 | Coaching, another retrospective and preparations for a big week… #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Help us build a Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point YouTube video by Scottish Geology Trust

Siccar Point is one of the most important geoheritage sites in the world; we think visitors deserve to hear why.

Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point

youtu.be/OeHsVJiO9gE

Weeknote 36/2025 TL;DR celebrating a year of weeknotes, a time for retrospectives and spotting areas for improvement…

#Weeknote 36/2025 | TL;DR Celebrating a year of #weeknotes 🥳, time for a retrospective and spotting areas for improvement… #Scotland medium.com/@adam.coulso...

#Weeknote 35/2025 | TL;DR spinning plates, working at pace and a big milestone for the @rds-scotland.bsky.social Researcher Access Service… #weeknotes #Scotland medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Weeknote 34/2025 TL;DR Collaboration, funding calls and a bit of surfing

#Weeknote 34/2025 | Collaboration, funding calls and a bit of surfing #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Weeknote 33/2025 Mapping/crystalizing, clearer vision, and celebrating the wins

#Weeknote 33/2025 | Mapping/crystalizing, an emerging vision, and celebrating the wins at @rds-scotland.bsky.social #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Weeknote 32/2025 In a good groove after a bitty period, retrospectives and gaining some perspective

#Weeknote 32/2025 | In a good groove after a bitty period, retrospectives and gaining some perspective #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Weeknote 31/2025 What is this?

#Weeknote 31/2025 | Feeling less like Mr Grumpy this week, miro boards and waffly explanations, scrum and Smart Data Foundry #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

An old book titled Intensive Sheep Management.

Are your sheep always turning up late for work? Are they taking too long on their lunch break or simply struggling to get through the workload? Are they always just mucking about?

Then you need some

Weeknote 30/2025 A growing team, the shipping forecast and AI killed my job

#Weeknote 30/2025 | a growing team, some in-person problem-solving, good news on funding and a bit of shipping forecast #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

29/2025 Weeknote A short week of planning, presenting and cycling

#Weeknote 29/2025 | A short week of planning, presenting and cycling #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Weeknote 28/2025 Go away, I am on a call

#Weeknote 28/2025 | "Go away, I am on a call", talking metadata with the UK Data Service and a service design playback #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Weeknote 27/2025 Back to it after a (delightfully sunny) summer holiday, working from the west coast, and finding joy in intellectual stimulation.

#Weeknote 27/2025 | Back to it after a (delightfully sunny) summer holiday, working from the west coast, and some head-scratching intellectual stimulation #weeknotes medium.com/@adam.coulso...

Weeknote 26/2025 Getting the digital ducks in a row for Autumn, struggling with non-fiction and now it’s time for a breather…

#Weeknote 26/2025 | Getting the digital ducks in a row for Autumn, struggling with non-fiction and now it’s time for a breather… medium.com/@adam.coulso... #weeknotes

Weeknote 25/2025 A new release of the Researcher Access Service, digging into the Digital Economy Act and a flying visit to Manchester for #CampDigital…

#Weeknote 25/2025 featuring a new release of the Researcher Access Service, digging into the Digital Economy Act and a flying visit to Manchester for a top day at #CampDigital H/T to @tumshie.me @jukes.ie @herahussain.bsky.social @shaungomm.bsky.social medium.com/@adam.coulso...

A funny & thought-provoking dose of perspective from @tumshie.me on the state of tech capitalism in the afternoon session at #CampDigital