Have you made a brave decision in 2025 that was scary? 😁
Have you made a brave decision in 2025 that was scary? 😁
Romain Quijal was “voluntold” by Fabien Taillon to submit a session for French Touch Dreamin’ not realising that it would be in English!
Despite it not being his first language, he did it anyway! 🥳
I remember meeting Romain a few years ago at
#FTD and asked him about new year resolutions (because this dreamin event is usually at the end of the year) and he mentioned wanting to speak at an event but was feeling too scared.
It’s been amazing to see him come so far – and doing it in a foreign language as well! 😍 Well done!
Have you done anything “scary” this year that you are glad you did?
Bonus points if you made that decision yourself and didn’t get “voluntold” to do it 😆
How was 2025 for you?
How was 2025 for you?
What’s something you did that made you proud? ☺️
It could be small or big.
Personal or professional.
João Moura shared his experience completing his hike in Portugal in record time (I think it’s Serra da Estrela so the caption is wrong, sorry!) 😅
For me, an unexpected, unplanned thing that I did, that I am super proud of was this #24in24 thing I did.
This was where I helped raised awareness of the human struggles we all face during the 24 vulnerable conversations with some amazing people on 24-hour LinkedIn live on 24 of July (for 24×7 in case you’re wondering about the date).
We talked about grief, loss, suicide, mental health, neurodiversity, isolation, trauma, and a whole range of the human struggles outside of work. 💔
Thank you Christy Johnson Nicole Aebi-Moyo Andrea D. Raksha Sanganee Caroline Sali Safiyyah Gareeboo Silvia Denaro Richard Clark Lawrence Newcombe @Margarita Paskalova Tracy B Sarah Kelleher Sam Wadhwani MCMI ChMC Paul Ginsberg Vicki Moritz-Henry Beech H. Ciani Foulkes Phillip Poynton Maria Śliska Jolie Cooper Arpan Lidder Ellie Matthewman for helping me make this happen and raising over £2400 for my
#Samaritans branch ❤️
You can still watch these LinkedIn live videos on my profile under Events.
We are all so much more than what we show others publicly and on social media.
The joys, the pain and the struggles of life, and we should not be afraid to talk about it because it makes us feel less alone.
I am really glad I am making these conversations more open.💞
That’s something I did this year that I’m proud of.
How about you?
I’d love to hear what you’ve done – big or small, that you’re really proud of.
Much like Louise Lockie‘s amazing monthly brag/celebration session during
#LonSFWiT I’d love to hear yours.
What’s one small or big thing you’ve done in 2025 that we can celebrate with you?
🎉
Come get your #KindnessNotCriticism tee
THIS!!! THISSSS!!!! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
THIS!!! THISSSS!!!! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Just because AI makes it easy, doesn’t make it right!!
When CRM and data modelling became so easy ‘anyone can do it’, we already started seeing tech debt build up in terms of poor data modelling, leading to all sorts of problems.
Now with Vibe coding… pfff. All I can say is – MORE WORK FOR THOSE OF US WHO KNOW WHAT 💩 LOOKS LIKE, AND HOW TO FIX IT. (what I am saying is that I am not worried for the likes of us seasoned tech professionals… it’s the customers and the newbies who will lose out here.)
Jump feet first into these sexy new things at your peril I say!
Bring on Well-Architected Program to ALL project delivery professionals, not just architects Miriam McCabe Lilith Van Biesen Von Clark McClendon, PhD
We need proper guidelines and structured support before the world of tech becomes a big steaming pile of 💩💩💩
It’s been a mad year
It’s been a mad year, a crazy one that may have felt really tough for many people. 😕
It can feel like we haven’t achieved much, which is why I think it’s worth reflecting on the little things that make us smile and lift our mood.
At French Touch Dreamin’ I thought I’d ask some friends some questions and share it here.
When asked about a memory that makes her smile, Ines Garcia appreciated the simple joy of seeing and catching up with her friend Paul Battisson 🥰
Mine is the nightly bickering bantering amongst the sprogs at dinnertime 😄 because I know it won’t last forever. ❤️
What’s an ordinary memory from this year that makes you smile?
I am horrified, disgusted and angry all at the same time. 🤬
I am horrified, disgusted and angry all at the same time. 🤬
Horrifed to find out exactly how much money is being burned every day through use of AI. 💰🔥
ChatGPT users burn about $700,000 per day.
Sora users burn about £1.5 million per day.
PER DAY! 😱
On dumb, trivial click baiting ‘viral’ and deepfake videos.
On generating plagiarised styles for images and infographs to accompany ‘thought-leadership’ posts. 🤢
On spewing streams of AI slop that pollutes our feed and stains our soul.
Disgusted at the cost in terms of what we ACTUALLY pay – in terms of
💩 the wanton ecological rape of the planet resources
💩 brain matter spillage in the name of ‘efficiency’, ‘productivity’ and innovation’
💩 swindling the young people entering the workforce of creating a meaningful career by working on a craft or skill that moves them
Yes – AI has some incredible application that is utterly mindblowing.
For science, for health, for life. 🌱
There is no doubt that there is absolutely a place for such an incredible technology.
However, most people generally choose the path of least resistance – at the expense of building character, strength and muscle.
It’s easier to press a button to create something effortlessly, without thought, rather than invest hours, days, months and years of practice to truly master the craft of writing, creating, building. 🎯
This means that it’s easier to create the bilge that floods social media on a daily basis. Which disgusts me no end. 🤢🤮
And I also feel real anger towards the ‘tech bros’ who are egging each other on, without real thought of the cost to humanity in the long run. 😠
From my social media feed, it would look like humanity is moving inexorably towards mediocrity and then ugliness, to pursue mindless entertainment instead of meaningful existance.
It can feel hopeless at times, especially when I read about people who pursue AI ‘relationships’ over real human ones. 💔
And about the rise and acceptance of inauthenticity and ‘fakeness’ in the world.
Technology isn’t bringing us closer, it’s doing the opposite. 😔
And then this happens.
I read Sprog 3’s essay and I have to sit down.
She wrote this all by herself, without any guidance from me or anyone else.
If the younger generation can see what’s happening – things might not be so bad after all. 💞
I share it here with the hopes that it will resonate with you, and persuade you to be more intentional about your use of AI.
If this post has made you stop scrolling, pause and think about how YOU use AI – she’s been successful. ❤
And THAT may just spark a positive change that will make all the difference.
I am so proud of her.
In fact my other two sprogs are pretty anti-AI as well, especially when we talk about these things over dinner. 🥰
So… maybe things will be ok after all. 💞💞
#OnThePeiroll
#CriticalThinking
#AIAintEverything
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