Another Brick in the Wall

"We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control. No dark sarcasm in the classroom."

I was raised on Pink Floyd, one of my late Father's favourite bands.

In this episode, I am joined by the brilliant Ash Roots, who at the time of recording was between roles, but now is the Chief Digital Officer at The University of Exeter. Where I spent 4 brilliant years studying French & Spanish, with my 3rd year in the wonderful city of Valencia.

In this episode, we talk about all things digital and transformation. We move between the corporate world and higher education.

We chat about all things including :

Cereal Boxes

Ash's journey through the internet, having completed one of the first degrees on the web.

No-one yet can predict the future, as far as we are aware.

Don't judge until it has happened or at least been tried.

Look at the trends.

What can we learn from teaching our parents how to use the VHS.

The Boss is the person who uses your product or service, not your boss.

We all get in the way.

How do you recognise if getting in the way is having a positive or negative impact.

Why you need to put the problem in the middle.

Co-creation vs Collaboration.

How the person sweeping the floor helped land the first mission on the moon.

The principles of value and effort, in making a sandwich.

Can you capitalise on discomfort when we don't know the answer.

and more.

Ash has a brilliant way of breaking down complex thinking into easy-to-digest and actionable ideas. I particularly loved our bit on co-creation vs collaboration, as this reset my thinking for sure.

I also love the fact Ash is taking his experience into higher education, especially where I studied.

You can follow Ash on LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok, yes TikTok.

LinkedIn - (5) Ash Roots | LinkedIn

Twitter - ash roots (@ashroots) / Twitter

TikTok - Ash (@ashjtroots) TikTok | Watch Ash's Newest TikTok Videos

If you choose to connect with Ash, be sure to mention this podcast. If you are a student at Exeter University, please do connect with Ash and myself also.

Ash, thank you for your time, this is a brilliant episode.