Ben Holliday

About

This is my blog where I’ve been writing for 20 years. You will find posts about digital transformation, design and leadership. You can also find me on Bluesky and LinkedIn. In 2022 I published a book for TPXimpact, Multiplied.

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2023 in review

December 22nd, 2023. Posted in Personal

Optionality and digital transformation

Exploring the importance of test and learn approaches and the attitudes we have towards failure. Read more

December 21st, 2023. Posted in Design, Multiplied, x24

An example of ‘good’ UX not being good enough

A story about upgrading my mobile phone contract with EE. Read more

December 3rd, 2023. Posted in Design, UX

x24

Reflections on my Multiplied book, 2 years on. Read more

December 1st, 2023. Posted in Digital Transformation, Multiplied, x24

Hold it lightly

The importance of caring deeply about your work, but learning how to hold that responsibility lightly. Read more

November 28th, 2023. Posted in be invested, Design

Finding a human response

November 3rd, 2023. Posted in Service Design, shortread

Linchpin

Reflections on reading Seth Godin’s book Linchpin when it was published in 2008. Read more

October 20th, 2023. Posted in Books, Personal

The Fablemans

How we have the power to shape different worlds with the stories we tell. Read more

October 19th, 2023. Posted in Film, Storytelling

Putting value on design time

How we need to value design time over the outputs of design. Read more

June 16th, 2023. Posted in Design

Spaces inbetween

Some thoughts about thinking time and the rhythms of work. Read more

March 31st, 2023. Posted in Leadership, Reflections

An impressionist painting of people working in an agile team

Experimenting with AI image generation. Read more

March 28th, 2023. Posted in AI, Tech

2022 in review

December 22nd, 2022. Posted in Personal

Summer anniversaries

Looking back at 10 years of public speaking and 15 years of consultancy and digital transformation work. Read more

July 20th, 2022. Posted in Personal, Speaking

Testing assumptions and new normals for policymaking

What we take for granted and challenging our intellectual prejudices, as described by Anthony King and Ivor Crewe in The Blunders of our Government. Read more

June 6th, 2022. Posted in Digital Transformation, Multiplied

#IveBeenThere

Sharing my story of hearing loss for Mental Health Awareness Week. Read more

May 23rd, 2022. Posted in Mental Health, Personal

Speaking and events – Summer 2022

May 20th, 2022. Posted in Events, Multiplied, Speaking

Book launch and speaking update

March 25th, 2022. Posted in Multiplied, Speaking

2 years later and a book announcement

March 12th, 2022. Posted in Book, Design, Digital Transformation, Multiplied

The need to move to stay healthy

How organisations need to move to stay healthy. Read more

September 3rd, 2021. Posted in Digital Transformation, Organisation Design

Speaking at UX Bristol 2021

July 21st, 2021. Posted in Asking Design Questions, Speaking