Mark Gilroy

OK kids. Struggling to stay on top of various different feeds so I’m going in on Threads for a while. I’ll be there if you need me. Might come back here at some point, we’ll see.

Everything you might have missed from Apple’s big iPhone reveal event. Including me in a wig. youtu.be/9k14w0NecwI

Should you buy an iPad Air or an iPad Mini? Despite the size differences, there’s more in common than you’d think. youtu.be/Y9ysc1UB-5k

Hay fever levels through the roof at the moment!

Two tickets available for Greg Davies live in Leeds on Friday 20 June. Tickets are BL 330, row T at First Direct Arena. Message me if you’re interested.

Watched this over the weekend. Utterly beautiful and heartwarming stuff. Hilarious and heartbreaking in equal measure.

🎉 It’s my birthday today! 🎈 And apparently, I’ve been making videos on YouTube for just over 4 years too. Anyway — since it’s my birthday, you legally have to watch my latest video about awesome MacBook accessories. Yes, that’s how birthdays work. I don’t make the rules. 👉 youtu.be/ylf2flMQGIE

I almsot didn’t make this video, but theres a bunch of stuff i needed to get off my hest about the iPad Mini youtu.be/3BSExRHhHsA?...

Got yourself an iPad Mini 7? I’ve got a bunch of awesome accessories to show you! (and no, Paperlike is not one of them). youtu.be/bzxfOA2FCls?...

I got fed up overly complicated productivity systems so, erm…I invented my own. It’s simple, easy to apply and no-nonsense. Featuring @craft.do (though it will work with most note-taking apps) youtu.be/0Z_h4XJw9is

Had a full health check yesterday. ✅ to blood pressure ✅ to cholesterol ✅ to iron levels The most surprising thing? I’m 2 inches shorter than I thought I was this whole time 😮 Anyhoo, I’m off to York Parkrun to try and see if it’ll make me any taller.

Well that was fun! Heading home now- with a head full of ideas and about a hundred new friends to connect with. #LT25uk

Here’s a video summary of @garycookson.bsky.social’s awesome session on hybrid work. www.linkedin.com/posts/mgilro... #T5S4 #LT25uk

Finally got around to posting my thoughts on today's opening keynote from @danielhulme.bsky.social It was truly mind-bending. He painted a vision of AI not just as a tool—but as a force that could reshape everything. Full post and video at www.linkedin.com/posts/mgilro... #LT25uk #OpeningAddress

Love this quote! @garycookson.bsky.social starting to wrap up talking about how hybrid working is the lens through which you can see what’s happening in the organisation. Hybrid work reveals issues about your company culture in microscopic detail. #T5S4 #LT25uk

@garycookson.bsky.social talking about the importance of helping hybrid teams induct new team members. It’s about helping them feel that they belong and not look at the team from the outside. “People need to know HOW TO WORK, not how to do their jobs.” #T5S4 #LT25uk

What tasks DO need to be done synchronously, and which ones can be adapted so that they can be done asynchronously? L&D can help figure this out, says @garycookson.bsky.social #T5S4 #LT25uk

We need to reboot leadership and management development, says @garycookson.bsky.social We can’t assume that a manager who was good at managing people face-to-face, will be automatically fine managing in a remote setting. They might be, but do we want to leave this to chance?! #T5S4 #LT25uk

@garycookson.bsky.social & @gaellewat.bsky.social inviting the audience to share their thoughts on how we could help managers personalise the relationship in a hybrid environment, and understand how their teams are doing. #T5S4 #LT23uk

@garycookson.bsky.social sharing a simple framework for helping businesses figure out where work needs to be apportioned in a hybrid environment #T5S4 #LT25uk

Hybrid work tells people that you have to work in a fixed place at a fixed time. We’re treating everyone the same when they’re not. Mandating onsite working isn’t the answer. “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” @garycookson.bsky.social #LT25uk #T5S4

Yikes. Research from January showing what people want from their the office is very different to what business who are trying to mandate a return to work are giving. “The office was never the problem, getting TO the office is the problem.” - @garycookson.bsky.social #T5S4 #LT25uk

Some interesting context shared by @garycookson.bsky.social here. ONS reported in Nov 2024- 40% of UK adults work hybrid or entirely from home. But making hybrid work isn’t sexy- we only seem to hear about the negative stories in the press. #T5S4 #LT25uk

It’s @garycookson.bsky.social up and promising some light relief from all the AI chat. I’m game. What is hybrid work and why isn’t it working? Let’s find out. #T5S4 #LT25uk

I’m in #T5S4 #LT25uk to see @garycookson.bsky.social share more about why everyone should be back in the office 5 days a week. Just kidding, it’s about making hybrid work. 😊

Really challenging stuff here @danielhulme.bsky.social If we pushed towards an economic singularity where paid labour was not a necessity - how would you want to spend your time? #OpeningAddress #LT23uk

Massive existential question here from @danielhulme.bsky.social - if medical intelligence advances this quickly and we can effectively cure death, what will that do to society? #LT23uk #OpeningAddress

Organisational hierarchy vs reality? 😂😂😂 A great callback to yesterday’s session on informal networks by @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social #OpeningAddress #LT23uk @danielhulme.bsky.social

6 applications of AI vs important concerns. We need to be careful of overachieving AI- rather than asking what happens if it goes wrong, we should ask what happens if it goes VERY right! #LT23uk #OpeningAddress @danielhulme.bsky.social

Wowzers. The opportunities offered by LLMs now vs in the next four years. By 2029 most AI systems will be able to apply the full scientific method to an 80% useful level and start to provide genuinely disruptive solutions to big problems. #LT23uk #OpeningAddress @danielhulme.bsky.social

Intelligence can be defined as goal-directed, adaptive behaviour. The key word is adaptive. It’s about building systems that are automated but are also able to adapt themselves based on results. Most AI systems aren’t there yet. @danielhulme.bsky.social #LT23uk #OpeningAddress

“Companies don’t have insight problems, they have decision problems.” @danielhulme.bsky.social #OpeningAddress #LT23uk

#OpeningAddress at @learningtechuk.bsky.social #LT25uk - it’s @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social checking on our optimism and pessimism levels… Optimist here 🙋🏻‍♂️

I snuck into the keynote room early to record some initial day 2 reflections - here they are! www.linkedin.com/posts/mgilro... #LT23uk

Full video summary of @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social's @learningtechuk.bsky.social session up on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/mgilro... #LT23uk #T5S3

Closing with a DIY network map exercise. How connected is your network? When done for yourself, share with colleagues to check if their perceptions are different to yours. Then learn and adapt. What a great way to source change ambassadors or SMEs! 💡 @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social #LT23uk #T5S3

Whoa. It’s possible to map an organisation’s informal network and then use that data to MASSIVELY increase the connectivity of that network, by being intentional with who sits where, who works with who, and who shares regular 1:1s. @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social #T5S3 #LT23uk

Want to know more about social contagion? Book recommendation from @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social - amzn.to/4cUysq0 #LT23uk #T5S3

What is more likely to connect people? “Being sympathetic trumps competence in informal networks.” - @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social #LT23uk #T5S3

What can prevent two people from connecting? There are LOTS of excuses myths, and explanations, demonstrates @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social but research shows that we are more likely to talk to someone who understands and listens to us #T5S3 #LT23uk

@jeppehansgaard.bsky.social currently talking about the biology / sociology of networks and tribes. You can not avoid groups. Yet loneliness in organisations is a problem. #T5S3 #LT23uk

I’m in @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social’s session on how informal networks drive successful learning #LT23uk #T5S3

Just posted my video summary of the #OpeningAddress from @learningtechuk.bsky.social #LT25uk plus some thoughts from other attendees. www.linkedin.com/posts/mgilro...

Absolutely amazing share from the audience in @fionamcbride.bsky.social’s #LT25uk session. Starting a meeting with a reflection from each participant on the topic of “what are the seas I’m swimming in” (worries, opportunities, concerns, wins etc). How cool is that?! #T5S1

I LOVE these kinds of sessions. Time to think and set intentions, ahead of a busy 48hr conference. Only expert facilitators are brave enough to do this. Conferences don’t need cramming full of content, space is SO important. @fionamcbride.bsky.social @juliedrybrough.bsky.social #T5S1 #LT25uk

This is a tricky one for me. I’ve tried to build reflective practice into my work but my mind is very noisy and wants to move on. I’ve got a lot to work on here! @fionamcbride.bsky.social is sharing some ideas. Has anyone used AI as a partner for reflective practice? I might try! #T5S1 #LT25uk

Life goal. Find someone who looks at you the way @juliedrybrough.bsky.social looks at @fionamcbride.bsky.social when she’s facilitating #T5S1 #LT25uk

#T5S1 #LT25uk @fionamcbride.bsky.social Inviting us to map out our landscape of connections - people, tech, knowledge, places and more. When was the last time you actually set down and thought about this? Mine have shifted massively in the last couple of years.