Rebecca Jackson

October 8, 2021

Inktober 2021 – Week 1

I love drawing challenges as a way to commit myself to a regular creative practice. Inktober provides a daily drawing prompt every day for the month of October. Here are my first seven days.

September 26, 2021

Read: Assembly by Natasha Brown

A summary of Assembly, a short contemporary fiction by Natasha Brown. TL;DR short, profound, gritty, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

September 9, 2021

Webinar: Using Post On Behalf Of? Tread with caution!

Yammer’s new Post on behalf of feature is polarising among Yammer aficionados and internal communications professionals. I’m looking forward to chatting with the team at SWOOP and friend Simon Terry about the pros and cons of PoBo.

September 7, 2021

Camera on / camera off: Engagement and psychological safety within internal comms

I had a chat with Simon Terry, Benjamin Elias and Kerrie Hawkins about the challenges Microsoft Teams and other video calling/conferencing platforms have introduced a world where for some of us the camera is always on, particularly in lockdown.

September 6, 2021

Event: Basics for Accessible Writing

Improving your intranet and digital content doesn’t have to be difficult. With some simple techniques you can make great digital content for everyone and improve accessibility.

August 10, 2021

Levels of evidence and healthy scepticism – Sketchnotes for learning

I’ve combined a few concepts here from week 4 ‘evidence used in practice’ including levels of evidence and healthy scepticism. This one probably edges more into the category of a sketched infographic, but in any case, it’s for my study notes.

August 4, 2021

Case formulation – Sketchnotes for learning

This week we are working through case formulation and the 4 P’s. Rumour has it there are more P’s to come along, but for now I have this diagram which is in part inspired by sketches our unit chair Alexa Haley did during class.

July 29, 2021

Authenticity and Trust in Enterprise Communities [Video]

I had a conversation with fellow Microsoft MVPs Benjamin Elias and Simon Terry about the new Yammer Post on Behalf of feature, and it’s potential impact on authenticity and trust organisations that use it.

July 26, 2021

Post on behalf in Yammer – Proceed with caution

The ability to post on behalf of someone else in Yammer just entered general availability. This could be celebrated as a new way to leverage Yammer for communication, but I suggest proceeding with caution and considering the options.