In Manchester, according to the novelist Jeanette Winterson (in “Why be Happy when you can be normal” – a joyous, sad read ) slate roofs on two up two down terraces are built at 33 degrees – to get the optimum balance for steady draining and no external or internal water damage that happens if the gradient is too great and the water cascades down the roof in a torrent too fast for the gutters to handle.
Why the attention to roofs…read on…
Tags: behaviour
Roofs are obviously to keep water out, but also to channel the draining water at a measurable pace. Too fast and it might overflow the guttering causing damage. Too slow and it might seep in.
To be continued…..
Tags: behaviour
You know of our love of checklists – and curiosity
We like this set of prompts from a tweet: “5 a day for 2013 1) Connect 2) Be active: move 3) Be aware: of others and yourself 4) Be curious: keep learning 5. Be generous: give.”
And as we continue to review the idenk website (did you notice the new design, what did you think?), and continue to share our ideas through this blog and twitter….we are reminded of this helpful set of prompts for using social media.
Happy, Curious, New Year….
Tags: working life
One of my lasting memories of the Olympics is of a behind the scenes tour of the main stadium. This programme included sight of the 100m track, under the tiers of seating, for a professional level warm up seconds before the race.
10 years ago I saw a behind the scenes documentary of a gig I had first watched with the festival crowd: the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. They were hip and a bit grungy live, but the film showed they had practiced intently in a well-equipped rehearsal room minutes before bounding on stage.
As you head in to 2013, what new idea or tool do you need to practice? What talk or presentation do you need to rehearse? What paper do you need to refine? What skill do you need to take time to develop?
Tags: innovation
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