I got it in the UK, not in Europe and now not in Australia.

I’m so glad to read this Charlie.

I’ve been away training a health service in the use of active hope principles as a way of recovering tactical agency when systems are either stuck or on the kind of strategy roller coaster that can make staff shrink from change itself. Learning a lot about the power of very small actions.

This is so well put Charlie, it’s challenging to advocate for tentative ways of approaching a problem when resources are so scarce.

Oh best of luck for your move. Have a happy home!

But the killer move: not unsubscribing you. Not now, not ever. Looking at you, Times Higher Ed, the Hotel California of email.

And asking you to choose from a menu of options about why you unsubscribed, starting with “I no longer want to receive these emails.”

I feel the same Charlie, that hope is found in these quiet continuities even if there’s different noise all around, that’s often confusing.

You too friend. I’m really overjoyed to find you both. You were in our conversation yesterday.

One of the early panel discussions I did on Generative AI turned to the question of labour saving for faculty. A big topic was taking on the writing that no one wants to do or read anyway. The specific example was reporting out on sabbaticals and grants. Why not automate that hoop with ChatGPT?

Congratulations! I just found out you’re going through lovely Mary Freer who will be there. So nice to reconnect.