Kwesi Afful

@kwaycee
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Executive Director for Digital, Data, Brand and Marketing at Scope Charity. 
Interested in UCD, Digital transformation and improving services for disabled people
Mostly posts about digital, tech for good, reducing health inequalities and low code
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Kwesi AffulDec 19, 2023
Speaking to people within my org about AI and I’ve gleaned that the fear around AI replacing their roles is real and is causing a lot of anxiety. Saying ‘don’t worry, you’ll be fine’ doesn’t allay those fears. I remind people that when Excell was released there was fear among some accountants that they would be replaced. However what was true was that they needed to use Excel in order to work differently and more effectively. Being open to re-training.
Kwesi AffulDec 19, 2023
11 signs of toxic workplace culture. Saw this on the feed of an ex-colleague. Surely senior leaders see that if these were addressed, they would have a happy and very productive workforce 🤷‍♂️. Maybe that’s too simple 😉. Be kind and put people first https://t.co/r0SkOIxkow
11 signs of toxic workplace culture

Toxic workplace culture can cause high employee turnover rates and hinder productivity. Learn the signs and how to create a positive work environment.

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Kwesi AffulDec 15, 2023
@shelaghfogarty listening to your show recently, I wondered if you had seen this article from the states https://apple.news/Apgg8UsOpTc-0ciFVg8j59g
Woman faces criminal charge after miscarriage — The Times and The Sunday Times

A judge has been accused of “demonising” pregnancy loss after an Ohio woman who suffered a miscarriage at home was charged with a criminal offence and placed under grand jury investigation. Brittany Watts, 33, is accused of “abuse of a corpse” — a fifth-degree felony that carries a potential penalty of up to a year in prison — because she flushed away the remains of her 22-week-old foetus, which she miscarried after it died in utero. Traci Timko, Watts’ lawyer, said: “I am horrified that my

Kwesi AffulDec 3, 2023
From a couple weeks ago, but I’m still working on these things now https://kwaycee.medium.com/tackling-digital-transformation-within-a-charity-44ebd48eb12e
Show threadKwesi AffulDec 3, 2023
This will require robust data and analysis which demonstrates that the ‘do nothing’ approach is actually hampering our ability to changing attitudes towards disabled people, closing the employment disability gap and ending the disability cost of living price tag. Proving that a blend of UCD across teams within the org as well as good planning will greatly increase the ability for us to do so
Kwesi AffulDec 3, 2023
Over the last few months, I’ve been speaking to a lot of organisations about their experiences of having a digital transformation strategy that is achievable in a sector that isn’t able to invest in it as other sectors. The conclusion is that, change will inevitably cost. Accepting this, the journey I am on is more about my ability to clearly articulate why this is critical to Scope’s ability to deliver on its strategy and goals over the next 10 years.
Kwesi AffulDec 3, 2023
Sarah SyndullaDec 3, 2023
International Day of People with Disability. Not all disabilities are visible.
#Disability
Kwesi AffulDec 3, 2023
Excellent article In The Times today ‘Inside the primary school where 80% are homeless’ written by Megan Agnew. A school based in S London which is proving to be the main stability and support to the families affected. The worrying element is the level of support that the school is providing for families. There is no margin for error and, how long can they sustain it? Please note that article is behind a paywall if you don’t have a subscription https://apple.news/Abp7FQ0JYSlug9Rb2VSamDQ
Inside the primary school where 80% are homeless — The Times and The Sunday Times

Harris Academy Peckham Park looks like any other primary school. On an unremarkable south London residential street, it has a hall with wooden benches, classrooms with tiny chairs, papier-mâché Mona Lisas and crayon Monets on the walls, and small children whizzing around the playground. But it isn’t normal at all. Because the majority of the pupils here are homeless. One of the girls in the playground, seven, goes back to a single room in a hostel where she lives with her two siblings and her

Kwesi AffulDec 3, 2023
Interesting high-level report from the Equality Trust on the ‘Cost of Inequality Report’ for the UK looking at areas such as physical and mental health. https://t.co/AWKg2lzbGR
Kwesi AffulNov 5, 2023
Matt EdgarNov 4, 2023

#Weeknotes: 30 October to 3 November 2023

What did you enjoy? Friday was the one clear, dry, calm day of the week in Leeds, so I took the opportunity to get back on my bike. In previous years I've struggled to keep up the cycling to work habit after the clocks went back. Promising myself that this year will be different, I must remember to charge up my lights and dig out the full-fingered gloves before Monday.

http://blog.mattedgar.com/2023/11/04/weeknote-30-october-to-3-november-2023/

Weeknote: 30 October to 3 November 2023

What did you enjoy? Friday was the one clear, dry, calm day of the week in Leeds, so I took the opportunity to get back on my bike. In previous years I’ve struggled to keep up the cycling to …

Matt Edgar writes here