Its been a funny month and at the end of it I feel I have less to show for my efforts than I did nearer the start of it. The list of what was done is given in the monthly report. In the first two weeks I completed the report on change in the School of Design for SS University. I was very pleased with the way it had come together and I had commissioned at Chalk Mountain's expense AA to produce some illustrations. It turned out to be a big job and we went backwards and forwards with ideas. I showed PB some of the images and I could tell that she wasn't overly impressed. But we pressed on as I was keen to have an example of an illustrated report even though I was paying for it myself. We completed the task and submitted the report and didnt hear anything for two weeks but today (last day of the month) I got an email saying PB and JL were worried that the VC might not like them - so basically they wanted the report without the illustrations. So I feel as if we have gone backwards. But this is what happens if you take risks and you have to take risks in order to show people and give them things that they can decline as well as accept. The lesson for me is that we need to develop the illustrations with the clients and this process has to be designed into the knowledge creation process - although it won't always be easy.
The other set back has been in connection with the StoryShare idea which I will describe in another blog. Firstly, the person who I commissioned to draw some illustrations for an example story book did not stick to the brief and I am not entirely happy with the results. That is recoverable I think. Secondly, I approached AA with the proposition to be our principal illustrator on a profit sharing basis. Unfortunately, he declined the opportunity. So I feel we haven't made much progress there. On a really positive note ES has been a great asset to the company and has got on with his own projects and delivered to a high standard. He has also added new ideas to our enterprise.
The other set back has been in connection with the StoryShare idea which I will describe in another blog. Firstly, the person who I commissioned to draw some illustrations for an example story book did not stick to the brief and I am not entirely happy with the results. That is recoverable I think. Secondly, I approached AA with the proposition to be our principal illustrator on a profit sharing basis. Unfortunately, he declined the opportunity. So I feel we haven't made much progress there. On a really positive note ES has been a great asset to the company and has got on with his own projects and delivered to a high standard. He has also added new ideas to our enterprise.
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