El Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain on a November Sunday afternoon Impressions: A park to fall in love with, Autumnal orange and gold, windy, hidden paths, grand walk ways, incredible trees, crystal palace, surreal, strangely shaped trees growing in the lake or pruned into cloud shapes, four in a boat, each one gazing at their phone, …
Away day case study: Preparing an expanding team for new challenges Team: Business Analysis Team, University of Roehampton Location: University of Roehampton Campus A moment from the day: The anticipated rain has held off. We are outside on the lawn of historic Froebel College after an uplifting wander visiting the blossom heavy trees, swan family …
University of Roehampton Campus on a week day morning in May. Impressions: Serene, green, overcast skies. Winding, shaded paths, historic buildings, stonework, fast moving staff and students travelling around campus, shots of summer colour. Elegant lake, swans protecting their crowd of cygnets. A place to learn, to think, to wander, to just be. Question: What is …
Bushy Park on a week day afternoon in February. Impressions: Face whipping wind and drizzle. ‘Don’t feed the deer’ signs, deer droppings, trees boxed in to protect against hungry deer, but no deer to be seen. Space, expanse, freedom, wide grass, trees. Opaque sky, wispy, bumpy grass, winter tree branches making lacy silhouettes in the sky. …
Victoria Park Boating Lake on a week day afternoon in February. Impressions: White sky, dark, wrinkled water, annoyingly cold. Waterfowl fill the water like a crowd of tiny boats. Waterfowl launching and landing, fighting and travelling, preening and feeding, grabbing twigs and plants to make a nest. Water fountain, high vertical spout of water, creating a wall …