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The BilboConsult consulting journey — honest reflections on building something new.
A timeline of this series — oldest on the left, newest on the right. 6 posts.
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Starting a New Season
Five months ago I registered BilboConsult as a company. At the time, I thought I was starting a business. I was wrong — or at least, I was thinking too small.
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Finding Your First Client — An Academic Paper Born from a Real Consulting Launch
I have never been a very academic person. I haven’t studied at university, and I haven’t published an academic paper before.
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From Reflection to Jerisjärvi — Presenting at VikingPLoP 2026
Six months ago, I had never written an academic paper. I had never presented at a conference. And I had never started a company.
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April, May, and a lot of forward motion
April and May are turning out to be months I’ll remember for a long time. A lot has happened, more is coming, and I’ve been bad at writing about any of it.
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The Intentional Living Engine — Why Your Life Needs an Operating Model
I’ve spent 40 years helping organisations design operating models — the systems, processes, and governance that make things actually work.
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An Unexpected Journey: People Development at the Foot of the Himalayas
It is a curious thing about adventures: they do not arrive as adventures.
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In order
- Starting a New Season
- Finding Your First Client — An Academic Paper Born from a Real Consulting Launch
- From Reflection to Jerisjärvi — Presenting at VikingPLoP 2026
- April, May, and a lot of forward motion
- The Intentional Living Engine — Why Your Life Needs an Operating Model
- An Unexpected Journey: People Development at the Foot of the Himalayas