ripple effect why would a research consultant blog, then? Tuesday, 7 October 2008 I’m not sure if this is for me or for you. Hopefully it will work for both of us. One of the facts of life running a small company is that I often don’t have someone to bounce ideas off - but I still have ideas. During my career, I’ve learned over time not to be shy about sharing new thoughts, hence my decision to blog. My blogs will be short and sweet. I suspect they’ll contain as many questions as statements. And they won’t be run past a comms manager, so there may be some spelling mitsakes. I’ll try to limit the poor quality humour. The blogs will focus on the things that interest me professionally - climate change, public policy for local public services, (new) localism, contestibility and partnership. If that’s not your bag, then you’re in the wrong place. Once I’ve been doing this a little while (and have worked out how to offer a feed), I’ll let people know. Until then, it’s our secret.