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Mark Gilroy

@thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social
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Coach, consultant, content creator. 🧠💭💡 I make videos about tech on YouTube, and help others do the same. bento.me/thatmarkgilroy

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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
OK kids. Struggling to stay on top of various different feeds so I’m going in on Threads for a while. I’ll be there if you need me. Might come back here at some point, we’ll see.
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Everything you might have missed from Apple’s big iPhone reveal event. Including me in a wig. youtu.be/9k14w0NecwI
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Everything you missed from Apple's iPhone 17 event
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Should you buy an iPad Air or an iPad Mini? Despite the size differences, there’s more in common than you’d think. youtu.be/Y9ysc1UB-5k
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Should you buy an iPad Mini or iPad Air?
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Hay fever levels through the roof at the moment!
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a cartoon of a person sneezing in the middle of a pine forest
ALT: a cartoon of a person sneezing in the middle of a pine forest
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Two tickets available for Greg Davies live in Leeds on Friday 20 June. Tickets are BL 330, row T at First Direct Arena. Message me if you’re interested.
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Watched this over the weekend. Utterly beautiful and heartwarming stuff. Hilarious and heartbreaking in equal measure.
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Cheers buddy!
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
🎉 It’s my birthday today! 🎈 And apparently, I’ve been making videos on YouTube for just over 4 years too. Anyway — since it’s my birthday, you legally have to watch my latest video about awesome MacBook accessories. Yes, that’s how birthdays work. I don’t make the rules. 👉 youtu.be/ylf2flMQGIE
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Yay! Thanks Mel ❤️
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
I almsot didn’t make this video, but theres a bunch of stuff i needed to get off my hest about the iPad Mini youtu.be/3BSExRHhHsA?...
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8 reasons to NEVER buy an iPad Mini
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Yep. Thought mine had overheated but it’s done it repeatedly through the evening.
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
It’s a hell of a set of bookings. I can’t wait!
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Got yourself an iPad Mini 7? I’ve got a bunch of awesome accessories to show you! (and no, Paperlike is not one of them). youtu.be/bzxfOA2FCls?...
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7 iPad Mini accessories you ACTUALLY need
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Raisins was utter carnage. Loved it!
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I got fed up overly complicated productivity systems so, erm…I invented my own. It’s simple, easy to apply and no-nonsense. Featuring @craft.do (though it will work with most note-taking apps) youtu.be/0Z_h4XJw9is
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I tried EVERY productivity system. This one works.
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Oh wow, it looks awesome on the watch. Thanks for letting me see them in the wild 👍🏻
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Good fact! I’ll go with that. Can a 2 inch difference be explained there?!?
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Had a full health check yesterday. ✅ to blood pressure ✅ to cholesterol ✅ to iron levels The most surprising thing? I’m 2 inches shorter than I thought I was this whole time 😮 Anyhoo, I’m off to York Parkrun to try and see if it’ll make me any taller.
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Good to see you sir. Hope you have a restful weekend ahead!
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Well that was fun! Heading home now- with a head full of ideas and about a hundred new friends to connect with. #LT25uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Here’s a video summary of @garycookson.bsky.social’s awesome session on hybrid work. www.linkedin.com/posts/mgilro... #T5S4 #LT25uk
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#hybridwork #futureofwork #leadership #organisationalculture… | Mark Gilroy
🏢 Hybrid working isn’t working—or is it? Gary Cookson shared a LOT of information in this session, including some research from 4 months ago, which demonstrates: it’s not the office that’s the proble...
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Finally got around to posting my thoughts on today's opening keynote from @danielhulme.bsky.social It was truly mind-bending. He painted a vision of AI not just as a tool—but as a force that could reshape everything. Full post and video at www.linkedin.com/posts/mgilro... #LT25uk #OpeningAddress
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#aisingularity #pestle #futureofwork #aiforgood #exponentialtechnology… | Mark Gilroy
This opening keynote from Daniel Hulme was truly mind-bending. He painted a vision of AI not just as a tool—but as a force that could reshape everything. He explored the idea of the singularity, not ...
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Love this quote! @garycookson.bsky.social starting to wrap up talking about how hybrid working is the lens through which you can see what’s happening in the organisation. Hybrid work reveals issues about your company culture in microscopic detail. #T5S4 #LT25uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
@garycookson.bsky.social talking about the importance of helping hybrid teams induct new team members. It’s about helping them feel that they belong and not look at the team from the outside. “People need to know HOW TO WORK, not how to do their jobs.” #T5S4 #LT25uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
What tasks DO need to be done synchronously, and which ones can be adapted so that they can be done asynchronously? L&D can help figure this out, says @garycookson.bsky.social #T5S4 #LT25uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
We need to reboot leadership and management development, says @garycookson.bsky.social We can’t assume that a manager who was good at managing people face-to-face, will be automatically fine managing in a remote setting. They might be, but do we want to leave this to chance?! #T5S4 #LT25uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
@garycookson.bsky.social & @gaellewat.bsky.social inviting the audience to share their thoughts on how we could help managers personalise the relationship in a hybrid environment, and understand how their teams are doing. #T5S4 #LT23uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
@garycookson.bsky.social sharing a simple framework for helping businesses figure out where work needs to be apportioned in a hybrid environment #T5S4 #LT25uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Hybrid work tells people that you have to work in a fixed place at a fixed time. We’re treating everyone the same when they’re not. Mandating onsite working isn’t the answer. “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” @garycookson.bsky.social #LT25uk #T5S4
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Yikes. Research from January showing what people want from their the office is very different to what business who are trying to mandate a return to work are giving. “The office was never the problem, getting TO the office is the problem.” - @garycookson.bsky.social #T5S4 #LT25uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Some interesting context shared by @garycookson.bsky.social here. ONS reported in Nov 2024- 40% of UK adults work hybrid or entirely from home. But making hybrid work isn’t sexy- we only seem to hear about the negative stories in the press. #T5S4 #LT25uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
It’s @garycookson.bsky.social up and promising some light relief from all the AI chat. I’m game. What is hybrid work and why isn’t it working? Let’s find out. #T5S4 #LT25uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I’m in #T5S4 #LT25uk to see @garycookson.bsky.social share more about why everyone should be back in the office 5 days a week. Just kidding, it’s about making hybrid work. 😊
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Really challenging stuff here @danielhulme.bsky.social If we pushed towards an economic singularity where paid labour was not a necessity - how would you want to spend your time? #OpeningAddress #LT23uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Massive existential question here from @danielhulme.bsky.social - if medical intelligence advances this quickly and we can effectively cure death, what will that do to society? #LT23uk #OpeningAddress
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Organisational hierarchy vs reality? 😂😂😂 A great callback to yesterday’s session on informal networks by @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social #OpeningAddress #LT23uk @danielhulme.bsky.social
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
6 applications of AI vs important concerns. We need to be careful of overachieving AI- rather than asking what happens if it goes wrong, we should ask what happens if it goes VERY right! #LT23uk #OpeningAddress @danielhulme.bsky.social
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Wowzers. The opportunities offered by LLMs now vs in the next four years. By 2029 most AI systems will be able to apply the full scientific method to an 80% useful level and start to provide genuinely disruptive solutions to big problems. #LT23uk #OpeningAddress @danielhulme.bsky.social
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Intelligence can be defined as goal-directed, adaptive behaviour. The key word is adaptive. It’s about building systems that are automated but are also able to adapt themselves based on results. Most AI systems aren’t there yet. @danielhulme.bsky.social #LT23uk #OpeningAddress
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
“Companies don’t have insight problems, they have decision problems.” @danielhulme.bsky.social #OpeningAddress #LT23uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
#OpeningAddress at @learningtechuk.bsky.social #LT25uk - it’s @donaldhtaylor.bsky.social checking on our optimism and pessimism levels… Optimist here 🙋🏻‍♂️
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I snuck into the keynote room early to record some initial day 2 reflections - here they are! www.linkedin.com/posts/mgilro... #LT23uk
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#lt23uk | Mark Gilroy
Ready for Day 2 of Learning Technologies Exhibition & Conference - here are some initial reflections on last night's Barcamp event (thanks to Martin Gilbraith for organising!) and some thought...
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Thanks for an awesome mind expanding session. My inner psychology geek was very inspired.
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Full video summary of @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social's @learningtechuk.bsky.social session up on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/mgilro... #LT23uk #T5S3
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#lt25 #t5s3 | Mark Gilroy
🔑 Who are the real influencers in your organisation? After an insightful session with Jeppe Hansgaard on organisational networks, I’m walking away with one big takeaway: sympathy beats competence. P...
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
It massively helps when I have such talented subjects to work with!
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Closing with a DIY network map exercise. How connected is your network? When done for yourself, share with colleagues to check if their perceptions are different to yours. Then learn and adapt. What a great way to source change ambassadors or SMEs! 💡 @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social #LT23uk #T5S3
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Whoa. It’s possible to map an organisation’s informal network and then use that data to MASSIVELY increase the connectivity of that network, by being intentional with who sits where, who works with who, and who shares regular 1:1s. @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social #T5S3 #LT23uk
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Want to know more about social contagion? Book recommendation from @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social - amzn.to/4cUysq0 #LT23uk #T5S3
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
What is more likely to connect people? “Being sympathetic trumps competence in informal networks.” - @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social #LT23uk #T5S3
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Mark Gilroy @thatmarkgilroy.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
What can prevent two people from connecting? There are LOTS of excuses myths, and explanations, demonstrates @jeppehansgaard.bsky.social but research shows that we are more likely to talk to someone who understands and listens to us #T5S3 #LT23uk
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