Aaron Porter

2 weeks ago | proboat.com | Aaron Porter

In this age of relentless automation, even boatbuilding is subject to tech-driven change as everything from components assembly and supply-chain management to service scheduling and systems diagnostics are being entrusted to algorithms and glitchy software. The results are decidedly mixed. To my eye, new builds are neither more timely, nor of consistently superior quality compared to historical norms. And boat operations are not reliably easier or safer based on technological advances alone.

1 month ago | proboat.com | Aaron Porter

As the tides of editorial staff and contributors at Professional BoatBuilder ebbed and flowed through my two decades with magazine, I’ve been grateful that one of the constants in our lineup is Technical Editor Steve D’Antonio. In the publishing world, where judgement and depth of experience matter, Steve excels at both. That’s why he’s my last consult at the end of any trade show we attend together.

1 month ago | advance-he.ac.uk | Aaron Porter

Together with sector partners CUC, UUK, GuildHE, IHE and AHUA, we have begun a discussion about what elements of governance are working well and what could be improved as part of a new project, The Big Conversation: shaping the future of higher education. In the first of our Big Conversation sessions, jointly hosted with AHUA, we engaged with Chairs, governors and governance professionals across the UK to examine whether higher education governing bodies are sufficiently strategic.

2 months ago | advance-he.ac.uk | Aaron Porter |Alistair Jarvis

In today’s higher education landscape, governing bodies (GBs) face the complex challenge of balancing the immediate financial pressures of running an institution with the long-term strategic vision necessary to be a sustainable organisation in the context of their vision and strategy. Turbulence and volatility appear to be a constant in the sector which place enormous demands on governing bodies.

2 months ago | proboat.com | Aaron Porter

In my professional life, I’ve dismissed most artificial intelligence (AI) tools I stumble across as manifestations of a flawed invention consistently oversold by hubristic tech bros and investment con-artists. For editors and publishers, AI applications are a reliable source of soberly stated falsehoods and elliptical reasoning—distractions more notable for amusing errors than brilliant solutions.