What is Three@Three?
Three@Three, is a weekly video chat, between Steve Plummer (One Pebble Consulting), Angela Prentner-Smith (MD This is Milk) and Al Morris (Transformation lead for This is Milk). Each week they tackle 3 questions topical to today.  Sometimes they will invite further collaborators.

Current, Upcoming and Past Three@Three episodes: 

Episode 14: 13th August 2020 - Steve is joined by CIO Keith Laidlaw to discuss what we got right and wrong in Episode 12 - The role of IT in transformation programmes.
No questions this week, just an insightful conversation.

Episode 13: 30th July 2020 - Al and Steve talks skills
This week we ask, what is the role of skills development in the successful delivery of evolution road maps?

1. How do you up-skill for an unknown future? 
2. What are the key skills required for future proofing?
3. What is the best way to support skills development?

Episode 12: 23rd July 2020 - The role of IT in transformation programmes 
In this week's 3@3, Al and Steve discuss:
1. Should the IT team lead or support digital evolution projects?
2. What does the ideal cross-departmental 
mix look like?
3. What happens if you don't have an IT department?​

Episode 11: 16th July 2020 - Creating a healthy cultures 
In this week's episode Al and Steve are joined by Kerry Freeman, an expert in cultural change and  owner of Free Human.
We ask Kerry:
1. What does a healthy culture look like?
2. How can experimentation help with behavioural change? 
3. How can I start experimenting?

Episode 10: 9th July 2020 - Top 3 tips
In this week's 3@3, Al and Steve discuss the top 3 things individuals and organisations should consider before embarking on a transformation programme.
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Episode 9: 30th June 2020 - Culture Change
Al and Steve are joined by guest Jo McCallum, Chief Experience Officer at iDisrupt Digital. 

Our topic today is Culture Change and we ask Jo:

• Why do so many digital/technology driven transformations fail?

• How can you deliver an aggressive change agenda without being aggressive?

• How do you know when your culture has been 'transformed?

Episode 8: 25th June 2020 - Do what's right, not what's easy
In this weeks 3@3, Angela and Steve discuss why now, more than ever before, leaders need to
'Do what's right, not what's easy' and ask:

• Are the old models dying?
• Why do leaders HAVE to embrace the unknown and lead.
• Why do they need to accept that the evolutionary destination may lead to their own extinction?

Episode 7: 18th June 2020 - Data's role in Transformation
For this the 7th episode of 3@3, we discuss Data's role in Transformation with Alan Crawley, chief executive of Optima Partners, a customer consultancy specialising in customer transformation and data sciences and ask:

• Why are we even talking about data?
• Can data drive innovation and transformation?
• How can you ensure data is utilised effectively?

Episode 6: 11th June 2020 - Resilience in a crisis
We are once again joined this week by our special guest Dr. Deborah Benson, from Leaders for Leadership Ltd.

• Resilience & agility - what do these terms mean?
• Can Businesses come out of a crisis more resilient?
• Do companies need to change as a result of the pandemic?​

Over the the past 2-3 years This is Milk has become heavily involved in the world of upskilling & reskilling, with the creation of an award winning training programme, multiple client run training programmes (conducted around the world), and an in-depth research project looking at international best practice to direct Scottish Government in ongoing activities.

It has been a journey born from our want and desire as a business to solve problems, initially to tackle the issue of the digital skills gap in Scotland, swifty moving on and thinking larger to see us traveling the world and growing a community of experts that both advises and drives everything we do. One of these experts is local business transformation expert, Steve Plummer, who since meeting not much longer than 2 years ago, is now not just one of our trusted trainers, mentors and consultants, but a member of the This is Milk family.